It's the season of cherry marketing again, and every year at this time, countless gourmets eat at cherries, as if they want to make up for the regret of not eating cherries in winter. In recent years, the hottest fruit is "cherry", which is actually a common cherry, but the variety and time of listing are different.
Cherries native to North America, Europe and Asia have a long history of cultivation in China, and are now commonly cultivated in north, central and southwest China. Cherries are rich in nutritional value, and if you want to eat cherries more easily in the coming year, you may want to plant a cherry tree in your own home.
First, cherry tree varieties selection
Before planting a cherry tree, consider your own purpose of planting a cherry tree. There are two kinds of cherry trees used for consumption on the market today, sour cherry trees and sweet cherry trees, although the name is only one word difference, but the taste and planting method are very different. Sweet cherries are usually brought to the market for people to eat, and sour cherries are more for cooking.
In terms of planting methods, the two cherry trees also have certain differences. Sweet cherry trees should be planted at a distance of about 10 to 12 meters, and sour cherry trees are half of them.
After deciding whether to choose a sweet cherry tree or a sour cherry tree, it is necessary to conduct a more delicate screening of the cherry varieties. Today, the most common varieties of cherries are Pioneer, Agate, Misa, etc. For the average consumer, this may just be a difference in name, in fact, they have their own advantages in various indicators.
There have been universities that have done research on agate cherries and meishao cherries, and found that the taste of agate cherries is better than that of meishao cherries, but the nutrients in meishao cherries are more abundant. So how should we care for cherry trees?
Second, the daily care of cherry trees
1. Soil
Potted cherry trees should choose light, fertile soil, and the soil layer should be deeper, which is more conducive to cherry tree rooting. The soil layer is not simply accumulated, but requires us to maintain a certain degree of drainage to prevent excessive watering in the later stage, which is difficult for cherry trees to absorb, resulting in the phenomenon of rooting.
Cherry trees prefer acidic soils with a PH value of 6.5, but their application range is between 5.5 and 8.0, and potted cherry trees do not need to pursue the PH value too much, as long as they are within a reasonable range, the cherry tree can grow smoothly.
2. Flower pots
When choosing a pot, you should choose according to the size of the cherry tree you planted, if the cherry tree seedlings are relatively small, do not choose too large pots at the beginning to prevent the cherry tree from "hanging" the situation. It is best to choose those that are slightly wider and darker than the cherry tree, so as to ensure the growth space of the cherry tree.
Although the soil we have chosen already meets the requirements for good drainage, if the pot has poor drainage performance, it is likely to play the opposite role. Before planting cherries in pots, the pots need to be tested, and you can drill some holes to enhance the drainage of the pots.
3. Fertilizer
During the growth of potted cherries, they can be appropriately supplemented with fertilizer. For example, the use of organic nori fertilizer or other general fertilizers, as far as possible to avoid excessive nitrogen content of fertilizer, nitrogen fertilizer although to promote leaf growth, but easy to lead to cherry trees do not flower and fruit.
The most suitable fertilizer for cherry trees is calcium fertilizer, which can not only improve the weight of single cherry fruit, but also increase the content of calcium ions in cherries and reduce the cracking rate.
4. Trim
In the process of cherry tree growth, if the branch growth rate is too fast, it is necessary to regularly prune the dead branches to balance the advantages of the top of the cherry tree, keep the tree shape healthy, and make the cherry tree look more beautiful.
5. Illumination
During the growth of the cherry tree, it needs to receive sufficient light, so it is best to leave it in a sunny place at the beginning of planting. During the cherry coloring period, cherry trees receive about eight hours of light a day, and if they are placed in shade all the time, the cherries will taste a little sour.
6. Picking
When the cherries are gradually finished coloring, it is time for harvest. Before picking cherries, you can taste the cherries, and the ripe sweet cherries are uniform in color, and the flesh is firm and has no hint of sourness.
Sour cherries are softer and taste slightly sour. Sweet cherries can be used to make jam, you can also eat directly, sour cherries are best made into cherry pie, as an after-dinner dessert is also good.
Potted cherries may seem cumbersome, but they make it easy for us to achieve "cherry freedom", and if you also like to eat cherries, you may wish to plant a plant at home at this time!
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