How to plant snow lotus fruit

Snow lotus fruit is a kind of fruit growing in the ground, its shape is similar to that of sweet potato, but it tastes similar to pear, crisp, sweet, juicy pulp, can be eaten raw, can also be used as talent, many practices. So how to grow snow lotus fruit? Let's get to know it.

1. Suitable growth environment

Snow lotus fruit is afraid of frost and cold, so it is suitable to grow on a mountain where the temperature is between 18-24 degrees and 1000 meters above sea level, and it requires a large temperature difference between day and night, where there are night tides and clouds to grow. It requires higher water quality, preferably spring or mountain spring water, otherwise it will affect the variety. When planting, it is appropriate to choose sandy soil, with loose and well-ventilated red sand, red soil and sandy loam, try not to choose low-lying land that is prone to stagnant water, so as to avoid rotting roots.

2. Soil preparation and fertilization

Must be deep ploughing before planting, to create a good soil environment, deep ploughing in about 35 cm, too deep soil turned over, lack of fertility; too shallow poor snow lotus fruit growth, low yield. To break a large piece of soil, soil consolidation or lower soil particles will affect its growth, growth fault and shit bending convex and concave is not smooth. After soil preparation, it is necessary to dig the pond for disinfection, the pond is about 35 cm deep and wide, 2.5-3 kg of base fertilizer is applied to the pond, and 3-5 cm is covered with soil, which is separated from the bulb for a period of distance so as not to hurt the germination.

3. Planting

After the snow lotus fruit is harvested, the selected seed bulb will be cut off 1 cm in size and buried in the sandy soil for storage to ensure ventilation. Once a week, it will be planed in three minutes to observe if there are any seedlings. When it grows to 2-3 cm, it can be planted. The planting time is divided into April, leaving 3-4 bulbs in each pond, the bulb should not be too deep followed by base fertilizer, it should not be too shallow to let it exposed, pour water after planting, and keep the soil moist until it germinates and grows.

4. Field management

Weeding and fertilization should be done well after planting to promote its rapid growth. Snow lotus fruit is afraid of being waterlogged and dry, and its root system and fruit will rot when it is waterlogged, so it should be drained in time after rain. Branches will appear when it grows to more than 50 centimeters, and if it grows to more than 1 meter, it should be pruned in time if there are disorderly branches, and do not prune if the planting density is small. When its flowers begin to wither at 00:00 in October, you can dig the fruit, try to pick it before freezing, store it in the sand or put it in the cellar.

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