Secret to growing peach blossoms in time for Tet

(Baonghean.vn) - Peach trees usually bloom from mid-December of the previous year to mid-January of the following year. To have peach trees bloom right on Tet, peach growers have secrets to adjust the flowers to bloom on time. And depending onEvery leap year or normal year, depending on how well the tree grows, take the following measures.

Stop fertilizing and watering the peaches.

Do not fertilize, water late (from October onwards).

Watering is also an important step because peach trees depend a lot on the weather. Depending on the weather conditions, whether it is rainy, cold or sunny, peach growers must spray warm water (or cold water) to stimulate the peach trees to bloom early (or to slow down the blooming of the peach trees on time).

Leaf stripping technique

The effect of stripping leaves is to help the plant concentrate nutrients on making buds, ensuring that flower buds are abundant, even, plump, large flowers, thick petals, and beautiful colors.

The time to strip leaves is around the middle of the 11th lunar month, but if the weather is hot, it should be done a few days later, and if the weather is cold, it should be done a few days earlier.

After stripping the leaves, if the weather is hot and sunny for a long time, you must make a trellis and regularly spray cold water on the entire tree canopy, mix 1% urea and spray on the trunk and leaves or water to prevent the peach tree from blooming early.

It is necessary to protect the flower eyes at the end of the leaf axils. You should pluck each leaf. Do not pluck the leaves straight down from the top with one hand, doing so will damage the flower buds.

Peach Tree Island

Time to turn the tree: Peach Bich turns the tree around 1/8 (lunar calendar), Peach Phai 20/7, Peach That Thon 1/7...

How to turn the tree: Dig a pot 20 - 25 cm from the base, 20 - 25 cm deep (depending on the size of the tree), avoid breaking the pot. Choose a sunny day to turn the tree and turn it in the morning. When turning the tree, you can transplant it into a pot or move it to another hole, cover the soil tightly around the base.

Tree bark ringing (castration)

Barking is a method of restraining tree growth, forcing the tree to enter the flowering stage.

Barking time: Different varieties will have different barking times: Peach Blossom is around August 15th of the lunar calendar, Peach Phai is August 5th, Peach That Thon is July 1st. Bark first on healthy trees with all green leaves. Bark later on weak trees with some leaves turning yellow. Do not bark on old trees.

How to ring the bark: Choose a position on the tree trunk 20 - 40 cm from the base, use a sharp knife to make a deep circle to the wood of the tree, and rub back and forth 2 - 3 times to create a clear ring. Ring the bark in the morning on a day without rain.

The ringing action is only successful when after 1 day you see the sap extruding from the ring, and after 2-3 to a week, the peach leaves change color from dark green to light green and droop slightly. If the leaves still do not change, you must stop by making another ring above the old mark.

Promote and retard flowering time

Acceleration and braking must be done where necessary.

How to fertilize: In early December of the lunar calendar, if you see that the flower buds have not clearly emerged, indicating that the flowers will bloom slowly, you must water with nitrogen fertilizer or urea. Dig around the base about 5cm deep, water with hot water at 35 - 40 degrees Celsius.

How to stop: In the last week of November of the lunar calendar, if you see large flower buds, the flowers may bloom early. You need to cover the sunlight and create shade for the plant all day for 10-15 days; make a black net cover combined with mixing 1% urea in cold water and spraying it on the leaves or watering the roots.

Pushing and stopping should only be done when absolutely necessary. Because both cases affect the quality of the flower.

Ngoc Anh

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