What are the precautions for growing sapodilla?
Sapodilla is a fruit with relatively high nutritional value. Its fruit is called sapodilla because it looks like a human heart. In addition, some fruit shapes are like persimmons, so it can also be called Wufeng persimmon. It is sweet and delicious, and the latex in its trunk is also a raw material for chewing gum, and it also has certain medicinal value. At present, it is grown in the southern provinces and cities of our country. So what should be noted when growing it? Let's take a look.
1. Growing environment
The survival rate of sapodilla is greatly related to its growing site. Sapodilla is suitable for growing in a sunny and warm environment, so the representative growing site requires that the temperature throughout the year cannot be too low, and there also cannot be excessive temperature. It is best to choose hills, slopes or mountainous land that is sheltered from the wind and facing the sun, with deep soil layers, slightly higher terrain, good drainage, and no low-lying water accumulation. After choosing the growing site, deep plow it 25-30cm, apply base fertilizer in combination with plowing, then harrow finely and level it.
2. Reasonable close planting
Generally, after seedling raising, field planting is carried out in April-May in spring, and field planting is also related to the yield and quality of sapodilla. Only reasonable close planting can increase yield and quality and maximize economic benefits. Under normal circumstances, 200-300 sapodilla trees can be planted per mu, and their plant and row spacing is preferably controlled at 1.5 m × 1.5 m. Only in this way can the air permeability between plants be ensured, and the number of trees planted per mu can also be increased or decreased according to actual conditions.
3. Fertilizer and water management
After field planting, young trees mainly focus on vegetative growth. Each time they sprout, they consume a large amount of nutrients. If nutrients are insufficient, it is unfavorable for their growth, so fertilizer should be applied in time before each new shoot flush. It is best to apply quick-acting fertilizer, as this can accelerate their shoot flushing and expand the tree canopy. For fruiting trees, however, organic fertilizer that continuously supplies nutrients should be the main choice. After the fruit is harvested, apply phosphorus and potassium fertilizer once in time, and apply fertilizer once each in spring and autumn to improve fruit quality. In addition to fertilizing once, water is also extremely important. Water in time during drought, and drain in time during the rainy season to avoid water accumulation and root rot.
4. Artificial pollination
In order to increase the fruit-setting rate of fruit trees, artificial assisted pollination is also an important matter. Generally, there are two forms of artificial assisted pollination. One is the point pollination method, which means collecting the pollen of male flowers, then using a tool to apply the pollen one by one onto female flowers. This is relatively time-consuming and labor-intensive, but the pollination rate is high, and it is suitable for small-scale planting. Another is the powder spraying method, which uses a tool to spray the collected pollen onto female flowers. This is more efficient, and the success rate is also fairly good, and it is suitable for large-scale planting. One thing to note is that pollination must be completed on cloudy days or from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on sunny days.
The above are the precautions for growing sapodilla. I hope it can help you. If you want to learn more about fruit growing, please follow us.