Latest Detailed Guide to Fertilizing Times and Methods for Waxberry

Waxberry is a specialty fruit of our country. The quality of waxberry fruit is relatively excellent, so it now has a fairly large market in our country. Moreover, the market price of waxberry is also relatively high, so the planting area is also constantly expanding. When planting waxberry, fertilization work is very important. So what are the fertilizer requirements of waxberry? When should fertilizer be applied? How should it be applied? Below, the editor will briefly introduce it to everyone. Let's take a look together!

1. Fertilizer Requirements

During growth, waxberry has a relatively large demand for potassium fertilizer and should not be given too much phosphorus fertilizer. Among trace elements, it is also very sensitive to boron. If waxberry lacks boron during growth, it will not only cause a decline in yield or even total crop failure. The growth of the waxberry tree will also be affected by this and gradually die. If waxberry lacks boron, the leaves gradually become small and thin, the leaf texture becomes brittle, and leaves fall off very easily. The number of flowers will also decrease significantly, and the fruit will shrivel. Therefore, when applying fertilizer, we must apply it reasonably according to the fertilizer requirements of waxberry to meet its nutritional needs for growth.

2. Fertilizing Time

Fertilizing waxberry generally begins around Qingming Festival, mainly to promote the growth of summer shoots. Then, after harvesting fruit in an on-year, around July each year, apply a nitrogen-potassium fertilizer once, maintaining a relatively large proportion of potassium fertilizer. This prompts the waxberry tree to recover its growth as quickly as possible and promotes flower bud differentiation. Then, after harvesting fruit in an off-year, attention should be paid to applying compound fertilizer in time to prevent excessive flower bud differentiation in autumn and winter, an increase in flowering the following year, and a fruit set exceeding the load capacity of the waxberry tree. This aggravates the biennial bearing phenomenon of waxberry trees.

Fertilizing young waxberry trees is mainly to promote the growth of young trees and encourage canopy formation. Therefore, in order to achieve this goal as early as possible, in addition to applying sufficient base fertilizer before planting, during April to June, the vigorous growth period of waxberry trees, the principle of applying more frequently and in small amounts should be followed. Apply fertilizer at least once a month, and appropriately increase the proportion of phosphorus fertilizer. The ratio of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium fertilizer should be controlled at 1:0.5:1. If compound fertilizer is applied, then apply 0.1 kg per tree. Because the resistance of young waxberry trees is relatively poor, when fertilizing we should pay attention to dissolving the fertilizer in water before applying it. The fertilizing position should be controlled at about 20 cm from the trunk radius to prevent the fertilizer from directly contacting the roots.

4. Fertilizing Fruiting Trees

After about 4 years of planting waxberry, the canopy gradually forms and it begins to enter the fruiting stage. At this time, the ratio of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium fertilizer for waxberry trees is somewhat different, mainly focusing on vegetative growth. The demand for nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizer is relatively large. In order to ensure the growth of the waxberry tree roots and increase the speed of canopy formation, sufficient pure nitrogen and phosphorus pentoxide should be applied per mu. After entering the fruiting stage, attention should be paid to ensuring a balance of growth nutrients. Appropriately increase the proportion of farmyard manure, improve the soil, avoid soil erosion, and reasonably apply an appropriate amount of trace elements.

The above is a brief introduction to the fertilizing times and methods for waxberry. The fertilization work for waxberry is very important. When fertilizing, we must ensure sufficient fertilizer nutrients to promote the growth of waxberry trees. That is all for today's introduction. This article is for reference only, and I hope it can be helpful to everyone.