Planting method of Red Heart Dragon Fruit

Red heart dragon fruit is a kind of tropical fruit. In terms of nutritional value and taste, it has more economic value than white heart dragon fruit. Many people have begun to plant it. Today, the editor will introduce the planting method of red heart dragon fruit.

1. Choose a place to set up a fight

Red dragon fruit is a kind of tropical fruit, so it likes temperature, it is not suitable to grow in low temperature environment, it needs to be planted in places with sufficient light, sufficient water source but not waterlogged, and the soil should be transparent enough and rich in organic humus, which is conducive to promoting the growth of red dragon fruit, because red dragon fruit is a vine plant, so it is necessary to set up a shelf in time after selecting the land, and the shelf height should not be less than 1.4 meters. Scaffolding should be done around each planting hole, and the height should be increased appropriately according to the growth of the plant, so as to facilitate later management and harvest.

2. Timely planting

Before planting, if you want to apply sufficient base fertilizer in the soil now, you can use the method of hole application. Each planting hole is applied with about 6-8 kg of mature farm manure, combined with an appropriate amount of trace elements, the soil and fertilizer are fully mixed evenly, and then cover the fine soil about 8 cm higher than the ground. When the higher part sinks, the planting time should not be in the environment with lower temperature in winter, and the most suitable time is around Ching Ming Festival. Pay attention to the planting depth, not too high and too shallow, irrigate the fixed root water in time after planting, and then cover the forage properly to improve the water and fertilizer conservation.

3. Fertilizer and water management

After successful planting, it is necessary to ensure that the soil is in a moist state and topdressing in time, but pay attention to the amount of topdressing, do not apply too much fertilizer, and mainly apply a small amount of fertilizer when the new shoot of the seedling grows to about 18-22 cm. In order to promote the green turning of leaves, farm manure should be applied in time, and then according to the growth of the plant, fertilizer should be applied at least once a month in the early stage of growth. When entering autumn, the fruit of the plant gradually matures and the growth rate slows down, at this time, the application of fertilizer and water can be reduced or stopped. Red dragon fruit likes to be wet and is not resistant to waterlogging, so we should pay attention to ensure that there is sufficient water when planting. Without waterlogging.

4. Disease and pest control

Red dragon fruit has strong disease prevention ability and low incidence, but it will suffer from some insect pests, so it is necessary to strengthen the prevention and control of diseases and insect pests in the process of planting and pay attention to them after planting. Insecticides should be sprayed at least once a month to inhibit the activity of diseases and pests, prevent diseases and pests from eating the plant, affect the growth of the plant, and spray appropriate amount of lime at the bottom of the plant. When it is found that there are damaged branches, the damaged parts should be cut off in time, and then the cut mouth should be protected to prevent infection, and the cut branches should be taken out of the orchard for treatment.

The above is the planting method of red dragon fruit, I hope it can help you!