What are the precautions for growing hawthorn? Master the key growing points in one article
Hawthorn has a household-known benefit, which is stimulating the appetite and promoting digestion. In our daily lives, hawthorn usually exists in processed forms, such as hawthorn slices, hawthorn candy, hawthorn cakes and candied hawthorn skewers. In fact, fresh hawthorn is also very delicious, and the editor likes to eat it very much. Nowadays, more and more people are growing hawthorn, so what should be noted when growing it? Now follow the editor and take a look.
1. Planting time
The first thing to note when growing hawthorn is to choose a suitable time for planting. Here the editor wants to tell everyone that hawthorn has extremely strong resistance, but usually we do not plant it in winter. The best planting time is in spring, when the survival rate is very high and can generally reach a survival rate of 97%. Next, planting in late autumn is also a very good choice.
2. Planting conditions
Hawthorn has strong resistance, but that does not mean it has no requirements for the growing environment. If you want high yield, it is best to choose fertile, sunny land, followed by convenient drainage and irrigation, and then the temperature of the location. If the annual average temperature can remain around 25°C to 30°C, that is of course best, but if the temperature cannot meet the requirement, it will not cause a particularly large impact.
3. Seed treatment
There are generally three methods for growing hawthorn. The first is transplanting, the second is cuttings, and the third is sowing seeds. For these three growing methods, different treatment methods are needed before planting, which can improve the survival rate of hawthorn and its resistance. Transplanted hawthorn seedlings need pruning. Hawthorn for cuttings needs to be cut into small sections of about 15 cm, then coated with liquid medicine before cutting. Seed treatment is troublesome. It requires first washing the seeds clean, then placing them in warm water to scald the seeds. After 30 minutes, remove the seeds and soak them in cold water for about 4 to 5 days, then remove them and put them in the sun to dry, and finally place them in an environment with a temperature of 3°C to 4°C for germination.
4. Planting density
The hawthorn tree is an arbor plant, so its growth and development will be much better than many other fruit trees. Therefore, planting density is crucial when planting; otherwise, the spacing between plants will be too small, photosynthesis will be insufficient, and situations such as low fruiting amount and uneven coloring of hawthorn will occur. According to normal sowing conditions, on average one mu requires about 100 jin of hawthorn planting material, with an average spacing of 35 to 40 cm between rows and about 15 to 20 cm between plants, so that at least more than 50,000 seedlings can emerge per mu.
5. Orchard cleaning management
Another thing to note when growing hawthorn is that orchard cleaning is needed once every year, generally after the annual hawthorn harvest. When cleaning the orchard, first prune and shape the hawthorn trees, cutting off some old branches, diseased branches and weak branches, which gives a good guarantee for the yield of the hawthorn trees the following year. Then the cut branches and leaves need to be cleaned up, and finally a thorough disinfection of the field is carried out.