How to cultivate yellow peaches? The latest planting techniques and methods tutorial

The yellow peach is named for its fruit color. Yellow peaches have effects such as boosting immunity and belong to the health fruit category. They are mainly grown in central and southwestern China, among which Hunan Yanling yellow peaches and Guidong high-mountain yellow peaches have the best quality. The unique flavor of yellow peaches gives them relatively strong competitiveness in the market. So how should yellow peaches be cultivated? Next, let us learn about it together.

1. Orchard establishment and variety selection

For orchard establishment, mountain basins are generally unsuitable; it is usually best to choose a mountain area with a moderate slope that is sheltered from the wind and faces the sun. Yellow peaches adapt to acidic soil, but they can also grow in alkaline soil. Generally, choose land with moderate soil acidity and alkalinity and convenient drainage and irrigation as the planting orchard. The variety is determined according to the planting scale. For large-scale planting in general, seedling trees of varieties that are disease-resistant, dwarf and sturdy, cold-resistant and drought-resistant should be selected. Examples include Jinxiu yellow peach, Yellow Peach No. 1, the Jintong series and other domestic and foreign varieties.

2. Seedling planting

What is planted most nowadays is grafted seedlings. Grafted seedlings generally need to be 80 cm tall, with a thickness of about 0.6 cm. Wild peach is often chosen as the rootstock, making use of the wild peach's superior resistance. Generally the root system must not be damaged, and the leaves should be healthy and growing well. Planting is usually done in early spring or autumn, with a planting density of about 3 m between rows and 2 m to 3 m between plants. The planting hole is generally 70 cm deep, and the length and width of the hole opening are both about 80 cm. The excavated topsoil and subsoil are piled separately. First mix the subsoil with base fertilizer and backfill it before planting, then place the seedling upright into the hole for planting, then backfill the topsoil and earth up to the root collar. Water with root-setting water, soaking thoroughly in one go.

3. Management

1. Establishing tree shape

One year after planting, train the tree shape. Cut back to establish the trunk at 80 cm above the ground, leaving 10 plump buds. After the shoots emerge, leave three to four vigorous branches as main branches. After the second year, remove all buds on the trunk, leave buds on the main branches every 10 cm, and cultivate side branches to establish the tree shape.

2. Controlling water and fertilizer

In the first two years, apply fertilizer in small amounts and often. Before sprouting, apply nitrogen fertilizer; during shoot promotion, it is best to apply nitrogen fertilizer once a month. During the full fruit period, apply urea as a top dressing, about one jin per tree. After harvest, apply a large amount of decomposed farmyard manure as base fertilizer. In autumn, turn the soil 20 cm deep to make the soil loose and breathable and promote root growth. After the tree body sprouts, water continuously many times in small amounts, and when fertilizing, pair it with watering. After leaf fall before winter, water thoroughly to avoid water shortage after freezing, which would make it impossible to transport nutrients.

The specific things to pay attention to in yellow peach cultivation are the above. However, to increase yield, you still need to combine this with your own actual situation and solve specific problems specifically during cultivation. I hope the above content can be of some help to you.