A branch, a flowerpot, a balcony, a fig, hundreds of thieves.

Figs, broad leaves, fruit green purple red, sweet soft waxy, particularly delicious. Usually bear fruit twice a year, summer fruit and autumn fruit. Summer fruit is relatively large, but the number of fruit is small, autumn ripe fruit is more sweet, loose and glutinous, the entrance is soft, not enough to eat.

If the space is big enough, the light is good enough, and the ventilation is good, you can plant one on your balcony. Its leaves are broad, it has a good vacuuming effect, and it has more fruit benefits, such as moisturizing the bowels, invigorating the stomach and digestion, cancer prevention and anti-cancer, and so on.

How can we manage the figs potted on the balcony? Let's take a look at this:

1. Select containers and basin soil

Because the root system of figs is very developed, when choosing containers, try to use large, breathable containers, wooden boxes, cement, purple sand, pottery, are better.

The container is a little bigger, the basin soil is more, and the root system can be stretched and absorbed freely, which is conducive to the healthy growth of the plant. The container is small, the root is shallow, and you have to pour the basin later, which is too troublesome.

Basin soil requirements are not too high, loose ventilation is good, drainage is good, can be mixed with garden soil and rotten soil, it is best to add some coarse sand and rotten fertilizer, which is very suitable for its growth needs.

2. Select seedlings

Figs can be cut and pressed, and of course you can go to the florist to buy ready-made figs for breeding.

Cuttings should choose sturdy branches for more than a year, cut them off and plant them in the basin soil to keep the soil moist, and they will soon take root.

Striping is the branch that is pressed under the main tree in the first year. Have grown their own roots, moved to the basin on the line, it is easy to survive.

No matter which kind, to choose stout branches, green leaves on the line, such branches can survive, easy to raise.

3. Growth

Figs during the growth period should control the growth height, because it is a potted plant, can not grow too high. Therefore, watering can not be too frequent, as long as the leaves do not wilt, there is no need to water.

During the fig growing season, some nitrogen fertilizer can be used. Wait for the growth of figs, and then use some phosphate and potash fertilizer, which can promote the development of fruit and avoid the phenomenon of excessive growth of branches and leaves. Fertilizer must be controlled to avoid excess fertilizer.

Figs have very few diseases and insect pests, basically no spraying, environmentally friendly fruit trees.

Figs like the sun very much, and they must be given enough light during the growing period, so that their branches can grow stout and their leaves are thick.

4. Pruning

Figs for more than a year should be pruned properly in spring. if you don't want to be too high, you can cut off the branches of the main branch, let it divide several side branches and grow to a certain length, and then cut off the branches of the side branches to promote the sturdiness and development of the branches. This can avoid the excessive growth of branches and leaves, make the plant more ventilated, be beneficial to flower bud differentiation and improve the quality and quantity of fruit.

5. Spend the winter

Figs are dormant in winter. Families in the north will use heating or air-conditioning in winter. If they are placed in the living room with a room temperature of about 25 ℃, figs will sprout prematurely, which is not conducive to the results of the following year. In winter, you can put it on an unheated balcony or other house, so that it won't frostbite or sprout prematurely.

Such well-preserved figs can bear dozens of figs, big and sweet, and can't be finished. Come and try them.