When is the best season to plant tangerines?

Tangerine planting season and time

The planting time of mandarin oranges is generally divided by season. This plant is best planted in early spring from February to March. It can also be sown around October in autumn.

There are many varieties of tangerines, the more common ones are Nansheng tangerines, Guangning tangerines, Chashan tangerines, Deqing tangerines, Wuzhou tangerines, etc., but there is not much difference in the planting time of different varieties of tangerines.

Tangerine harvest season

Satsuma mandarin oranges are usually harvested in autumn and winter. The best harvesting time is from December to February of the following year. They are put on the market in large quantities around New Year's Day, with a yield of about 5,000 kilograms per mu.

Steps and methods of planting tangerines

1. Select seedlings

It is best to choose plants that are 50 cm tall and have healthy root systems for tangerine seedlings, and check whether they are infected with pests and diseases.

2. Land preparation and fertilization

Different methods are adopted according to different terrains. For example, in the hilly areas of Shandong, a 60-centimeter-deep pit is dug, and for paddy fields, the best soil pile is 30 centimeters.

3. Planting

Place the mandarin orange seedlings in the dug pit, fill in the soil and compact it. In the later stage, pay attention to keeping the soil moist and apply fertilizer in time.