What are the management methods for loquat trees in June and July?
How should loquat trees be managed in June and July? Please advise. The main points for managing loquat trees in June and July are as follows: 1. Continue harvesting and selling the fruit. 2. Apply a heavy post-harvest fertilizer promptly after harvest. Apply it 5-10 days after harvest to replenish the tree's nutrients and promote flower bud differentiation and the sprouting and growth of summer shoots. The N, P, K ratio is generally 3:2:2 with quick-acting fertilizer and high-quality organic fertilizer, generally accounting for 30%; for trees with a heavy crop or weak vigor, more can be applied, accounting for 40-50% of the annual total. 100 jin of decomposed human and animal manure + 1.5 jin of potassium sulfate + 2 jin of calcium-magnesium phosphate fertilizer.
How should loquat trees be managed in June and July? Please advise.
The main points for managing loquat trees in June and July are as follows:
1. Continue harvesting and selling the fruit.
2. Apply a heavy post-harvest fertilizer promptly after harvest. Apply it 5-10 days after harvest to replenish the tree's nutrients and promote flower bud differentiation and the sprouting and growth of summer shoots. The N, P, K ratio is generally 3:2:2 with quick-acting fertilizer and high-quality organic fertilizer, generally accounting for 30%; for trees with a heavy crop or weak vigor, more can be applied, accounting for 40-50% of the annual total. 100 jin of decomposed human and animal manure + 1.5 jin of potassium sulfate + 2 jin of calcium-magnesium phosphate fertilizer.
3. Prune promptly after harvest to encourage summer shoot growth. The purpose of summer pruning is to promote the sprouting of summer shoots and cultivate new fruiting mother branches; the pruning should be light. For the pruning of fruiting branches, use the method of pruning while harvesting, promptly cutting back the fruiting branches to promote the sprouting of their summer shoots; the summer shoots that sprout on fruiting branches generally become fruiting mother branches. Cut out inner-canopy branches and diseased branches, remove buds, thin shoots, pinch back in a timely manner, and cultivate vegetative branches. Bend and twist branches to promote flower bud differentiation and train the tree shape.
4. Weed within the orchard and strengthen the management of intercropped crops.
5. Integrated pest and disease control, same as above. After harvest is complete, spray pesticides promptly to control pests and diseases. Spray Xinsheng at 8000 times + Nongdile at 1500 times, or 2.5% Decis at 2000-3000 times + carbendazim wettable powder at 500-800 times, or 70% thiophanate-methyl at 1000 times + Lorsban at 2000-3000 times. In the later period, use Dacotech M-45 for protection.
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