When is the best time to plant chestnuts?

Chestnut is a very common nut food. It can be eaten raw or fried. Many friends like to eat sugar-fried chestnuts, which have a delicious flavor after being fried. Chestnuts can also be paired with many foods. So when is the best time to plant chestnuts?

When is the best time to plant chestnuts?

The best time to grow chestnuts is usually spring and autumn. Spring planting can be done before germination, while autumn planting is suitable after the beginning of autumn, that is, between August and September.

Chestnut Planting Methods

1. Planting characteristics

The soil in hilly areas is mostly sandy, relatively poor, and has poor water and fertilizer retention capabilities. Therefore, it is necessary to dig a large hole (1 meter in length, width and depth) and apply sufficient base fertilizer before planting, using a mixture of farmyard manure and triple compound fertilizer . When planting, ensure that the roots are stretched out and avoid planting too deep. After watering, the root neck should be slightly higher than or flush with the ground. Irrigate in time after planting and cover the tree pit with film to reduce water evaporation and increase the survival rate.

2. Management measures

Strengthen soil, fertilizer and water management, including formula fertilization , deep plowing and soil improvement, hole-based fertilizer and water application, summer mulching and planting of green manure crops. Fertilization formula should be determined based on tree age, yield and soil conditions, and applied in three stages, including spring pre-bud fertilizer, summer quick-acting complete fertilizer before fruit set, and autumn basal fertilizer. Planting green manure crops and mulching tree trunks can help improve soil fertility and organic matter content. Hole-feeding fertilizer and water is a water-saving cultivation measure that involves digging holes on the outer edge of the tree crown, applying high-efficiency drought-resistant water-retaining agents and fertilizers, and covering the ground with film to reduce water evaporation.

3. Pest and disease control

When pruning in winter and spring, cut off diseased and insect-infested branches, clean up dead branches and fallen leaves, and reduce sources of disease. In early spring, whitewash the tree trunks and spray lime sulfur or Bordeaux mixture to control chestnut aphids and chestnut gall wasps. Use appropriate chemical pesticides for targeted prevention and control during critical periods.

4. Plastic and pruning

Shaping and pruning are key technical measures to increase chestnut yield and quality. The main tree shapes are the trunk sparse layer shape and the natural open heart shape. The sparse-trunk shape has an obvious central trunk, which is suitable for sparse planting; the natural open-heart shape has no central trunk, and the crown is short and open, which is suitable for dense planting. When pruning, pay attention to adjusting the subordinate relationship of branches, maintain the dominance of the main branches, appropriately retain auxiliary branches, adopt the rotation renewal method, and control the outward migration of the fruiting part.

In short, by following these planting times and key points, you can increase the survival rate of chestnuts and ensure their healthy growth. At the same time, due to differences in climatic conditions in different regions, the planting time may be adjusted.