Litchi Planting Technology and Management

Lychees can be planted in the ground or in pots. If planted in pots, an environment with high air humidity is required. About a month after planting lychees, new buds will grow from the lychee core. However, if you want to grow the potted lychees into trees, it is best to wait until they grow a little bigger and then move them to the ground so that they can bear fruit in a few years. It is best to graft the lychees, otherwise they will not bear many fruits.

Litchi Planting Technology

1. Reasonable planting

Only by selecting good seedlings can we ensure the quality and yield of litchi. We should choose seedlings with good growth and strong roots and stems, and plant them in spring or autumn every year.

2. Soil selection

Litchi has very strict requirements for soil. It is best to have fertile, loose, deep, and well-drained soil, and then renovate it before planting, which is conducive to the healthy growth of the plant.

3. Moisture management

Lychees can grow better in a humid environment. When the lychees enter the later stages of their growth, you should water them in time and keep the soil moist, which will help the lychees grow.

4. Pruning and maintenance

Lychees germinate and bear fruit quickly, so it is important to prune the branches and leaves in a timely manner so that the nutrients can be concentrated on the fruit. This will help increase lychee yield and quality.

Litchi Management Methods

1. Control shoots and promote flowering

When caring for litchi, artificial shoot control and flowering promotion must be carried out, which is usually done in November, mainly because the old shoots are slowly aging and new shoots are gradually sprouting. For young trees with good growth and adult trees with fewer fruits, the method of ring cutting can be used to promote flowering. When ring cutting, be careful not to cut off completely, so that the flowering period can be extended to a certain extent and the fruit setting rate can be effectively increased.

2. Disease and pest control

In the cultivation and maintenance of any crop, pests and diseases are very critical issues, and litchi is no exception. The invasion of pests and diseases will seriously affect the quality and yield of litchi. Therefore, the prevention and control of pests and diseases is very important. Downy mildew is often encountered in the process of litchi maintenance. During the flowering period of litchi, 58% Ridomil manganese zinc 600-800 times solution or 50% Ridomil 500 times solution can be sprayed.

3. Fertilizer management

When applying fertilizer to litchi, it is best to use nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium compound fertilizer as the main fertilizer. During the rapid growth stage of litchi, it is best to use nitrogen fertilizer as the main fertilizer and then mix in organic fertilizer. This can promote better growth of litchi.