The latest care tips for potted fruit trees: this is how to grow them well

Dwarf fruit trees grown as potted plants have won the favor of many people, but a fruit tree is still a fruit tree. When grown this way, the limited volume of the container restricts the root system to a large extent, so the limited potting soil must have fertility much higher than natural soil to maintain the normal life activities of the potted plant. Now let's take a look at how to grow potted fruit trees well!

Flower Pot Selection

For potted fruit trees, choose clay pots, wooden barrels or wooden boxes that have good air permeability, are good for root growth, and are both attractive and affordable. Round shapes are best. Among containers of various materials, unglazed clay pots are most suitable for planting fruit trees. The size of the pot can be chosen according to need; generally, for indoor or balcony placement, you can choose one with an inner diameter of 25-45 cm and a height of about 20-35 cm.

Potting Soil Preparation

1. 6 parts fertile mature soil, 2 parts river sand, 1 part decomposed sheep manure, and 1 part rotted tree leaves and fermented horse hoof fertilizer, mixed evenly in proportion and sifted.

2. 5 parts compost soil, 2.5 parts garden soil, 2.5 parts sandy soil, then add 0.5-1 kg of 25% nitrogen-phosphorus-potassium compound fertilizer per cubic meter and mix thoroughly.

3. 4 parts garden soil, 3 parts humus soil, 2 parts fine sandy soil, 1 part plant ash, mixed thoroughly, crushed fine and sifted.

Potting and Growing

Choose seedlings that are robust, have plump buds, and are free of pests and diseases, and plant them in pots before spring budbreak. Before planting, trim the roots: cut off dead roots, trim damaged lateral roots smooth, shorten overly long lateral roots to encourage fibrous roots, keep as many useful fibrous roots as possible, and cut overly long fibrous roots to about 20 cm. Then disinfect the roots by soaking them in 5-degree lime sulfur mixture. When planting, place a few pieces of broken tile over the drainage hole at the bottom of the selected pot, add a layer of coarse sand, add part of the nutrient soil, place the seedling in, spread the roots evenly, then add enough nutrient soil and press it firm, water thoroughly, and cover with plastic film.

Fertilizer and Water Management

Because the root growth of potted fruit trees is restricted, the nutrients they absorb are far from enough to meet the growth needs of the fruit trees, so special attention must be paid to fertilizer and water management. Fertilization should be mainly organic fertilizer, supplemented by quick-acting fertilizer, following the principle of applying less at a time but more frequently, and combined with foliar topdressing. Generally, during the growing season, apply a diluted organic fertilizer liquid once every 7-10 days or so. In the early stage, you can also alternately apply urea liquid 2-3 times with the organic fertilizer liquid. For the last fertilization in September, you can apply a small amount of nitrogen-potassium compound fertilizer to the potting soil, and use 0.3% potassium dihydrogen phosphate plus 0.3% urea for foliar topdressing to ensure nutrient supply. During the growing season, potted fruit trees should maintain a certain humidity in the potting soil; water promptly when it dries, but it should not be too wet. In summer, water once in the morning and once in the evening; in autumn, water once every other day; during dormancy, strictly control watering, just enough that the potting soil does not become too dry.