Loquats ripen mostly between March and June.
Loquats generally ripen in March-May each year, but some late-maturing varieties may not ripen until May-June. Due to the vastness of China, the ripening time of loquat varies in different regions, for example, loquats ripening in March include Yunnan Mengzi loquat and Fujian Yunxiao loquat.
The loquats that ripen in April are Longquan loquat from Sichuan, Putian loquat from Fujian; the loquats that ripen in May are Santan loquat from Anhui, Dongting loquat from Jiangsu, Qingpu loquat from Shanghai, and Tangqi loquat from Zhejiang.
The ripe loquat is yellowish in color and can also be easily pinched by hand. When storing loquats, it is recommended to put them directly into a cool place indoors, or put them in the refrigerator for refrigeration. In terms of eating loquat, loquat can be used directly to eat its fresh fruit, can also be used to make loquat cake and fried loquat juice to drink.
A, loquat soil requirements:
1, loquat planting should choose level, deep loose soil, fertile, rich in organic matter over the years of cultivation of high-yield dry land, to soil pH 6.0 for the most suitable, the selection of the land must be taken into account the source of water, to ensure that the orchard can be irrigated in November of each year to the following year in May, traffic and transportation is convenient. It is not suitable to choose the land that is low and flat and prone to waterlogging. Before planting should be fully deep plowing more than 30cm.
2, there are irrigation conditions suitable for planting in February to March; no irrigation conditions should be planted in mid-June (the early rainy season).
3, warm climate, loquat tree grows fast, planting density of 960.5 plants, row spacing of 3m × 3.5m, 3 years after planting can be put into production. After a certain number of years and then the implementation of deforestation, is conducive to the management and get early yield.
4, in the year before planting in September to October, while the soil is wet, digging 60cm deep, mouth width 80cm, bottom width 70cm planting pit, while the topsoil and subsoil separate piles.