Pomegranate grafting time
Many in the growth period of grafting, the grafting method will stay at its initial stage, in March to 4 months (two Shaanxi Guanzhong area) are the most appropriate.
Grafting method of pomegranate
Buy high-quality varieties of pomegranate as scion, using split grafting method of grafting, the survival rate is high. Specific methods are as follows: the first part of the above cut grafting branches, section cut, and then split the knife vertical split rootstock, depth of 4-5 cm, and scion surface equaling or slightly longer; to be on both sides of the lower part of the scion bud cut into the smooth slope, the scion lateral slightly thicker in the inner side of the wedge shape noodles, 3-4 cm long; scion cut, with a knife blade crack open, insert the scion and rootstock scion, forming layer alignment; connected with 2-3 cm wide strips of plastic joints from lower bound, until the scion and rootstock interface with tie Yan so far.
Management of pomegranate after grafting
In addition to the sprouting.
Check survival and repair. 15 days after the inspection, the survival of all the scion on the interface all wrinkled, black, dry shrinkage, it shows that the scion is dead, need to be repaired.
Setting up support. After surviving long shoots, because has not yet healed firmly, easily broken by the wind. Therefore, when the new tip is 15~20 centimeters long, tie some sticks on the tree as support (commonly called tie back).
Summer pruning. When new shoots 0 to 60 cm, the stock (main branch) used as bone shoot culture, according to the requirements of plastic pull, lead tied to the supporting rod, to adjust to the proper angle. The other branch, his music branch level, branch, mix ball method, variable oblique branches by vertical, horizontal or down, to which does not affect the backbone branch growth, and can form a more mixed bud blossom.
Prevention and control of diseases and insect pests. In the early stage of insect pest, 3000 times of fenvalerate could be sprayed 20% times. The disease prone areas, it can be 200 times the equivalent Bordeaux or 50% thiophanate methyl wettable powder 800 times liquid for prevention.
