How to Grow Sea Buckthorn? Keep These Latest Points in Mind

Sea buckthorn is a plant with extremely strong resistance, and as we all know, it can be grown in wasteland and saline-alkali land. At present, sea buckthorn is mainly grown in some protected areas, and the main purpose during this period is to protect against soil erosion and beautify the environment, but the nutritional value of its fruit is also very high, and its market price is very attractive as well. So what problems need attention when growing sea buckthorn? Let's take a look together below.

1. Soil

Sea buckthorn is not strict about soil, and ordinary planting land can be used to grow sea buckthorn; however, when choosing planting land, we still need to consider the permeability of the soil, and it is best not to choose plots with excessively heavy soil viscosity for planting. Also, although sea buckthorn has the characteristic of tolerating salt and alkali, heavily saline-alkali land is still not very suitable for sea buckthorn to survive.

2. Water

Sea buckthorn has the characteristic of being drought-tolerant, but it still has certain requirements for water. Under normal circumstances, the rainfall in the planting area must reach at least 400 mm or more. If there is insufficient rainfall, the planted sea buckthorn will still be affected. Of course, if rainfall is insufficient, then it is necessary to choose to plant in areas close to water sources, which is acceptable. There is also one more point to note: water must not accumulate in the planting area, otherwise root rot easily occurs and triggers other diseases.

3. Light

Sea buckthorn has the characteristic of being light-loving, so the light in the planting area must be sufficient. Under normal circumstances, we should maintain at least 6 to 8 hours of sunshine per day. Of course, sometimes there may still be insufficient light, so the annual light duration should reach about 1,500 to 3,300 hours, so as to maintain the normal growth of sea buckthorn. Here the editor wants to remind everyone of one point: sea buckthorn has extremely strong cold resistance and heat resistance, and can grow in environments from minus 50 degrees to 50 degrees.

4. Fertilization

Sea buckthorn has a strong ability to tolerate barren soil, so during planting, under normal circumstances, after applying base fertilizer, we mainly need to supplement fertilizer appropriately in the later stage according to its growth conditions. However, during the flowering or fruiting period of sea buckthorn, we should appropriately spray foliar fertilizer, and at the same time also need to spray Zhuangguodiling in a timely manner to protect flowers and fruits, increase the fruit-setting rate, promote fruit enlargement, and improve the yield and quality of sea buckthorn fruit.

5. Pruning

Sea buckthorn planting also requires branch and leaf pruning and shaping, and scientific pruning can also improve the yield and quality of sea buckthorn. First, we need to promote the formation of the sea buckthorn crown, mainly by expanding the tree shape, so that it can bear more fruit. After sea buckthorn bears fruit, promptly clean up diseased branches, insect-damaged branches, dead branches, dense branches, and so on, and at the same time cultivate new fruiting branches.

6. Density

Planting density is also one point we need to pay attention to in the planting process. In order to make reasonable use of land resources while also ensuring the yield and quality of sea buckthorn, when planting we plan the density according to soil fertility, the topography of the planting area, and the growth habits of sea buckthorn. Generally, one mu of land can be planted with 220 sea buckthorn plants, that is, the row spacing is about 2 m and the plant spacing is 1.5 m.

Although sea buckthorn is very easy to grow and has a high survival rate, there are still many points to note when planting it. The above issues are the most common ones in our ordinary planting process, so everyone must pay attention to them in future planting.