Experience for the right apricot blossom for Tet

How do flowers bloom right on Tet? That's the permanent question of gardeners, because flowers bloom right on Tet, which means they will be sold.

Rain, sun and wind are the things that apricot growers care about the most. Only a change of weather, it is likely that even the apricot garden, the main source of income for farmers' Tet holidays will change.

1. Measure plucking leaves

Apricot trees and some other plants will flower when all the old leaves are removed. Under natural conditions, apricot trees will shed their leaves at the end of winter, when spring begins. After the leaves fall, the flower buds will sprinkle the husk. Green buds will bloom after 6 or 7 days from the time the rice husk is released.

For tomorrow to bloom right on Tet holiday, the method of plucking apricot leaves is used. The method of leaf threshing for flowering apricot trees is carried out every year during the middle of December of the lunar calendar.

One problem is how to determine the time of plucking leaves so that rice husk is released on December 23 of the lunar calendar.

First : Based on the shape of flower buds. Flower buds, also known as "nodes," arise from leaf axils around May - June, growing in size until December of the lunar calendar. Flower buds with enough growth time will be shaped like an egg, with 2-3 shells of rice husk outside, then plucking the leaves from 13 to 14 days.

The fully undeveloped flower buds have a sharp rhombus shape, with 3 - 4 rice husk covering the outside, plucking the leaves before December 15 of the lunar calendar so that the germ has time to differentiate.

Second : Based on the evolution of the weather. Good sunny conditions, high air temperature makes flowering process faster. Conversely, cold conditions slow down the process.

Third : Based on plant growth and development. Plants grow strongly, many branches of good green leaves often have slow flowering process. Therefore, it is necessary to conduct leaf plucking earlier. Each apricot variety has different growth characteristics, so the time of plucking leaves is different: Mai cam, apricot 100 petals bloom earlier than tomorrow 2 - 3 days. Mai sulfur billion blooms 2 to 3 days earlier than tomorrow. White apricot blossom bloom later than tomorrow morning 1-2 days.

Therefore, for the apricot seedlings with many varieties, when plucking the leaves, they must select the late-flowering varieties to pluck the previous leaves, the early flowering plucking leaves later.

2. Treatment for early flowering tomorrow

Seeing that the apricot leaves are old, but the apricot buds are still a little small, it may bloom later than the Tet holiday, so remove the leaves early from December 10-12, watering a day to dry the plastic, then sprinkling more NPK fertilizer ( 10-55-10): mix 10 g for 8 liters of water, about 5 days for 1 time, then continue watering normally. As of December 23, the flower buds appear to show that the rice husk will bloom right on the Tet holiday, so it is necessary to change to NPK fertilizer (6-30-30) to keep the flowers big and beautiful.

In the case of late plucking leaves, flowering plants incorrectly on Tet holiday, some of the following measures can be used to promote early flowering: Spraying wet sprouts at sunny days for apricot trees that do not tolerate rice husk. Water warm water at the base when it is too cold. Put ice on the ground near the root. Water to wash buds and buds in the early morning. Cut the bud early to flower early. Using high-pressure lightings at 7-8 pm every night can promote early hatching 2-3 days. Using chemicals, time to use after plucking 2 - 3 days.

Some commonly used products are Methyl Parathion, or Monitor, Miracle-gro, Yogen, HVP, Aron, Decamon . dose 10 - 20 ml / bottle of 8 liters of water, spray once is apricot blossom, will bloom immediately.

3. Treatment for late flowering tomorrow

Seeing that yellow apricot leaves are about to fall, apricot buds are quite big, maybe apricot flowers will bloom sooner than Tet. If this is the case, it is advisable to remove the leaves late, wait until December 20 to pluck the leaves, stop watering for a day, then irrigate more NPK (5-0-2), or refrigerate as diluted urea, to stop for late blooming apricot flowers. Mix 1 teaspoon of urea for 8 liters of water, once every 5 days, also take a black cloth to cover the apricot tree. If you see apricot trees with young leaves too much, you should take small scissors to cut them down.

In the case of not until December 23, apricot trees have sprung hulls, need to place trees shady. Water soaked, avoid rotting the roots. Dig lightly around the root to break some bran roots (small roots).