How to thin flowers after loquat blooms? Methods and precautions
How to thin flowers after loquat blooms? What should be noted? We also ask experienced netizens to help explain. Generally, the loquat flowering period falls between the Winter Solstice and Major Cold. Because loquat flower stalks differ in thickness, the flowers borne on them also differ in size and strength, and the resulting fruits accordingly form large and small fruits. Therefore in loquat...
How to thin flowers after loquat blooms? What should be noted? We also ask experienced netizens to help explain.Generally, the loquat flowering period falls between the Winter Solstice and Major Cold. Because loquat flower stalks differ in thickness, the flowers borne on them also differ in size and strength, and the resulting fruits accordingly form large and small fruits. Therefore, carrying out manual flower thinning from the bud stage to the flowering stage of loquat is an important method for obtaining high-quality fruit, so Zhongdi Network has compiled the loquat flower thinning methods, listed in detail below for netizens' reference.
Step 1, Main parts to thin:
Generally, the buds at the top of the loquat flower cluster are small and the flowers are small, and this is an important part to thin. From the top of the cluster down to the base of the flower cluster, the 5-15 cm section must all be removed. Next, the number to thin is decided according to the thickness of the flower stalks at each part of the flower cluster; all buds on thin and weak flower stalks should be thinned out.
Step 2, Loquat flower thinning methods:
How many flowers to retain per flower cluster depends first on tree age, second on tree vigor, and third on flower quantity. For young fruiting trees, because the tree vigor is strong and luxuriant and the flower quantity is not large, each flower cluster can retain flowers according to a harvest of 0.5-0.7 kg of fruit. For example, with the Changhong No. 3 variety, a single loquat fruit can weigh 40-60 grams, and one flower cluster should preferably retain 15-18 flowers. Later, 30% of the small fruits can still be thinned out, and the above yield can still be obtained.
If too many flowers are retained, the fruits will be on the small side and of poor quality. For fruiting trees with strong and luxuriant vigor, retain flowers per flower cluster based on a yield of 0.5 kg of fruit, generally 12-16 flowers; for weak trees, retain 8-12 flowers. Retaining flowers within this range all gives a chance to obtain large fruits. Order of fruit thinning: from top to bottom, from inside to outside, minimizing flower drop caused by collision with flower clusters already thinned during human operations.
Step 3, Management after loquat flower thinning:
Because the climate is still in the winter low-temperature period, attention must be paid to raising the temperature and humidity of the cluster and supplementing sugar. Choose sunny to cloudy weather and spray a foliar fertilizer of 2% superphosphate extract plus 0.2% white sugar. The key parts to spray are the flower cluster and the undersides of the leaves.
At the same time, when the flowers fade, apply 0.5-1.5 kg of compound fertilizer per tree to promote fruit enlargement. When the temperature rises above 12°C, remove the leaves covering the fruit clusters so that the fruit clusters receive sufficient light, which helps increase sugar, sweeten the fruit, and improve quality.
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