Key Points and Operation Methods of Pomegranate Bagging Technology Explained
Pomegranate is a common fruit. When growing pomegranates, in addition to choosing disease-free, superior varieties, good management is also one of the factors that promotes high yields. Bagging is one aspect of this management; bagging fruit protects the fruit skin and better promotes growth. Today I bring you the bagging technology for pomegranates.
1. Types of pomegranate bags
To bag pomegranates, you first need to choose the right type of bag. Bags are divided into plastic bags and paper bags. Paper bags have better permeability, and bagging can be done immediately after the young fruit appears. The advantage of paper bags is that after bagging there is no need to spray too much insecticide, and the fruit ripens earlier and is easy to store. However, paper bags cost more and break easily. The advantages of plastic bags are that they are simple to use, cheap, and can reduce fruit cracking, but their breathability is poor. If bagging is done too early, it will affect fruit development, and the coloring may be poorer, affecting appearance. The choice of bag is mainly determined by the variety and the growing environment.
2. Management before pomegranate bagging
Pomegranates have female and male flowers. The flowering period of pomegranate flowers can last up to three months, and fruits from different flowering periods grow differently. Aged and poorly developed flowers should be removed in time. Also pay more attention to the fruit: if diseased fruit, deformed fruit, etc. are found, they should also be removed in time. Before bagging, topdressing should be carried out during the flowering and swelling stages, applying the corresponding base fertilizer according to the condition of each tree to increase the fruit-setting rate of pomegranates. And before bagging, insecticidal and antibacterial agents should be sprayed throughout the orchard to disinfect the entire orchard, because the fruit-setting stage is when pests and diseases are most likely to occur, so this is to prevent the occurrence of pests and diseases.
3. Methods of pomegranate bagging
If using paper bags, open the mouth of the paper bag, put one hand inside to open the bag, and use the other hand to make the fruit bag puff up. Then put the young fruit in from top to bottom, letting the young fruit stay in the middle of the fruit bag, but do not let the young fruit touch the fruit bag during bagging. After putting it in, pinch the opening of the bag tightly with your hand and close it with string or wire. When bagging with plastic bags, directly open the bag mouth, and just like with paper bags, place the young fruit in the bag. Then seal the bag.
4. Management after pomegranate bagging
After bagging, strengthen water and fertilizer management in the orchard, and apply more phosphorus and potassium fertilizer to help the fruit swell and improve quality. Because bagging takes place when pomegranates set fruit, the period after bagging is a rapid development stage for pomegranates, so the required amount of water must be ensured to promote fruit enlargement and increase yield. Also pay attention to observing whether new branches have grown from the lower part of the trunk; if so, prune them in time, because new branches will compete with old branches and fruit for nutrients, and this is beneficial to fruit growth.
The above is a brief introduction to pomegranate bagging technology. Bagging is mainly to improve the yield and quality of fruit. Nowadays, no matter what fruit growers plant, they choose to bag the fruit when it sets. As long as attention is paid to the management before and after bagging, as well as the methods, it will not have any impact on the fruit. There are only benefits and no harm.