A Detailed Guide to the Latest Key Points for Growing Golden Berry
Golden berry, also known as Chinese lantern, is a fruit that mostly grows in the mountainous areas of Northeast China. It is wrapped in a layer of lantern-shaped “papery skin”, so people mistake it for the lantern fruit, but it actually is not. Golden berry has the effects of clearing heat and detoxifying, and reducing fire and swelling. It is said to have a certain degree of medicinal value, and the current market price has reached more than ten yuan per jin. So now many people are growing it on a large scale. What should be noted when growing golden berry? Let's take a look below!
1. Site selection
Golden berry has strong vitality, so wild golden berry can be seen everywhere in the countryside. Golden berry does not have strict requirements for soil, and it has strong adaptability and stress resistance. However, when cultivating it artificially, it is best to choose fertile, loose-textured, well-drained sandy soil as the most suitable. Also, when planting, apply more farmyard manure, which can be applied directly into the old furrows, but if the fertilizer quality is poor and the amount is insufficient, it will directly affect the later yield of golden berry. So we still need to choose different land preparation methods according to the condition of the land. Although the methods differ, the soil still needs to be finely worked, and enough base fertilizer should be applied, preferably mainly farmyard manure.
2. Propagation
After planting, the future propagation issue must be considered. Golden berry is generally cultivated artificially by vegetative propagation using rhizomes. This is because the rhizome propagation method has a series of advantages such as fast propagation, easy understanding, and easy seedling preservation. The rhizomes of golden berry have many adventitious buds. Generally around Qingming Festival, select rhizomes free of diseases and insect pests as “planting material”, cut them into 10 cm small sections, and each small section should retain about 2-3 adventitious buds. Sow them in furrows in rows, prevent exposure to wind, and rake the soil evenly. In this way, they can continue growing for 4-5 years.
3. Seedling stage management
Every crop must undergo thinning during the planting process, and golden berry is no exception. The thinning principle for golden berry is “sparse on fertile land, denser on poor land”. Pay attention to intertillage and weeding. About half a month after planting, seedlings can begin to emerge. After emergence, remove the weeds in the surrounding garden. When the seedlings grow to about 10 cm tall, carry out the second thinning, and complete the third in July. During the rainy season, pay attention to drainage, apply more agricultural machinery fertilizer, properly irrigate and drain the orchard, keep the soil moist, and increase the final yield. After the seedlings recover, water and topdress appropriately according to soil fertility and growth conditions to promote root development.
4. Harvesting
The harvesting time of golden berry also involves technique. Golden berry will fall off automatically after ripening, and at this time it can be harvested by hand, which is when the quality of golden berry is the best. After the fruit ripens, the persistent calyx outside becomes withered and yellow, and the fruit also appears light yellow with a very rich fragrance. But if the fruit is not ripe enough, the taste is poor. At this time, it should be ripened in time. Ethephon can be sprayed on the fruit and then it can be piled up until it is fully ripened. Fruits that need to be transported or stored should retain the calyx.
The above are the things to note when growing golden berry. When planting, everyone mainly still needs to pay attention to the prevention and control of diseases and insect pests. The main diseases and insect pests of golden berry are powdery mildew and clearwing moth. Everyone should patrol the orchard regularly and at fixed times, check the growth condition of the orchard plants and whether there are any abnormal conditions, and if there are, handle them in time, check the specific problems, and then treat them according to the symptoms. This article is for reference only, and I hope it is helpful to everyone.