How to bag honey pomelo? Latest technique and method tutorial
Honey pomelo has a refreshing taste and high nutritional value, and is deeply loved by consumers. However, during the growing process, pests and diseases seriously affect the planting returns of the plants. In order to control the harm of pests and diseases while reducing pesticide residues, farmers began to bag honey pomelo. So how should honey pomelo be bagged? Let's take a look together.
1. Advantages of bagging honey pomelo
It can reduce the number of pesticide applications and save expenses. From bagging young fruit to completion of harvest, the number of pesticide sprayings can be reduced by 3-4 times, saving pesticide costs and spraying labor, and also reducing environmental pollution. Moreover, after bagging, the fruit will not come into contact with pesticides, there will be no pesticide residues, and the fruit meets the standards for pollution-free food. Comparing bagged fruit with unbagged fruit, you will find that the skin of bagged fruit is bright and uniform, and the peel color is consistent, while unbagged fruit has sunburn spots and pest and disease spots on the surface, with ordinary appearance.
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Before bagging, the fruit first needs to be treated. All excess and inferior fruit should be removed, and at the same time the branches and leaves at the base of the fruit stalk should be pruned to prevent the branches and leaves from rotting after bagging. At the same time, dead branches, drooping branches, and pest-and disease-damaged branches should all be pruned to ensure the plant's ventilation and light penetration, making it convenient to bag the fruit. Before bagging, pesticides need to be sprayed. Generally, spray once on a sunny morning in May, then spray again after an interval of one week. Once the liquid dries, bag immediately, and the fruit trees after spraying must be completed on the same day.
3. Bagging method
When bagging, choose a sunny day and spray the whole orchard once with insecticidal and fungicidal agents, then begin bagging. The bagging work should be completed within 3 days after spraying. If it is a large orchard, it can be done in batches, spraying while bagging. If rainy weather causes bagging not to be completed, choose a sunny day, spray again, and then bag, so as to avoid the pesticide being washed off by rain and becoming ineffective, which would affect the protective effect on the fruit after bagging. From bagging to mature harvest, the fruit does not need further pesticide spraying, so pests and diseases need to be completely eliminated before bagging.
4. Post-bagging treatment
There are several points to note when bagging honey pomelo. First, within 15 days after bagging, pest and disease control work needs to be done once, mainly targeting scale insects and rust mites. Management should not be neglected after bagging either. Check more often for whether pests and diseases occur, and open bags in some areas for inspection to avoid pests and diseases occurring before bagging and then harming the fruit. In addition, after bagging, pay attention to fertilizer and water management to ensure what honey pomelo needs for growth. In June-July, fruit-strengthening fertilizer can be applied, mainly nitrogen-phosphorus-potassium compound fertilizer.
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