Key Points and Management Methods for Growing Red-Fleshed Honey Pomelo
Red-fleshed honey pomelo is an emerging variety of pomelo. Unlike white pomelo, red-fleshed honey pomelo contains a natural pigment that turns the entire flesh red. However, this pigment has certain health benefits for the human body and is beneficial for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases as well as kidney diseases. Red-fleshed honey pomelo is now grown very widely in our country, so how should red-fleshed honey pomelo be cultivated? Below, the editor brings you the cultivation techniques for red-fleshed honey pomelo. Let's take a look!
1. Land Preparation and Orchard Establishment
For red-fleshed honey pomelo cultivation, choose a leeward slope at lower altitude, and require fertile, loose and deep soil, rich in humus, with sufficient sunlight and normal drainage and irrigation. After selecting the site, prepare the land and dig the planting holes, and deeply plow the soil to reduce pathogens in the soil. The area of each planting hole must not be less than 1 sq m. If it is flat land, make high beds of at least 35 cm, then dig the drainage ditches. Apply together with base fertilizer to ensure each planting hole has sufficient farmyard manure, promote nutrient absorption by young trees, ensure healthy growth, and reduce the incidence of pests and diseases.
2. Seedling Management
After digging the planting holes, control the planting density and plant at the right time. Usually, red-fleshed honey pomelo is grafted first and then planted. About half a month after successful grafting, apply diluted manure water appropriately, once a month. Ensure each pomelo tree has one robust new shoot, prune excess shoots and branches, and promptly remove sprouting buds. After one month, untie promptly to promote healing of the wound at the grafted site. During the grafting period, water regularly to keep the soil moist and prevent poor growth of young trees caused by lack of water. When the stem of the new shoot has become fully lignified at about 16 cm, planting can begin.
3. Fertilizer and Water Management
The red-fleshed honey pomelo tree is large in form and has a relatively high flower and fruit load, so its nutrient demand is relatively great. Especially after red-fleshed honey pomelo enters the fruiting stage, vegetative and reproductive growth proceed together, and more than five topdressings are needed throughout the fruiting period. For example, the first is in mid-March, mainly with compound fertilizer and urea, in order to promote new shoot growth and increase the flowering rate. Then in mid-May, during the early fruiting stage, apply fruit-strengthening fertilizer, mainly farmyard manure. Everyone should control the application of water and fertilizer according to the tree age, fruit load, soil and other conditions, to ensure that the water and fertilizer needs of red-fleshed honey pomelo are met.
4. Pest and Disease Control
The prevention and control of pests and diseases in red-fleshed honey pomelo is very important, as pests and diseases can harm all organs of the red-fleshed honey pomelo tree. This seriously affects the flowering and fruiting rate of the pomelo tree, leads to low planting benefits, and causes reduced yield or even total crop failure. The common pests and diseases of red-fleshed honey pomelo are similar to those of ordinary white pomelo and other citrus fruit trees, and prevention is the main approach. Disinfect the orchard regularly, strengthen orchard management, and observe the orchard frequently, so that pests and diseases are discovered and treated early. Promote the growth of red-fleshed honey pomelo, strengthen its vigour, improve the tree's stress resistance and immunity, and reduce the incidence of pests and diseases.
The above is a brief introduction to red-fleshed honey pomelo cultivation techniques. The growth cycle of red-fleshed honey pomelo is relatively long, and once it enters the fruiting stage, fruit can be harvested continuously for many years. However, everyone also needs to manage the orchard well. If you want to know the specific management methods, you can visit our website to view related past articles! That is all for today's introduction. This article is for reference only, and we hope it can help everyone!