How to manage goji berries in winter? These precautions you need to know
Goji berry is a medicinal and edible herb with large market demand and high economic value, especially black goji berry. Goji berry is a perennial plant with a long usable lifespan, so in order to ensure high yield and high quality every year, relevant measures need to be taken, and winter management of goji berries is a very important part of this. Follow along with the editor below to see how goji berries should be managed in winter.
1. Orchard cleanup
Generally, after harvesting goji berries, we all need to carry out orchard cleanup. Usually, dead branches, fallen leaves, weeds, and so on in the orchard are cleaned up, and it is best to pile and burn them far away from the goji berry orchard, as this can reduce the chance of pests and diseases occurring the following year. Of course, if the fallen leaves are uncontaminated or are leaves affected by pests and diseases, we can also pile and turn them into the soil, which can also provide certain nutrients to the goji berries. Finally, year-round disinfection and cleanup are also needed, which can reduce the occurrence of pests and diseases from the root.
2. Branch and leaf pruning
After harvesting goji berries, we also need to carry out branch and leaf pruning, and pruning in winter is much simpler and safer than pruning in other seasons. Generally speaking, the pruning principle is to remove the weak and keep the strong, that is, to prune diseased and pest-damaged branches, dead branches, old branches, and other branches and leaves, reasonably control the distance and number of the main trunk, main branches, and side branches, and also make the cuts smooth, which is conducive to natural air-drying, thus ensuring branch and leaf growth and sprouting the following year. The pruned branches and leaves also need to be handled; they can be processed into feed or directly burned.
3. Field management
Winter field management of goji berries is actually relatively simple. Generally speaking, it means guarding the goji berry orchard. First, goji berry branches and leaves are a very high-quality feed, so attention should be paid to damage to them by livestock. Of course, we can also prevent this by spraying agents. Second, preparations for cold protection should be made. Although goji berries have strong cold tolerance, it is best to spread a layer of rice straw in the field, which can avoid the impact of frost on goji berries and also play a role in preserving fertilizer and moisture.
4. Water and fertilizer management
In order to increase the yield of goji berries the following year, winter water and fertilizer management is very important. Winter water and fertilizer management is first of all to enable goji berry seedlings to overwinter smoothly and to provide a maintenance effect on them; second, it can prevent the occurrence of some pests and diseases, enhance the overall immunity of goji berries, and promote flowering and fruiting the following year. Generally, we mainly apply decomposed organic fertilizer by trenching, with the amount of fertilizer per plant not exceeding 20 jin. Second, watering should be done when the soil thaws during the day and freezes at night, maintaining soil moisture, but avoiding water accumulation in the field.
The above is the winter management technique for goji berry cultivation that the editor wants to introduce to everyone today. I hope it can help everyone. Generally speaking, many people ignore winter management during the planting process, but in fact its impact on the yield and quality of the following year is very important, so everyone must pay attention to it during the planting process.