Mulberry leaves only grow for a few months.

Mulberry leaves grow in March (spring).

Mulberry leaves are large and oval, and the surface of mulberry leaves is very smooth without fine fluff. In addition, the color of mulberry leaves is dark green, which will give off a faint smell. Mulberry leaves can be picked in April. At this time, the plants have dense branches and leaves, and the leaves are light green. After picking, silkworms can be raised.

Mulberry fruit is in full bloom from June to July in summer, and the fruit is cylindrical. The color is turquoise when you are young, and then it will turn red slowly. When the fruit is fully ripe, the color of the peel is deep purple, and the taste of mulberry is very smooth and sweet. The germination time of mulberry leaves is not fixed, because there are differences in different regions, but most of them are around Tomb-Sweeping Day. The climate in the south is mild and may germinate at the end of March. The northern climate is cold, and the germination time will be delayed, and some germinate from mid-April to early May.

Mulberry breeding method

1, select the land for garden construction.

Before planting mulberry trees, the garden should be built in a place with the leeward facing the sun, loose and breathable soil and convenient irrigation and drainage. Then, the soil in the garden should be deeply ploughed, leveled and raked, weeds removed, stones, dead branches and other impurities removed, and then calcium superphosphate and farmyard manure should be applied as base fertilizer.

2. Treat seedlings

Choose mulberry seedlings with strong branches, developed roots and no pests and diseases. Before planting, cut off the residual roots, withered roots and rotten roots, and then shorten the excessively long roots. Then mix the phosphate fertilizer with yellow mud water, dip the roots with muddy water to keep the roots moist, and then you can plant them.

3. Dig a hole and plant it

Dig a pit at a suitable interval, with a depth of about 15cm, then loosen the soil. The planting ditch should be connected with the surrounding drainage ditch, and then fill some fine soil in the ditch, apply base fertilizer and cover it with a layer of soil. Finally, the mulberry seedlings are planted in the hole, and the root water is poured to promote the obedience of the root system.

4, post-management

Mulberry seedlings should be watered in time during the growth period, and irrigation and drainage measures should be taken in the rainy season. When the new buds grow to 3-4 cm high, apply 7- 10 kg urea to each plant, and the fertilizer is 5 cm away from the mulberry seedlings to avoid burning the seedlings.