Planting method of Red Heart Dragon Fruit

Red dragon fruit is a vine fruit of cactus family, which is also in its infancy in China, and it is a typical tropical fruit. Red dragon fruit has a very high nutritional value, which is beneficial to human health. Now the market of red dragon fruit in China is gradually expanding, and more and more people have begun to plant on a large scale. So how to grow red dragon fruit? Today, the editor brings you the planting method of red dragon fruit, let's have a look!

1. Choose a place to set up a fight

Red dragon fruit is a tropical fruit, so it likes temperature and is not suitable to grow in a low temperature environment. It needs to be planted in places where there is plenty of light and water, 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 the red dragon fruit is a vine plant, it is necessary to set up a fight in time after selecting the land. The height of the shelf should not be less than 1.4 meters. The frame should be built around each planting hole, and the height should be increased appropriately according to the growth of the plant, so as to facilitate the later management and harvest.

2. Timely planting

Before planting, to apply sufficient base fertilizer in the soil now, you can use the way of hole application, each planting hole is applied with about 6-8 kg of mature farm manure, combined with the right amount of trace elements. Mix the soil and fertilizer well, then cover the fine soil about 8 centimeters above the ground, and begin to plant when the part is higher than the ground. The planting time is not suitable in the environment with low temperature in winter, the most suitable time is before and after Ching Ming Festival, pay attention to the planting depth. Do not be too high and too shallow, pour the 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 when topdressing. Do not apply too much fertilizer, but mainly apply a small amount of fertilizer. When the new shoot of the seedling grows to about 18-22 cm, farm manure should be applied in time in order to promote the green of the leaves. Then do a good job of management according to the growth of the plant, and apply fertilizer at least once a month in the early stage of growth. When the fruit of the plant ripens gradually and the growth rate slows down after entering autumn, the application of fertilizer and water can be reduced or stopped. Red dragon fruit likes to be wet and can not tolerate waterlogging, so when planting, we should pay attention to ensure that there is sufficient water, but also will not produce 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. Therefore, in the process of planting, we should strengthen the prevention and control of diseases and pests. After planting, we should begin to pay attention to prevention and control. Insecticides should be sprayed at least once a month to inhibit the activities of diseases and pests. Prevent diseases and insects from eating the plant and affect the growth of the plant. And the bottom of the plant should be sprayed with appropriate amount of lime, and the damaged branches should be cut off in time after finding damaged branches. Then protect the cut, prevent infection, and take the cut branches out of the orchard to deal with.

The above is a brief introduction to the planting method of red dragon fruit, and now the area of planting red dragon fruit is not very large. Because the red dragon fruit has certain requirements on the environment, just from the temperature limits many places can not be planted. However, friends with suitable conditions and circumstances can still consider it. This is the end of today's introduction, this article is for reference only, want to know more related information, please continue to follow us!