How to plant jackfruit

Jackfruit is the heaviest fruit in the world. It usually reaches 120kg. It is a tropical fruit. Jackfruit's flesh can be processed into canned and preserved fruit, and the seeds are rich in starch, which can be used for cooking. Pulp and tree sap have a series of effects such as detumescence and detoxification, relieving cough and dredging milk, which is a kind of fruit with high economic benefits. So how should jackfruit plant it? Let's take a look at it with the editor.

1. Orchard selection

Jackfruit is a tropical fruit, so the key factor that determines whether jackfruit can be planted as a cash crop is temperature. Jackfruit can grow normally when the average annual temperature is more than 22 degrees and the lowest temperature is not lower than 0 degrees. However, as a cash crop, we should try to choose the place where the lowest temperature is also relatively high. According to the experiment, jackfruit grows better in areas with sufficient water and rainfall of more than 1200 mm. The root of the pineapple tree is deep and very drought-resistant, but it still needs to be moisturized. Set up the irrigation system in autumn and winter. And jackfruit has a relatively large demand for sunshine, but he is very shady, and the seedlings are not too strong in the sun. Jackfruit should be properly densely planted and leave more nutritious shoots.

2. Establishment and planting of the garden

The establishment of the orchard should first reclaim and dig holes in the land and then apply basic fertilizer, generally using machine ploughing to flatten the land once on flat land. If it is a hilly land, then the orchard should be planted in a good trapezoidal field according to the contour line, which is generally 1.5 to 2.5 meters, and cannot be tilted outward, otherwise it is not conducive to water conservation. When planting, we must consider the planting area, because jackfruit's tree is relatively tall, the highest can grow to 20 meters. If the planting time is generally in Hainan, it can be planted all year round, but it is best to plant in spring. Choose strong seedlings with a height of about 25 centimeters, avoid injury to the roots during transportation, and pour enough water into the roots after planting.

3. Rational fertilization

Jackfruit needs a large amount of water in the process of growth, and the main purpose is to fertilize the young trees, promote the growth of the branches and make them form a crown quickly. In addition to applying organic fertilizer as the main base fertilizer in winter, quick-acting fertilizer should be applied to promote shoots and strong shoots every time before the new shoots are removed. The main purpose of re-applying organic fertilizer and a small amount of available fertilizer after fruit harvest is to restore tree potential, improve the function of leaves, and then promote the differentiation of flower buds. When sprouting and drawing inflorescences in early spring, some quick-acting fertilizers should be applied appropriately to promote the differentiation of inflorescences in the growth of new shoots. It is also necessary to apply strong fruit fertilizer during the fruit expansion period to promote the development of the fruit.

4. Pruning and thinning fruit

When planting jackfruit, it is easier to form a round-headed crown if it is not trimmed and thinned so that it can be born naturally. Pruning is mainly to cut off some useless branches such as withered branches and diseased branches, and to cut off the fruiting branches and male flower branches that remain on the trunk and big branches after fruit picking. Pruning is mainly used in winter, and proper pruning is also needed in spring. Fruit thinning is to control the balanced development of the tree. Fruit thinning begins when the fruit grows to the size of a pear, leaving two fruits per plant in the first year and 2-3 more fruits every year.

The above is a brief introduction to jackfruit's planting method. Jackfruit's smell is similar to that of durian and its shape is the same, so many people mistakenly think that jackfruit is durian and tastes similar. But otherwise, jackfruit and durian taste completely different, so we can rest assured to plant, jackfruit's economic benefits are relatively high, but when planting need to pay attention to diseases and insect pests, for jackfruit to provide a good growth environment.