How long can litchi seeds germinate?

"as soon as you ride the concubine of the world of mortals to laugh, no one knows it is litchi." this means that our lychees, in ancient times, even the imperial concubines to eat litchi, is not easy, but with the continuous development of our society, lychees are now more common, but to eat fresh lychees still need to pay attention to.

How long can litchi seeds germinate?

The germination rate of litchi is very high. Litchi seeds soak in water for 3-5 days in hot weather, the seeds will crack, and then planted in the basin, it will be easy to germinate, the seeds should be washed clean, and need to change water every day, so that the seeds will not be soaked.

Litchi nuclear seed?

Of course, litchi seedlings can be grown from the seeds of litchi. However, if you want to grow delicious lychees, you have to cultivate them carefully. In order to ensure the germination rate, litchi seeds should be treated before planting, because the seed coat of litchi is too thick to sprout, the method is to file the seed coat to the endosperm, pay attention to protect the germ, and then soak it in 50 ℃ warm water for 12 hours to remove the mucus.

Bury the treated litchi seeds in a pre-prepared sand basin. The thickness of the litchi covered with sand is 1cm to 2cm, which should not be too deep. Soak through the water (it is best to sow 5-20 seeds in each pot, because there will be some seeds that cannot sprout). The sand basin should be placed in a wet place away from the light. Add some water when you see the sand begin to dry. After a week or so, litchi seeds begin to sprout.

As litchi is not suitable for long-term planting in the basin, it is suggested that it should be transplanted to the ground in the following spring.

Planting techniques of Litchi

1. The varieties of litchi are Heiye, Nuomi, Fenghua, Guiwei, Feizi, March Red and so on, of which glutinous rice and cinnamon are the most famous.

2. The land planted in litchi is mainly mountainous and hilly. It requires open terrain, loose and fertile soil, high content of organic matter and adequate water source.

3. There is a large population growing litchi, which belongs to labor-intensive industry.

4. The annual yield of litchi is high, which is as high as 500 jin per mu.

5. Litchi is mainly sold locally, and the origin of external sales is concentrated in Shenzhen. The main way of sales is to sell wholesale to the outside. Selling in this way can save transportation, freight and tax, save manpower and material resources, reduce market competition among households, and avoid price-lowering competition.

Efficacy and function of Litchi

1. Litchi meat can tonify the spleen and liver, regulate qi and blood, stop bleeding and relieve pain, detumescence and detoxification, tonify the heart and calm the mind.

2. Litchi kernel has the effects of regulating qi, dispelling knots and relieving pain. it can stop hiccups and diarrhea. it is a good food for patients with intractable hiccup and diarrhea, as well as tonifying brain and fitness, appetizer and spleen, and promoting appetite.

3. Litchi has a nourishing effect on brain tissue, which can improve insomnia, forgetfulness, fatigue and other symptoms.

4. It can enhance the immune function of the body.

5. Litchi can reduce swelling and detoxification, stop bleeding and relieve pain. Litchi not only has a nourishing effect, but also plays a certain role in surgery.

6. in addition to eating fresh litchi, it can also be processed into dried litchi, canned litchi in sugar water, litchi juice, quick-frozen litchi, litchi wine and so on. Litchi has many flowers, long flowering period and large honey secretion, so it is a good honey source fruit tree.

7. Litchi wood is hard, elegant in texture and resistant to decay. It has always been a top-class famous wood.

Before planting litchi, we first need to understand the growth habits of litchi and the growth environment of litchi. Why is it so difficult to eat in ancient times? Because not all environments are suitable for growing litchi, in order to grow high-yield litchi, master its planting technology that it is very necessary to fully understand it.