What are the precautions for planting snow pears? A full breakdown of the key points

We are no strangers to snow pears, because snow pears play a very important role in our lives. First of all, the most common one is rock sugar snow pear, which can treat coughs and some other symptoms, but snow pears are not suitable for everyone to eat. At present, the most famous snow pear growing regions in our country are Sichuan, Anhui, Hebei and other places, so how should snow pears be planted? What should be noted when planting them? Let's take a look below.

1. Improving the soil

The soil of a snow pear planting site is generally best if it is relatively loose, has sufficient water, drains well, is not polluted, and is fairly fertile. But many agricultural lands today basically occupy better geographical locations, so when there is no land most suitable for snow pear growth, we can improve the soil structure by artificial means. First of all, deep plow the land, then dig trenches and apply fertilizer, and carry out alternate plowing every other year, finally combining this with base fertilizer, which can improve the yield and quality of snow pears to a certain extent.

2. Density management

Planting density is also relatively important, because the snow pear is a light-loving plant and needs sufficient sunlight, so the light transmittance in the field should be good. The currently recommended planting density is generally a row spacing of about 2.5 to 4 m, and a plant spacing of about 2 to 3 m. This density is relatively reasonable. The specific planting density needs to be comprehensively considered in combination with the terrain and topography of the planting site as well as the soil conditions and other aspects.

3. Flower and fruit thinning

Many people basically do not pay attention to the process of flower and fruit thinning after planting snow pears, and some even cannot bear to thin flowers and fruits, for fear of reducing the yield. In fact, flower and fruit thinning is done to better ensure the yield and quality of snow pears, because the nutrients a snow pear tree can supply are limited. If there are too many fruits on the tree, it will cause malnutrition and thus affect the growth of the snow pears. We should thin out excess flower buds in winter, and when flowering, if there are too many buds, another remedial thinning is needed. Finally, after the fruits set, thin the fruits according to a reasonable density, removing weak fruits, diseased fruits and so on.

4. Watering and fertilizing

The fertilization of snow pears is mainly related to tree age. For young trees, we mainly follow the principle of frequent application of thin fertilizer. For mature snow pear trees, we generally fertilize in four stages, namely growth fertilizer, flowering fertilizer, fruit-strengthening fertilizer and maintenance fertilizer. Growth fertilizer is generally mainly nitrogen fertilizer, pre-flowering fertilizer is mainly potassium fertilizer and phosphorus fertilizer, fruit-strengthening fertilizer is mainly potassium fertilizer, and for maintenance fertilizer we can use organic fertilizer or compost. As for watering snow pears, what we need to note is that in the middle and late stages of fruit strengthening, water should be reduced so as not to affect sugar accumulation. At the same time, during ordinary watering we should keep the field moisture balanced so as to avoid fruit cracking.

5. Pruning and shaping

In order to ensure that snow pears can receive sufficient sunlight during growth, we need to continuously carry out scientific pruning of branches and leaves during their growth process. The most common tree shapes are the multi-trunk open-center shape, the multi-main-branch round-head shape and the thinning layered shape. We need to prune according to the growth vigor of the snow pear tree as well as the planting density and terrain, generally following the principle of retaining strong branches and vigorous branches and removing weak branches, diseased branches and dead branches.

The above is what the editor wants to share with everyone today. I believe that by reading this article, everyone has gained a certain understanding of snow pear cultivation and also knows what issues need attention when planting snow pears. If everyone encounters some other problems when planting snow pears, you can also consult us.