The latest planting method of Saussurea fruit

There is a kind of fruit with the same appearance as sweet potato and sweet potato, but it is completely different from sweet potato in that it is rich in water and fructose and tastes crisp and sweet. Many people like it, and it also has a very nice name "snow lotus fruit". So do you know how to grow it? The following pro-agricultural network brings you the planting method of snow lotus fruit, let's take a look.

1. Soil preparation and ridges

Snow lotus fruit likes light, moist soil environment, suitable to grow in well-drained sandy soil, planting land should be ventilated, light sufficient land. Apply sufficient base fertilizer to the ground before planting, apply 2000-3000kg farm manure per mu, spread evenly, turn the soil deeply, use sunlight to disinfect and sterilize, open ridges before planting, snow lotus fruit mostly adopt hole sowing method, dig holes in ridges, plant row spacing in 100x60cm, and plant ash or raw stone flowers can be applied in the hole to prevent diseases and insect pests.

2. Seedling planting

The seeds of snow lotus fruit and the small seed balls on the fruit are generally best planted from the end of March to early April. Cut the seed balls and leave 3-4 small buds. Then direct seeding and soil, but to ensure the survival rate of bulbs, choose nutrition bowls or bags to raise seedlings in the greenhouse, planting and field. It can also be the same as the planting method of sweet potato, in summer, the branches and underground sprouting lateral branches are intercepted, and then cut and planted, which is also a method of propagation.

3. Field management

After planting, when the seedling grows to 15-25cm, it should be watered in time, combined with weeding to cultivate the soil of the seedlings, if the base fertilizer is not enough before planting, it is also necessary to apply an appropriate amount of fertilizer to supplement fertility, it is best not to use chemical fertilizers and pesticides, which do great harm to planting. Watering should be based on climate change and soil conditions, drought timely watering irrigation, but timely drainage after rain, so as not to cause damage to the rhizome, but when the plant is about 1 meter high, its base will grow tiller branches, if the growth is too luxuriant, cause field gloom, in order to affect the growth of other plants, you can break off the tiller branches, which can increase light transmission and ventilation. These tillering branches can also be expanded and replanted, and a large number of seed balls can be obtained when harvested in autumn.

The above is the planting method of snow lotus fruit brought by pro-agriculture network for you. Through the introduction of the above content, I believe you also have an understanding of the planting method of snow lotus fruit. I hope it can help you.