What are the latest points to note for growing hawthorn?

Hawthorn has a household-known effect, that is, stimulating the appetite and promoting digestion. Hawthorn usually exists in our lives in processed forms, such as hawthorn slices, hawthorn candy, hawthorn cake and candied hawthorn skewers. In fact, fresh hawthorn is also very delicious, and the editor likes eating it very much. Nowadays, more and more people are growing hawthorn, so what should be noted when growing it? Now let's take a look together with the editor.

1. Planting time

The first thing to note in hawthorn growing is to choose a suitable time for planting. What the editor wants to tell everyone here is that hawthorn has extremely strong resistance, but under normal circumstances we do not plant it in winter. The best planting time is in spring, when the survival rate of planting is very high, generally reaching a survival rate of 97 percent. Next, planting in late autumn is also a very good choice.

2. Planting conditions

Hawthorn has strong resistance, but that does not mean it has no requirements at all for the growing environment. If you want high yield, it is best to choose fertile, sunny land. Next, drainage and irrigation should be relatively convenient. Then, if the local annual average temperature can remain around 25 to 30 degrees, that is of course best, but if the temperature cannot meet the requirement, it will not cause a particularly large impact.

3. Seed treatment

There are generally three methods for growing hawthorn. The first is transplanting, the second is cuttings, and the third is sowing seeds. For these three growing methods, different treatment methods are needed before planting, which can improve the survival rate and resistance of hawthorn. Transplanted hawthorn seedlings need pruning. For cuttings, hawthorn needs to be cut into small sections of about 15 cm, then coated with liquid medicine before cutting. Seed treatment is troublesome. It requires first washing the seeds clean, then putting them into warm water to scald the seeds. After 30 minutes, remove the seeds and put them into cold water to soak for about four to five days, then remove them and put them in the sun to dry, and finally place them in an environment with a temperature of 3 to 4 degrees for germination.

4. Planting density

The hawthorn tree is a tree-type plant, so its growth and development will be much better than many other fruit trees. Therefore, planting density is crucial when planting; otherwise, the plant spacing will be too small, photosynthesis will be insufficient, and problems such as low fruit set and uneven coloring of hawthorn will occur. According to normal sowing conditions, on average one mu needs about 100 jin of hawthorn for planting. The average distance between rows is 35 to 40 cm, and the distance between plants is about 15 to 20 cm. In this way, at least more than 50,000 seedlings can be produced per mu.

5. Orchard cleaning management

Another thing to note in hawthorn growing is that orchard cleaning needs to be carried out once every year, generally after the hawthorn harvest is completed each year. During orchard cleaning, the hawthorn trees need to be pruned and shaped first, cutting off some old branches, diseased branches and weak branches, which gives a good guarantee for the yield of the hawthorn trees the following year. Then the cut branches and leaves need to be cleaned up, and finally a thorough disinfection of the field should be carried out.