What are the latest precautions for growing cherries in greenhouses?

Cherries are grown in the open field in many places, but cultivating cherries in greenhouses can make them ripen earlier, go to market earlier, and improve returns, so many growers choose to grow cherries in greenhouses. So what should be noted when growing cherries in greenhouses? Let's take a detailed look together.

1. Late fruiting

Greenhouse management is more complex than open-field management and requires growers to be careful. Cherry trees grow quickly, but their growth period is relatively long; generally, after planting, they need 4-5 years of cultivation before they bloom and bear fruit, and the yield is relatively low. During this period, management must be strengthened so they can bloom and bear more fruit. Many fruit growers cannot wait this long, lose confidence in management, and let the trees grow as they please, creating a vicious cycle that causes many fruit trees to grow poorly or die. Therefore, to improve cherry growing in greenhouses, you must overcome this long wait and remain confident at all times.

2. Crown gall disease

Crown gall is the cancer of fruit trees. It occurs when bacteria in the soil invade the cells of the root tissue, causing chromosomal variation in the cells, which leads to uncontrolled cell division and the formation of root galls. This is a disease that seriously harms the root system, and once it breaks out it is extremely difficult to control, until the fruit tree dies. Another cause of crown gall is that the purchased seedlings carry crown gall bacteria, or that pathogens left by the previous crop are present in the planting soil. In addition, slightly alkaline soil can also induce this disease. The greenhouse environment is more conducive to the growth and reproduction of crown gall bacteria, and the incidence of crown gall is higher in greenhouse cultivation than in open-field cultivation, so special attention must be paid.

3. Pollination problems

In production, cherries are mostly pollinated by cross-pollination. The reason many cherry trees do not bear fruit is poor pollination during the flowering period. Greenhouse cultivation is a relatively closed environment, and pollen cannot be spread by wind or other factors for pollination, so poor pollination often occurs, leading to low yields. Therefore, in this situation, artificial pollination should be done well, and bees can also be released in the greenhouse to assist pollination.

4. Technical measures are not matched

In the development process of cherry cultivation, there are still many drawbacks and technical misunderstandings. When planting, if it is carried out according to standardized planning, strict quarantine measures should be applied to the seedlings, and substandard seedlings must be strictly forbidden from leaving the nursery. In newly built orchards, a certain number of pollinating varieties should be configured, and their flowering period must be consistent with that of the main cultivated variety. At the same time, varieties suitable for the local area should be selected according to local conditions.

The above is an introduction to the precautions for growing cherries in greenhouses. We hope it can help you. To learn more related knowledge, please stay tuned to us.