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How to Cultivate Apples

Apples are one type of fruit that many people in great demand by type. For that, the apple business can be very profitable and to be able to produce apples with good quality we must learn first about how to cultivate apples so it will give maximum results and certainly can give us abundant harvest of course.

Various apple cultivation techniques can be studied carefully so that we can actually start apple cultivation better and certainly produce good crops as well. We can begin to learn from nursery, planting, maintenance, until finally harvest the fruit of the apple. Well, here are the important things you need to know about apples and how to keep apple trees to grow well and provide quality crops.


Apple Nursery

Apple seedling can be done by vegetative and also generative. But for better results, vegetative propagation is better than generative because generative breeding often deviates from its mother. Generative breeding is by using seeds, and vegetative is by cuttings or grafting. Choose apple with condition of rootstock and large yard. The tree must be sturdy and the adaptability is high. The superior qualities must be visible and this is mandatory.

Seeds can be selected and there are several types of seeds that we can find. The first is the sapling which is the bud of the apple plant. The shoots must be from a productive apple tree and reach a height of 30cm. The seedlings can be removed and then cut into branches and immediately planted on a bendengan that has a width of 60cm and in 40cm. The second is a mound where an apple plant that has an elongated stem is affixed to the ground and dumped until it finally spawns a new shoot. After 4 months, the mound can be cut.

The third is the cuttings of obtaining apple seeds by cuttings. The trick is to cut one branch of apple with a length of 20cm and then dipped the bottom into a solution of Roton F which serves to stimulate root growth with faster and also better of course.

Land Preparation and Planting
The land to be used for growing apples is land with good nutritional content. Usually before apple cultivation, the land is processed first by mixing the manure so that the soil becomes better condition. And do not forget to choose the soil with a moderate pH that is not more than 6. Watering is also needed to keep the soil moisture to be better for the seeds of the apple plant earlier.

For the way of self-cultivation, apple plants should be planted at regular intervals. The recommended distance is about 2-3 meters. But maybe for certain varieties will be slightly different. For how to plant an apple tree is a seed that has been prepared can be inserted into the hole that has been provided and solidify the soil around the seeds so as not to waver.

Treatment of Apple Plants

Seeds that have been planted can then be treated properly. Caring for apple plants is easy-easy and you can do fertilizing and watering the plants regularly so that the apple can bear fruit well. Well, apple plants themselves also need to be pruned because there may be parts of branches and shoots that are not productive. Spraying pesticides is also important to avoid pests that damage plants and fruit. This will make the maximum yield later on.