How to grow milk fruit

Milk fruit, also known as Venus fruit and star apple, is a kind of tropical fruit. At present, it is mainly planted in Hainan, Fujian, Guangdong and other areas with relatively mild climate throughout the year. As the scale of planting is not very large, so the milk fruit on the market is also very rare, so today we will follow in the footsteps of the editor to understand the planting technology of milk fruit.

1. Soil preparation and consolidation

Milk fruit is suitable for growing in fertile soil, loose soil, convenient drainage and irrigation, slightly acidic soil, of course, neutral soil can also grow milk fruit, preferably in a gentle slope, so that water and fertilizer management is better. After the planting site is selected, in order to reduce the pests in the field, we had better carry out full reclamation, of course, hole reclamation, but then the later management work will be relatively large. After the land is turned over, the planting holes are dug according to the length, width and height of 60 centimeters, and the distance of each planting hole is about four to six meters. Then apply sufficient base fertilizer to the planting hole and cover a layer of fine soil with a thickness of about three centimeters to wait for planting.

2. Cultivation techniques.

There are three main ways of propagation of milk fruit, which are seed propagation, cutting propagation and grafting propagation. No matter which kind of propagation is used, we need to go through a period of nursery stage and wait until the seedlings grow to a certain size before transplanting. When transplanting, we should remember to plant along with the base soil of the seedlings, which can improve the survival rate of milk fruit planting. of course, another advantage is that the roots of the seedlings will not be hurt when digging up the seedlings. Finally, when planting, it is necessary to straighten the seedlings, let its roots stretch, and then fill the soil and compact it with water.

3. Cultivation and management

When the milk fruit has survived and returned to growth, we need to combine ploughing and weeding for topdressing, which can not only promote the growth of milk trees, but also reduce nutrient consumption and improve nutrient utilization. But we should pay attention when fertilizing, it is best to choose a sunny day to apply fertilizer, at the same time, do not sprinkle fertilizer on the milk trees, so as to avoid fertilizer damage. Secondly, we should do a good job in pruning young trees and scientifically cultivate the main branches and branches to form a complete tree shape. After the milk fruit, we still have to keep on pruning to improve the fruit rate of the fruit trees.

4. Disease and pest control

Milk fruit has strong resistance, and the most common pests are fruit flies, fruit borer, shell insects and other pests. Drosophila and fruit borer mainly harm the fruit of milk fruit, while shell insects harm the tree body of milk fruit. For fruit flies and fruit borer, we can use bagging technology to prevent, while shell insects can be prevented by propargite EC.

Through the reading above, I believe you have a certain understanding of the planting technology of milk fruit, so if you have any better suggestions, you can leave us a message.