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Almonds: How to Grow
31.01.2024 18:00
Updated: 13.05.2024 21:21
Since almonds are a southern crop, their northern varieties also love the sun.
Therefore, it should be planted in the sunniest place, well protected from drafts and cold winds.
It needs neutral or slightly alkaline soils, loose, fertile and light.
How much does one almond tree produce
Early varieties ripen at the beginning, and late ones at the end of September; a significant part of the nuts falls off.
Trees begin to bear fruit in the first or third year after planting; full fruiting occurs in the eighth or ninth year.
At the time of full fruiting, one tree produces up to 20 kg of nuts, or about 40 kg/ha.
How to care for almond seedlings
Watering – young seedlings require irrigation once every 14 days.
An adult plant is watered once a month; if there is rain, watering is reduced. Fertilizing - the plant is demanding of nitrogen.
It is applied in early spring, watering the entire area of the tree trunk circle with the complex diluted in water.
How to form an almond bush
Almond pruning is done immediately after planting. In order to properly form the crown, the height of the seedling should not exceed 100-120 cm; if necessary, the main conductor is shortened.
The side branches are also pruned, leaving shoots up to 20 cm long.
The crown of fruiting almonds is formed by analogy with fruit trees.
Previously we talked about blueberries.
