How to Manage Nectarines After Harvest? Key Technical Points Explained in Detail
Nectarine is a very common fruit in our country. Nectarines have a slightly sour taste, but with sweetness amid the sourness, and are favored by many people. So now the nectarine planting area in our country is very extensive. Nectarine is a fruit that can be harvested for many years. After harvesting in the previous year, attention must be paid to doing a good job of management to ensure the yield and growth capacity of nectarines in the second year. So how should nectarines be managed after harvest? Let's take a look together below!
1. Fertilizer and Water Management
After the fruit is harvested, most of the nutrients in the tree body leave with the fruit. Therefore, in order to restore the growth vigor of the nectarine tree as soon as possible, promote the growth of new shoots, and strengthen the growth capacity of the roots, we must strengthen fertilizer and water management. When topdressing, nitrogen fertilizer should be the main component, supplemented by phosphorus and potassium fertilizers. Apply base fertilizer in autumn to help the nectarine tree overwinter. Then water appropriately as well, which can both meet the nectarine's demand for water and improve fertilizer efficiency, but pay attention to the amount to prevent water accumulation from rotting the roots. When fertilizing, combine it with land preparation work and fully mix the fertilizer with the soil.
2. Reasonable Weeding
After harvest, attention must be paid to doing a good job of weeding. Because the roots of peach trees are not distributed deeply, if weeds are not removed in time, the weeds will compete for the peach tree's nutrients, causing the recovery of the peach tree's growth vigor to be hindered, affecting the sprouting of new shoots the following year, and reducing the flowering and fruiting rate. But attention must also be paid to the weeding method. When weeding, manual pulling of weeds should be the main method. This is also because the peach tree's roots are shallowly distributed. If chemical herbicides are used, they can very easily affect the peach tree's roots and cause damage to the roots. This leads to early defoliation of the peach tree, and not only fails to restore the tree's vigor, but also reduces it.
3. Control Nitrogen Fertilizer
Peach tree varieties are divided into three types: early, middle, and late maturing. When planting early-maturing varieties, because their growth and maturation cycle is relatively short and the maturation time is relatively early, the harvest time is generally in high-temperature and high-humidity environments such as summer. At this time, the peach tree's growth nutrient demand is large. Although after harvest, nutrients need to be supplemented in time to promote flower bud differentiation and ensure the fruiting amount of the second crop, attention must be paid to controlling the amount of nitrogen fertilizer. Topdressing should mainly be phosphorus and potassium fertilizers to prevent excessive nitrogen fertilizer from causing excessive vegetative growth of the nectarine tree and affecting the nectarine's flower bud differentiation.
4. Pest and Disease Control
Pest and disease control is work that must be emphasized and done well no matter which period the nectarine is in. Because pests and diseases are extremely harmful to the growth of nectarine trees, if control work is not done well, it will seriously reduce the flowering and fruiting rate of nectarine trees and cause a serious decline in planting benefits. So we must strengthen management, focus on prevention, and understand the symptoms of some common nectarine pests and diseases, so that corresponding measures can be taken promptly after they occur. Prevent the disease from spreading and expanding the affected area.
The above is a brief introduction to how to manage nectarines after harvest. The management work for nectarines is very important and is closely related to our planting benefits, so everyone must pay much attention! That is all for today's introduction. This article is for reference only, and I hope it can be helpful to everyone.