The planting method of cactus fruit

As the name implies, the cactus fruit is the fruit of the cactus. Everyone thinks that the cactus has no fruit, but in fact, it is all wrong. The nutrition of the cactus is the most nutritious in the whole cactus. Cactus fruit is rich in trace elements and various amino acids and other nutrients, now the demand for cactus fruit is increasing, many people want to plant cactus that can bear fruit, but do not know how to grow it. The following editor has brought you the planting method of cactus fruit, let's have a look!

1. Land selection and preparation

Cactus is originally a kind of desert plant, for light and water demand is not very large, very resistant to barren, but afraid of water. Therefore, in order to meet the growth habits of cactus, try to choose sandy soil, fertile soil, partial acid, strong drainage place. The plantation must have plenty of sunshine, and after selecting the land, the soil should be ploughed and disinfected. If the planting land has a certain slope, it is best to do a good job of building dam Weir. Then, according to the local weather conditions, determine the area of the drainage ditch and make the bed to facilitate drainage and later management.

2. Seed selection and planting

There are many varieties of cactus, including those that can bear fruit. When selecting seeds, we must pay attention to the seeds of cactus for fruit. The planting mode of cactus fruit is generally cutting, pay attention to temperature and humidity when cutting, the temperature should be about 30 degrees, the soil can not be moist. First dig the planting hole in the plantation, the specification of the planting hole is determined according to the size of the seedling, and then press the stem piece of the cactus into the sand to control the depth. The direction of the stem as far as possible toward the sun, so that the cactus has enough light time, it is necessary to pay attention to prevent the seedlings from coming into direct contact with fertilizer before taking root.

3. Field management

Although cactus can survive in very poor soil, artificial cultivation still requires sufficient yield and quality of cactus. Therefore, topdressing fertilizer should be applied timely in the process of planting, and fully mature base fertilizer should be applied before planting and after soil preparation. Then according to the growth of cactus reasonable topdressing, topdressing fertilizer is mainly farm manure, appropriate addition of phosphate fertilizer. Although the cactus is a little afraid of water, but when the cactus fruit enters the fruit expansion period, it still needs a certain amount of water, and the water content of the soil can keep the hands from spreading out.

4. Timely picking

When the cactus fruit grows to the size of a table tennis ball, it is basically ripe, and the mature cactus fruit must be picked in time. To grasp the time of cactus picking, early picking can not control the yield, which will have a certain impact on the yield. However, it must not be picked too late, because if picked too late, the sweetness of the fruit will decrease, resulting in sour fruit and lower commodity value. Therefore, it should be completely removed about 30-40 days after ripening. In a constant temperature environment, the fruit can be stored for a period of time, but it is best to go on the market as soon as possible.

The above is a brief introduction to the planting method of cactus fruit, and it is not unusual to grow cactus fruit in some places. Nowadays, people pursue quality of life and like some things with high nutritional value very much, so the market of natural cactus fruit will become bigger and bigger. That's all for today's introduction. This article is for reference only. Thank you for your reading and support.