Apple is known as the "king of fruits", and there is a saying that "an apple a day keeps the doctor away". It is rich in nutritional value and can also beautify the skin, so it has become a kind of fruit that many people like to eat.

Nowadays, many people grow apple trees at home, so what are the steps to plant apples? What are the precautions?

What are the steps for growing apples?

1. Selection of seedlings

The adaptability of apple trees is very strong, and the distribution area is also very wide. In the process of selecting seedlings, appropriate varieties should be selected according to the local climate.

In general, the local areas are suitable for cultivating those early-maturing varieties. Develop mid-to-late maturing varieties.

2. Address selection

For apple planting, choose a plateau or platform with a slope of less than 15°, leeward and sunny, away from pollution sources, and cannot be mixed with or adjacent to other tree species with parasitic sources.

3. Planting time

According to the local climate and soil conditions, the best time to plant apple trees is mid to early April. If the apple tree is planted too long, the rooting of the apple tree will be slower and the germination will occur later.

If the apple tree is planted too late, the growth on the ground and underground will be uncoordinated.

4. Planting

When planting apple seedlings, be careful not to plant too tightly between trees, otherwise it will be easy to shade each other, which is not conducive to later flowering and fruiting, and the yield of natural apples will also be greatly reduced.

5. Pollination

The stable rate of natural pollination of apple trees is relatively low, and artificial pollination can be appropriately carried out during the planting process.

The powder work is generally carried out on a sunny day, and it is best to carry out the second day after the apple tree blooms. Many fruit farmers use brushes for pollination, which begins when the apple tree opens its center.

When pollinating, careful management is required. Apple trees with more blooms can control the spacing for interval pollination.

6. Fertilizer

Water and fertilizer management is very important for most crops. The fruit setting rate of apple trees is also related to the quality of flower buds, and the growth process of flower buds of apple trees is also related to the adequacy of nutrition.

If you want to improve the quality of flower buds, then you must apply sufficient base fertilizer in autumn and winter to ensure that the apples successfully survive the winter, and of course, proper watering.

July-September is the most suitable time for picking apples. The flowering time of apples is in March-April, and the ripening time of apples is earlier in early July and later in late September.

The main method of apple harvesting is manual harvesting. When picking, hold the top of the apple, press your fingers on the stalk, and lift it up, the stalk will be separated from the fruit branch.

When picking, it should be from the outside to the inside of the crown of the tree. , From bottom to top, pick and place gently in order, and the harvesting basket should be lined to prevent bumps, crushes, and stabs of apples.

After the fruit is picked, it is necessary to clean the orchard debris, which is usually divided into two steps. For the first time, after all the leaves of the apple tree have fallen, the diseased leaves, fruit and branches of the orchard should be collected for burning or deep burying.

This can reduce the residue of pathogenic bacteria in the orchard, and then after pruning the fruit trees, the pruned diseased branches are burned.