Can longan be planted in the north?

Longan can be planted in pots in the north, but not in the open. Because longan belongs to tropical and subtropical evergreen trees, it likes warm and humid climate, but the cold weather in the north is not conducive to its survival. How to plant longan potted plants? Let's learn about it together.

How to plant longan potted plants?

1. Seed selection and soaking

Choose some longan with full grains and fresh stalks, and wash the pulp after taking out the kernels. If there are pulp residues, it is easy to cause rot or fungal infection, affecting pot growth. Then soak the kernels in clean water for 5 days, change the water every day, and then sow the seeds, which will be easier to germinate and take root.

two。 Sowing seeds

Soil try to choose some loose and well-drained sandy soil or humus, ordinary garden soil is also possible, but to add some river sand appropriately to avoid soil stagnant water. Put the budding longan buds up in the soil and put them evenly so that the seedlings will be neat and the potted plants will look better. After the seeds are planted, the soil can be covered properly, but the soil should not be covered too thick. after that, the soil should be watered to make the soil completely moist, or you can sprinkle a layer of vermiculite or granular soil on the soil surface, which can improve the ornamental.

3. Fertilizer and water

Keep the temperature between 20-25 degrees, keep the soil moist, properly spray water to maintain a certain air humidity, can be placed on the windowsill, there is appropriate scattered light. In the annual spring and autumn season, phosphorus and potassium fertilizer is applied once a month, watering every 5-7 days, 1-3 days in summer, and about half a month in winter.

In addition, longan potted plants had better change soil once a year and live for 5-7 years under proper maintenance.