A Detailed Guide to the Latest Kumquat Planting Methods and Cultivation Techniques

The kumquat is a type of citrus, commonly known as the small orange, but the kumquat is very different from other oranges. Its peel can be eaten directly or used as medicine, making it a health-promoting fruit, and it is generally cultivated commonly in the south. But it also has a certain market prospect in the north. The price is better and the economic benefit is high. When it comes to the actual planting, how should it be done? Let's go and take a look together now!

1. Selecting Seeds

You can select seeds from fruits that were planted and harvested the year before last, choosing ones that are large and plump, with glossy skin, normal, and disease-free. Cut the fruit open, take out all the seeds, and wash off the mucus with alkaline water. Then remove the shriveled and defective seeds. Once the plump seeds are air-dried, they can be sown.

2. Choosing an Orchard

It is best to establish the orchard on a broad plain or a small slope. The soil layer should be loose and deep; some gravel can be added to increase the soil's permeability, and for poor soil, it can be improved with fertilizer before planting. Harvesting, transport, and seedling transport should be convenient, and ideally there should be a road for access. Before sowing, plow the whole orchard, and then the planting ridges can be built; the ridges are generally about 5 cm, and no special furrows need to be left.

3. Planting Methods and Management

1. Sowing and Fertilizing

Sowing is generally done in spring and autumn; in spring from March to April, and in autumn from October to November. It is best to plant in spring because the survival rate is higher. Before planting, apply about 70% of the base fertilizer needed for the whole year; the fertilizer is generally made by composting disinfected and decomposed crop straw, grain husks, and the like. Fertilizing is usually done in furrow strips. Direct broadcasting, dibbling, or drilling are all acceptable; after sowing, water and cover with dry grass to maintain moisture. When the seedlings grow to about 20 cm, they need to be heeled in. Before emergence, apply dilute fertilizer water frequently to meet the seeds' germination needs. After emergence, topdress in real time, but the concentration must not be too high, or it will damage the roots. At this time, weeds can be pulled out to avoid competition for fertilizer. Afterward, apply fertilizer water according to the soil's moisture and fertility.

3. Survival

After emergence, check the emergence rate in time, and reseeding can be done. If there are signs of disease, spray pesticides promptly for control. Keep the plants growing upright, and prune forked and leggy growth. When the heeled-in seedlings reach 80 cm in height, they can be transplanted to the field. When transplanting, bring a soil ball of about 30 cm; the planting hole should be twice the depth and width of the soil ball. Plant them straight and upright, and water once with a root-setting fertilizer solution to observe the survival situation.

The above content mainly covers the entire planting process of kumquat from sowing to emergence and growth to transplanting. Thinking back to your actual planting situation, is it the same? You can compare and choose a better planting method.