Nghe An farmers focus on taking care of fruit trees after harvest

Gardeners maintain watering and moistening fruit trees after harvest. Photo: Thanh Phuc

During the recent Tet orange crop, Mr. Phan Van Ngoc's family (Hamlet 1, Khai Son, Anh Son) sold 15 tons of oranges to the market. Most of the oranges were purchased by traders at the garden, the price was stable, so after deducting expenses, 1,000 orange trees also brought his family hundreds of millions of dong in profit. After the Tet holiday, he and his wife are now hiring 3 more workers to take care of the family's orange garden.

“After a year of focusing on flowering, fruiting, fruit growing and harvesting, this is an important time.care for the orange tree to recover. Care will determine the yield and quality of oranges. Therefore, in addition to pruning and shaping the canopy, we also focus on weeding, loosening the roots to develop, and fertilizing the trees to help them grow well. To finish 1,000 orange trees before they flower and produce fruit, I had to hire 3 more workers to work with me," Ngoc shared.

Before Tet, to have organic fertilizer for orange trees after harvest, Mr. Tran Dien Vi hired workers to compost and mix. Photo: Thanh Phuc

Selling nearly 20 tons of late-ripening V2 oranges right on the occasion of Lunar New Year 2022, Mr. Tran Dien Vi's family, an orange grower in Thanh Duc commune (Thanh Chuong) earned hundreds of millions of dong in profit. Clean oranges,organic production, has a label of origin and has a brand, so the orange products of his farm are favored by the market, sell for a good price, and are consumed quickly.

Currently, he is hiring 12 workers and specialized machines to focus on taking care of the orange trees. Mr. Vi said: "On an area of ​​6 hectares of oranges grown organically. Thepost-harvest orange careextremely important, helping the orange tree recover and grow. Before Tet, we composted organic fertilizer to fertilize the orange tree after Tet; sprayed preparations, pruned branches, loosened roots... At this stage, the orange tree begins to bud and flower, so we must focus on promoting care according to the correct process."

The weather is complicated, during this period, fruit trees are susceptible to diseases, so growers are interested in using pesticides. Photo: Thanh Phuc

On the hilly gardens in Thanh Duc, Thanh My, Hanh Lam, Thanh Nho, Thanh Mai… people are busy taking care of fruit trees after the Tet harvest.

Mr. Tran Phi Hung, Head of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Thanh Chuong district, said: "Currently, fruit trees are considered the main crop of the locality, bringing jobs and income to people in the upper districts. In addition to expanding the area, planning the growing areas, converting ineffective land areas to growing fruit areas suitable to the characteristics of each locality, the district also pays attention to connecting consumption and finding stable output for fruit trees.

At this time, the department's staff are assigned to closely follow each locality to promptly support farmers with professional techniques in post-harvest fruit tree care.

Mr. Dam Duy Tu in Quynh Tam, Quynh Luu mixes herbal products to treat diseases that harm fruit trees. Photo: Thanh Phuc

The whole province currently has nearly23,000 hectares of fruit treesAll kinds. In reality, after the happy days of Spring and Tet, gardeners immediately start taking care of and fertilizing their orchards.

Aiming for a high-yield and high-quality crop, the district agricultural department sends specialized staff to each locality to guide farmers in flexibly applying biological measures to care for fruit trees after harvest. At the same time, farmers are advised to regularly visit the garden and monitor the situation of pests and diseases to promptly prevent harmful factors to crops. When pests and diseases appear on plants, specialized drugs should be used according to technical instructions to ensure safety.

Pruning and shaping guava trees to help them grow, flower, and bear fruit. Photo: Thanh Phuc

After the fruit-bearing period during Tet, the garden is often weakened and needs proper care to help the trees recover quickly, preparing for the next fruiting season with good results.

Things to do are as follows: Pruning and shaping the canopy to stimulate the tree to produce new, healthy buds, helping the canopy to be airy, receiving enough light and wind; Applying lime to reduce soil acidity, limiting iron, aluminum and manganese poisoning for trees. Calcium in lime helps the soil to restore its structure, less compressed and more permeable to water. In addition, lime also inhibits the growth of fungi in the soil, promotes the effectiveness of organic fertilizers and provides calcium nutrients for plants; Applying organic fertilizers increases the effectiveness of chemical fertilizers, improves soil structure, retains water and increases some beneficial microorganisms in the soil; stimulates plant growth; Applying inorganic fertilizers in 3 stages, specifically: Post-harvest stage; flowering stage and fruiting stage, growing in the right proportion.