A Detailed Explanation of the Daily Management Methods and Technical Points for Cherry Cultivation
Cherries are a relatively popular fruit in our country, and every year when they hit the market season, many people buy them. Moreover, their market price is relatively high, so many people now want to grow cherries to increase their own economic income. However, before planting, we should do comprehensive preparatory work and master certain cultivation and management techniques. Today, the editor brings you the management methods for growing cherries. Let's take a look below!
1. Reasonable watering
Cherries have a relatively large demand for water, and during cultivation we must ensure sufficient water for cherry growth. Cherries have different water requirements at each growth stage. Before the cherry trees reach the flowering stage, we should water once with pre-flowering water to promote cherry sprouting and flowering. The pit-hardening stage of cherries is when they grow fastest and also when water demand is greatest. We must water enough; insufficient water supply will affect fruit development. It will also increase the phenomenon of flower and fruit drop. During this period, the soil must be kept in a moist state at all times.
2. Timely topdressing
During the entire growth period of cherries, topdressing should be done at least three times. The first topdressing should be in early February, which is a critical period for the plants to resume growth. A large amount of nutrients is needed, and nutrient absorption capacity will gradually increase. Proper topdressing can strengthen tree vigor and photosynthesis. This topdressing amount also accounts for about half of the total topdressing amount. The second time is when the cherry trees flower, applying nitrogen fertilizer to promote plant growth, improve flower and fruit set rates, and ensure yield. The third time is at harvest, because after harvest the tree's nutrients are reduced, so in order to improve the tree's nutrition and enhance the tree's resistance, topdressing should be done in time.
3. Shaping and pruning
After harvest, we should prune out overly dense branches, water sprouts, and some diseased branches, and cultivate internal branches to prevent a lack of internal branches from reducing yield. We must also ensure the density of branches on the outer perimeter of the plant to prevent excessive density from affecting photosynthesis. After pruning, do the pinching work well. For some new shoots with enough space to grow, they can be controlled at about 10 cm and pinched repeatedly. Control branch growth to prevent excessive nutrient consumption from overgrowth. Finally, remove some new buds that sprout after heading back and pinching but have no space to grow.
4. Detail management
Before planting cherries, sufficient base fertilizer should be applied before November. The base fertilizer can use decomposed farmyard manure. Determine the amount of base fertilizer according to the number of plants, and reasonably formulate the nutrient ratio in the base fertilizer. When topdressing with nitrogen fertilizer, pay attention to the amount. It must never be excessive, as excess will lead to excessive nutrients in the plant and cause overgrowth. It should also be applied together with fertilizers such as phosphate and potassium fertilizers, but nitrogen fertilizer should still be the main one; otherwise, the plant's nutrients will be uneven, which will have a certain impact on fruit set and expansion.
The above is a brief introduction to the daily management methods for growing cherries. In fact, these are also some points we need to pay attention to. These are all very important for cherry growth and are closely related to cherry yield and quality. We should also pay attention to the harm of pests and diseases. In fact, after managing these aspects well, the incidence of pests and diseases will also decrease accordingly. So everyone must strengthen management when planting. This article is for reference only, and we hope it is helpful to everyone.