How to grow the seed of winter jujube

Winter jujube is a kind of sweet and crisp food, after eating the pulp will leave a very hard winter jujube kernel, then how to grow the winter jujube kernel? Let's have a look!

1. Basic introduction of winter jujube

Winter jujube is a kind of fruit with high vitamin content, which belongs to Rhamnaceae and jujube. In addition to vitamins, winter jujube also contains potassium, sodium, iron, copper and other trace elements as well as anticancer substances such as cyclic adenosine monophosphate and cyclic guanosine monophosphate.

Winter jujube refers to the late-maturing varieties with a fruit growth period of more than 120 days. To the north of the Qinling Mountains of the Huaihe River, the fruits mature in the first and middle of October, and the especially late-maturing varieties are delayed to mature in late October, which is called Dongzao because of its late maturity.

The main varieties of winter jujube are Chengwu winter jujube, Lubei winter jujube, Changtiao jujube and so on.

Second, how to plant the seed of winter jujube?

Put the winter jujube kernel in water to wash off the pulp, then bury it in the soil and give it enough water and light.

If it is sowing in spring, it is also necessary to soak and sprout the seeds of winter jujube; if sowing in autumn, wash it and bury it in the soil directly. However, for daily consumption of jujube, most of the seeds in the core of the jujube are shrunken kernel, which may not be able to germinate successfully.

Among them, the detailed steps of soaking and sprouting treatment are as follows: soak the jujube kernel in water for 1 to 2 days, remove it and mix it into triple wet sand to break dormancy, sift out the seeds 5-7 days before sowing, sprinkle water to cover germination, and sow seeds after 1/3 to half of the cracks.

Third, how to choose delicious winter jujube?

1. Touch with your hands

The skin of naturally ripe winter jujube is smooth and hard, and the peel and pulp closely fit together, which makes it feel brittle and hard.

2. Look at the color

The natural mature winter jujube is gradually changed from cyan to red, so it is mostly cyan through red, and there is no obvious dividing line between cyan and cyan, while the winter jujube soaked in saccharin is mostly dark red or dark yellow, which is obviously separated from cyan.

However, if you can taste it when you pick it, you still have to try it before you buy it, so that the quality of the winter jujube you buy is better.