What are the technical points of field management of snow lotus fruit?

When we are in the fruit store, we will see a kind of fruit that looks like sweet potato, which is actually snow lotus fruit, which is also called chrysanthemum potato and ginseng fruit. It tastes sweet and crisp, and can also be eaten as a vegetable. Saussurea fruit has a strong ability to adapt to the environment, and it is relatively easy to cultivate and manage, so more people have planted it in recent years. What are the key technical points of field management of Saussurea fruit?

I. the economic value of Saussurea fruit

Snow lotus fruit is a kind of health fruit with rich nutritional value. in addition to fresh food, it can also be used for stew and stir-fry. Fresh snow lotus fruit is also very resistant to storage, the phenomenon of rotten fruit rarely occurs during transportation, and it can be stored for a long time.

The pericarp and leaves of Saussurea involucrata are the raw materials of antihypertensive health beverage, and their medicinal ingredients have been extracted and processed.

The stem of snow lotus fruit can be processed into better feed. Its fruit can also be processed into a variety of delicious crisps, preserved fruit, fruit tea, jelly, canned and so on.

Saussurea fruit is not planted in our country now, so there is still a certain market. In addition, the method of planting snow lotus fruit is not difficult and easy to manage, because it has good adaptability to the environment and few diseases and insect pests. Generally, it can be harvested in autumn after planting in spring, and high yield can be obtained as long as it is managed properly.

Second, what are the technical points of field management of snow lotus fruit?

1. Proper topdressing

We have given enough base fertilizer when planting snow lotus fruit, but we also need proper topdressing in several critical periods. For example, about a month after planting, the temperature rises slowly, and the growth rate of snow lotus fruit increases, so the demand for fertilizer is relatively large. During this period, a certain amount of compound fertilizer can be added to help the fruit expand and increase the sugar content of the fruit. During the expansion period of Saussurea fruit root, puberulinin can be used, which is helpful for the yield and quality of Saussurea fruit. In July and August, the plant grows so fast that we can use professional agents to control its growth rate and prevent it from overgrowing.

2. Proper watering

Snow lotus fruit is a kind of fruit that is afraid of both drought and flood, so we should pay attention to watering it. Because the soil in a long-term dry state will affect the growth of snow lotus fruit, long-term stagnant water will appear the phenomenon of root rot. Therefore, after the snow lotus fruit is planted, it is necessary to keep the soil moisture at 60% to 70%. When the temperature is relatively high in July and August, you can pour more water to cool down. If you encounter Rain Water during the flood period, the stagnant water should be discharged in time.

3. Weeding

In the growing period of snow lotus fruit, it is easy to appear the phenomenon of weeds, so it must be pulled out in time, so as not to compete with the plant for nutrients and affect its growth.

4. Thinning leaves

When the seedling height of snow lotus is about 1.5 meters, it is necessary to thinning leaves and remove all the leaves below 50 centimeters on the stem, so as to control the excessive growth of stems and leaves, so as to avoid excessive nutrient consumption in excess places.