Cultivation methods and precautions of Meirenmei

How to cultivate the beauty plum

soil

The beauty plum has strong adaptability and is not very demanding on the soil. It requires the soil to have good drainage, is relatively resistant to barrenness, and preferably has acidic soil.

Temperature and light

The beauty plum is cold-resistant, and certain anti-cold measures need to be taken during the seedling stage, but the mature beauty plum is very cold-resistant and can survive the winter in the open field. The beauty plum likes a sunny growing environment and is not shade-tolerant, so it needs to be planted in a sunny place.

Watering

The beauty plum likes moisture, but is afraid of waterlogging. In order to survive the winter, you can water the plants with greening water and freezing water in early spring and early winter every year. During the growth period of the beauty plum, it needs appropriate watering, but not too frequent. In the summer when the temperature is high and there is little rain, it is necessary to replenish water appropriately. If there is rainy weather, it is necessary to drain the water in time to prevent the soil in the pot from being too moist and causing root rot.

Fertilization

The beauty plum is a fertilizer-loving plant. When planting it, you need to apply some base fertilizer or decomposed fertilizer first. During the maintenance of the beauty plum, some compound fertilizers containing nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium are used during the flower bud differentiation period, which is conducive to flowering. After that, frequent fertilization is not allowed. One thing to note is that you need to water the beauty plum after fertilizing it, and control the amount of fertilizer to prevent root burn.

Reproduction method

The reproduction of beauty plum is usually carried out by cutting propagation and grafting.

Things to note when growing plum blossoms

prune

The plant of the beauty plum is large and needs to be pruned frequently. Pruning can be done in winter to remove dense and long branches to make the tree shape beautiful. Pruning should also be done after flowering to cut off old branches and promote the sprouting of new branches.

Diseases

Common diseases of plum blossom include leaf spot disease, etc., which requires strengthening daily maintenance and actively preventing and controlling it.

Pests

Common pest threats to beauty plum include aphids, red spiders, caterpillars, longhorn beetles, etc., which can be killed with special pesticides.