How to grow cherries
1. Seed treatment
Soak the cherry seeds in warm water for one day. After soaking, remove them for cleaning, and then use tools to open their shells. People with good teeth can directly bite them with their mouths, taking care not to damage the seeds inside.
2. Seeding
Place the treated cherry seeds in a cool place for 1-2 days before they can be taken out for sowing. Prepare a container with soil in advance, sow the cherry seeds shallowly in the soil, and then cover the soil for about 1-2cm. After sowing, irrigate it once. After sowing, the storage temperature is between 20-25°C, and it will germinate after about half a month.
3. Seedling management
After the seedlings are unearthed, we can water them according to the degree of dryness and wetness of the soil to keep the soil moist, but not too wet. After the seedlings have grown and formed, we can transplant them into large pots. When transplanting, we can transplant them together with soil, taking care not to damage the roots of the seedlings.
4. Fertilization
Cherry fruit development period is very short, usually 30-50 days. The fruit development process is divided into the first rapid long-term, hard-cored period, and second rapid long-term. For good quality, it is necessary to increase the amount of potassium fertilizer and add appropriate amounts of calcium, boron, zinc and other trace elements to reduce the amount of nitrogen fertilizer.
5. Pest control
The main diseases and insect pests that harm cherry trees are mulberry white scale, thorn moth, red-necked longhorned beetle, apple penetrating moth, golden ring gerbera, scarab, pear borer and anthracnose, cherry leaf spot, bacterial perforation disease, flow Gum disease, root neck rot, etc., should be controlled by comprehensive measures.
Ways to grow cherries at home
1. Choose the soil
Growing cherries at home is generally planted by potting, and you need to choose the right soil before planting. Cherries are suitable for growing in soils with rich nutrients and good drainage. Therefore, sandy loam soil with rich trace elements and good air permeability should be used when planting cherries in pots.
2. Provide light
The light in the home is weak, but cherries have a greater demand for light during the growth process, so you need to provide proper light when planting cherries at home. Generally, you can put cherry potted plants on a sunny window or balcony to receive sunlight. Let the plants absorb enough sunlight to perform photosynthesis normally.
3. Replenish moisture
Cherries are suitable for growing in a relatively humid environment, so when planting cherries, you need to provide an appropriate amount of water for the plants to keep the soil moist. At the same time, you need to pay attention to the choice of water source when providing water for cherries. Generally, you can provide cherries with mineral-rich river water or well water, so that cherries can absorb more nutrients and grow better.
4. Proper pruning
When cherries are cultivated at home, they need to be pruned appropriately to control the appearance of the plants. In the process of pruning, you can cut off the branches that are not growing well or can not grow normally, and you can also cut off the branches that grow too densely or too long to save nutrients for the plants and make them grow more vigorously.
Main value:
Medicinal: sweet, warm in nature. Non-toxic. Tonic blood and kidney. Indications of spleen deficiency, diarrhea, kidney deficiency, spermatorrhea, waist and leg pain, insensitive limbs, paralysis and other diseases.
Nutrition: Cherries are rich in nutrition, each 100 grams of edible part contains 88 grams of water, 1.1 grams of protein, 0.2 grams of fat, 0.3 grams of dietary dimension, 9.9 grams of carbohydrates, 4 mg of calcium, and 24 mg of phosphorus. Iron 0.3 mg. 0.4 mg of zinc. 10 micrograms of carotene, 0.03 mg of vitamin B, 0.3 g of niacin, 23 mg of vitamin C, and organic acids such as citric acid and tartaric acid.
Edible: Cherries are fresh fruits with good color, aroma, taste and shape. In addition to fresh food, they can also be processed into cherry sauce, cherry juice, canned cherries, preserved fruits, and wine, etc., with a bright red color and an almond-like aroma. Food makes people drunk. Cherries are also a better ingredient in dishes.
Ornamental: The cherry tree is beautiful in appearance, cultivated in early spring, luxuriant as snow, its fragrance is like honey, the leaves are like jade, the fruit is bright and bright like agate, exquisite and lovely, the flowering period is early, the flower volume is large, the fruit is many, when the fruit is ripe, the fruit The red leaves are green, very beautiful, and have the effects of improving the environment such as anti-smoke, adsorbing dust, and purifying the air. It is a good economic tree species for gardens, courtyard greening and agricultural tourism economy.
Economy: Cherry is the earliest ripe fruit among deciduous fruit trees, and is known as the "first branch of spring fruit". It has strong adaptability, easy cultivation and management, short fruit development period, and basically no pesticides during fruit development. It is a veritable green product. Its management requires less labor and the production cost is relatively low. In addition, the fruit is in the off-season, and the price of fruit is 5-10 times that of other fruits.