Planting techniques of passion fruit: how to plant and manage?

Passion fruit, also known as egg fruit, is a kind of nutritious, sweet and sour delicious fruit, which is liked by many young men and women. At present, the price in the market is still relatively expensive, and the prospect of planting is also considerable. So what are the planting techniques of passion fruit?

I. selection of planting sites

Passion fruit is a kind of tropical and subtropical fruit. When planting, you should choose a flat field, which is convenient for hole cultivation. It can also be planted horizontally on the slope, with a surface width of more than 1 meter and an inclination of 5 degrees before planting. It is best to choose sandy loam with loose fertility, good drainage and deep soil layer.

2. Planting

After soil preparation, the seeds of passion fruit are sown and planted, then covered with 1.5 to 2 centimeters of soil, and the seedlings can be transplanted and planted when the seedlings grow to more than 25 centimeters. If the land with watering conditions can be planted earlier, if the land is short of water, it is best to be planted in May and June when the rainy season begins. Planted before the beginning of the rainy season, because of the dry weather, water is watered every 10 to 15 days to keep the soil moist.

Third, set up a fight

Passion fruit is a kind of vine, has a strong branching, if not framed flowers, stems and leaves and the base will be entangled with each other, airtight affect the normal growth. So passion fruit needs to be set up. The height of the frame is controlled at about 1.5 to 2 meters, you can choose horizontal scaffolding, inclined frame, A-type frame and so on. After the scaffolding is completed, use the bamboo pole to lead the main vine up the shelf slowly.

4. Pruning

Passion fruit needs to be pruned to keep it transparent and ventilated, so that it can grow better. After the scaffolding is completed, use the bamboo pole to lead the main vine to the shelf slowly. After the lateral buds grow on the shelf, you should pay attention to pruning, keep 3 to 4 lateral buds, and pay attention to pruning if the branches and leaves are too dense. When the last batch of fruit in winter is ripe and received, all the fruiting branches and leaves will be re-cut from the base.

5. Growth environment

1. Moisture: passion fruit is a plant with shallow roots, which is sensitive to water and is afraid of both drought and waterlogging. If there is too little water, there will be thinning of stems, yellowing of leaves and other reactions. If there is too much water, there will be rotten roots. Therefore, passion fruit should pay attention to drainage when watering and keep the soil moist.

two。 Temperature: passion fruit likes a warm environment, warm temperature can make passion fruit grow better.

3. Light: passion fruit is a tropical fruit, like the sun very much. Sufficient light helps to promote the growth of vines and give passion fruit faster and better results.

VI. Fertilization

Passion fruit likes fertile soil and should be planted with base fertilizer. Before passion fruit bear fruit every month, fertilization is mainly nitrogen fertilizer, once a month. Adult passion fruit can be fertilized from February to March, mainly farm manure and phosphate fertilizer.

VII. Disease and pest control

If there is seedling quenching disease of passion fruit, you can use 800-fold liquid of Kuling or 1000-fold liquid of Miaomeidii; if there is an epidemic disease, you can use 1000-2000-fold solution of Shigao or 600,800-fold solution of Bensen zinc. If leaf miners are found, they can be sprayed with 2500-3000 times liquid or avermectin 6000-10000 times.

The planting and management of passion fruit are not complicated, and it is a kind of plant that can be cultivated well. The current sales of passion fruit is very good, often in short supply, the prospect is very considerable.