How to plant dragon fruit

Pitaya is a very popular fruit in China, the nutritional value of pitaya is relatively high, so the market demand is large, and the planting area is also expanding. And there are more and more people who want to start planting on a large scale, but don't know how to plant it. So what the editor brings to you today is the planting method of dragon fruit. The following editor gives you a brief introduction, let's have a look!

1. Choose a place to set up a fight

Dragon fruit is a typical tropical fruit, because the first thing we need to consider before choosing an area is temperature. The temperature around the planting site should not be too low, to ensure that there is sufficient light, there is plenty of clean water around. The soil has good drainage and irrigation capacity and permeability. After selecting the planting site, prepare the soil properly and break it down deeply. Because dragon fruit is a kind of trailing fruit, we also need to do a good job of setting up the frame, keeping the height of the frame at about 1.5-1.8. In the later stage, the scaffolding can be properly adjusted according to the growth of dragon fruit, which is not only easy to manage, but also convenient to harvest.

2. Planting management

Before the dragon fruit is planted, we should do a good job in the management of the field, as well as dig deep into the soil and spray disinfection. Then apply sufficient base fertilizer, the main method of fertilization is hole application, usually dig a good fertilizer hole under the frame, and apply farm manure about 6kg in each hole. Then cover the soil to preserve fertilizer, and the height of the soil cover should be about 10cm above the ground. When the soil cover is gradually leveling the ground, it can be planted. We should pay attention to control the planting depth, not too deep, to avoid reducing the survival rate. After planting, irrigate the root water once and cover some straw to avoid the loss of water and fertilizer.

3. Fertilizer and water management

After the dragon fruit is planted, attention should be paid to watering to keep the soil moist. The demand for fertilizer in the growth of dragon fruit is relatively large, so we also need to do a good job of fertilization in planting. In the young stage of dragon fruit, because the absorptive capacity and resistance of seedlings are relatively weak, so it is necessary to control the dosage and follow the principle of more and less application. Then, when the seedlings grow to about 20cm, organic fertilizer is applied once a month. After entering autumn, the growth vitality of dragon fruit decreases, and the amount of fertilizer can be reduced or even not applied at this time. However, we should pay attention to watering, but the moisture should not be too much, too much water should be drained in time.

4. Pest control

In fact, the disease resistance of dragon fruit is relatively strong, and there are few diseases and insect pests under normal circumstances. However, if mismanaged, it will also increase the risk of dragon fruit. Therefore, we should still do a good job in the prevention and control of diseases and insect pests and evenly spray germicidal insecticides in the whole garden every month to strengthen prevention. When the disease is found, then the corresponding treatment should be made, the damaged parts should be cut off to avoid the spread of bacteria to other healthy plants, expand the affected area, and then properly spray the corresponding agents for prevention and control.

The above is a brief introduction to how to grow dragon fruit. The planting method of dragon fruit is actually relatively simple, but because of the environmental requirements such as light and temperature, many places cannot be planted, so we must pay more attention to it. That's all for today's introduction. This article is for reference only. I hope it can help you all.