A detailed guide to wax apple bagging techniques, teaching you the correct bagging method
Wax apple fruit has bright color and a refreshing taste, with extremely high edible value and commercial value. Its price on the market is high, and it can bring fruit growers extremely high economic returns. During cultivation, in order to increase the sweetness of the fruit, improve the gloss of the fruit's appearance, and increase yield, fruit growers mostly bag it. So when is bagging done? How should it be operated? Let's learn about it together.
1. Bagging time
The choice of bagging time is extremely critical. It should be chosen before the rainy season arrives to prevent the invasion of diseases, while also avoiding high-temperature weather to prevent sunburn on the fruit. It is also necessary to avoid weather with high temperatures after rain or clearing after rain, otherwise the sunburn phenomenon will be more serious. For this kind of weather, bagging should be carried out after 2-3 days so that the fruit can adapt. Generally, it is carried out half a month after fruit set. At this time, the fruit is only as big as a bean. After fruit thinning, it can be carried out. Bagging should be done quickly, and after the sterilization medicine has dried, bagging should be completed as much as possible.
2. Selection of bags
Because the climate, varieties, plant growth conditions, and economic strength of fruit growers in different regions differ slightly, the choice of bags also differs. Generally, fruit growers choose ordinary paper bags. This kind of bag has certain defects in daily management, coloring, and picking, will cause a certain loss of resources, and is extremely easily damaged when bagging in cloudy and rainy weather. Moreover, because the price is relatively low, it may cause the fruit to be infected with diseases. The new type of sunlight wax apple bag is transparent, so during management the growth condition of the wax apple can be seen at a glance, and its air permeability and light transmittance can effectively reduce unnecessary losses. The specific choice is determined by the fruit grower's economic strength.
3. Operation method
Before bagging, place the fruit bag in a damp place so that it naturally absorbs moisture and becomes supple, making bagging easier. After selecting the young ear, remove the debris on the ear, taking care not to damage the young ear, then support it with the left hand, use the right hand to open the bag and make it inflate fully, then put the bag opening upward over the fruit ear. The fruit should not directly touch the bag surface, so as to avoid sunburn, and then tie the bag opening tightly. At this time, the young ear is in the central part of the bag and is still suspended. The bag opening must be tied tightly to prevent pests from entering the bag through gaps and harming the fruit, and it may also be blown away directly by wind.
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