Latest Technical Points for Daily Management of Cherry Cultivation
Cherry is a relatively expensive high-end fruit and is very popular in China. More and more people in China are now growing cherries, and there are many aspects of cherry cultivation that require our attention. Among them, daily management is essential. Daily management of cherries can ensure healthy growth of cherry trees, increase yield, and expand the economic benefits of cultivation. So today, the editor brings you the daily management methods for cherry cultivation. Let's take a look!
1. Water and Fertilizer Management
Cherry growth has a relatively high demand for water, and cherry plants have a high water content of about 70%, so cherries are relatively sensitive to changes in soil moisture content. Generally, when the branches and leaves are lush and the temperature is high, watering should be done frequently to prevent soil water shortage from affecting cherry growth and reducing the flowering and fruiting rate. When fertilizing, the principle of applying more but in small amounts should be followed. From spring to autumn, decomposed manure water is usually applied as a top dressing about every half month. In autumn, foliar fertilizer should also be appropriately sprayed to enhance the photosynthetic capacity of the leaves and promote flower bud differentiation.
2. Training and Pruning
Training and pruning work is also very important for cherry growth, because cherry plants have relatively strong branch growth capacity. Without proper pruning, cherry branches will become too dense, reducing the permeability of the orchard and affecting cherry growth. Therefore, in order to improve the economic benefits of cultivation, after planting, we should cut off the part about 20 cm from the base of young trees to improve the sprouting ability of the main trunk and promote fruiting on new branches. Then, the already fruiting medium and long branches should be appropriately shortened, and the number shortened should be kept at about 50% of the total number of branches. This should also be done alternately each year to prevent the phenomenon of alternate bearing.
3. Intertillage and Weeding
Cherry growth has relatively high requirements for soil. First, before planting, soil that is loose, fertile, highly permeable, and has normal drainage and irrigation should be selected. Then, during the growing process, intertillage should be carried out regularly. Intertillage can effectively improve soil structure, enhance root respiration of cherry plants, and improve nutrient absorption capacity. It can also achieve the purpose of weeding, preventing weeds from seizing the nutrients needed for cherry growth and affecting nutrient absorption by cherries. This ensures normal cherry growth and improves the flowering and fruiting rate of cherry plants.
4. Pest and Disease Control
Pest and disease control is a management task that requires special attention throughout the entire growth period of cherries. During cultivation, common pests and diseases of cherries include anthracnose, slug moth larvae, and others. These pests and diseases will harm various growth organs of cherry plants to varying degrees, causing a serious decline in cherry yield and greatly affecting quality as well. Therefore, we should strengthen management. When clearing the orchard in winter, we should promptly prune diseased and pest-infested branches, clean up fallen flowers and fruits, and gather them together with weeds to be removed from the orchard. Deep plowing should be carried out during land preparation to destroy the overwintering sites of pests and pathogens. Then, the growth situation should be observed frequently, and pesticides should be used for control when necessary.
When using pesticides to control pests and diseases, attention should be paid to matching them properly, and the corresponding control pesticide should be selected according to the specific disease situation. Do not use pesticides blindly, to prevent adverse effects on cherry plant growth. At the same time, attention should also be paid to the spraying position and concentration to avoid phytotoxicity. That is all for today's introduction. This article is for reference only, and we hope it can help everyone!