A Detailed Guide to the Latest Key Points for Growing Crabapple
Crabapple is a rather uncommon fruit. Many people assume that crabapple is just an apple, but in fact it is not. This is because crabapple is the fruit of the crabapple tree, which is completely different from an apple. Quite a few people grow crabapple now, but the growing techniques are not yet very mature. There are many points to pay attention to when growing crabapple. Today, the editor brings you the key points for growing crabapple. Let's take a look!
1. Growing environment
The first thing to pay attention to when growing crabapple is the growing environment. Crabapple is not suited to growing in waterlogged conditions and is relatively drought-tolerant. Therefore, when choosing a planting site, pay attention to choosing one that drains and irrigates easily, has sufficient sunlight and light intensity, has high soil fertility, and has few disease occurrences. Before planting, do the land preparation well and disinfect the soil to prevent residual pesticides and pests and disease pathogens from causing pesticide damage and disease. Then dig the planting holes according to the planting density and apply enough base fertilizer. For the base fertilizer, you can choose decomposed farmyard manure and add an appropriate amount of compound fertilizer.
2. Planting method
The planting method refers to the propagation method for crabapple. If you are planting for the first time, you can choose the seed-sowing method. But generally speaking, the main planting method is mainly cuttings, because growing from seed is slow and the growth period is longer. When using cuttings, we should reasonably control the cutting spacing according to soil fertility and planting area. If there is sufficient nutrition, you can plant somewhat densely, but it must not be less than 3 m. Try to maximize soil utilization while also ensuring that the plants will not affect each other's growth and impact yield.
3. Fertilization and drainage and irrigation
The crabapple tree has a relatively large form and high yield, so its demand for water and fertilizer is relatively large. During the growth process of crabapple, fertilizer must be applied at least twice a month, mainly with base fertilizer. When it enters the flowering stage, appropriately add potassium fertilizer to the fertilizer to prevent the branches from aging. Also, because crabapple can be harvested continuously, fertilizer needs to be applied once after each harvest to provide enough nutrition for the subsequent new fruit and ensure growth and development in the second year. Control the drainage and irrigation of the orchard well. If there is drought and no water, water it in time. But also pay attention to the amount of water; it should not be excessive, otherwise it will inhibit the respiration of the fruit tree roots and hinder the absorption and transport of nutrients by the roots, so pay attention to drainage in rainy weather.
4. Timely harvesting
There are requirements for the harvesting time of crabapple. Harvesting should not be too early, and even less should it be too late. This is because if harvested too early, the crabapple has not fully matured, the taste is poor, the fruit quality is affected, and the commercial value of the crabapple is reduced. If harvested too late, it will not only increase the incidence of pests and diseases, but also be unfavorable for storage, causing a relatively serious impact on yield. We should pick the fruit when it begins to turn red. Although it is not yet fully mature, it can be appropriately ripened during storage. However, if storing already ripe fruit, use a preservative to soak the fruit to prevent it from rotting.
The above is a brief introduction to the key points for growing crabapple. The management of crabapple is actually relatively simple, and the above key points are in fact also the main management points. Although the market for crabapple is not yet fully open, it already has a certain level of recognition, and the market should gradually increase. That is all for today's introduction. This article is for reference only. Thank you for reading and supporting us.