Breeding methods and precautions for Meirenmei

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How to grow beauty plums

Precautions for breeding Meirenmei

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To raise beauty plums, you need to use soil with good drainage, moderate fertility and slightly acidic soil. Usually put it in a warm and bright environment. During the growing season, water it regularly to keep its soil slightly moist. In winter, water should be properly controlled to prevent it from freezing and waterlogging.

How to grow beauty plums

Cultivation methods of Meirenmei

Soil

Meirenmei has strong adaptability and does not have strict soil requirements. It requires good drainage of the soil. It is more tolerant of barrenness and has better acidity in the soil.

Temperature and light

Beautiful plum has cold resistance, and certain cold protection measures need to be taken during the seedling stage. Mature beauty plum has strong cold resistance. You can spend the winter in the open air. Meirenmei prefers a sunny growing environment and is relatively intolerant of shade, so it needs to be planted in a sunny place.

Watering

Beautiful plum likes moisture, but is afraid of water accumulation. In order to survive the winter, you can pour greening water and freezing water in early spring and early winter every year. During the growth period of Meirenmei, proper watering is needed, but it does not need to be too frequent. When there is high temperature and little rain in summer, it is necessary to replenish water appropriately. If you encounter rainy weather, you need to drain the water in time to prevent the pot soil from being too wet and causing root rot.

Fertilization

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

Propagation methods

The propagation of Meirenmei is usually carried out by cutting propagation and grafting.

Precautions for breeding Meirenmei

Pruning

Beauty Plum has a large plant size and needs frequent pruning. It can be pruned in winter to cut off dense branches and long branches to make the tree beautiful. Pruning should also be done after flowering to remove old branches and promote the germination of new branches.

Diseases

Common diseases of Meiren plum include leaf spot, etc. It is necessary to strengthen daily maintenance work and actively prevent and control it.

Pests

Common pest threats to Meirenmei include aphids, spider mites, thorn moths, beetles, etc., which can be killed with specialized insecticides.

Precautions for breeding Meirenmei

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