How to plant jackfruit potted plants:

1. Selection of potted plant containers

The jackfruit tree is a tall tree species, so the container used is larger than the general potted plant container. Containers with a diameter of more than 50 cm and a height of more than 50 cm are available. There are various container materials, including pottery flower pots and old iron buckets. You can also make homemade cement or wooden containers. Each has its own strengths and weaknesses in terms of quality, but it must be water-permeable and breathable.

2. Planting and maintenance

Put small stones or tiles on the bottom of the flower pot to filter it. After filling with nutritious soil, pour enough water and let it sit for a week before digging a small hole in the center of the pot that is suitable for the size of the bag seedlings. When planting, remove the bag of the seedlings, bury them in the hole, fill the surrounding area with soil, and use bamboo or branches to straighten the seedlings. Cover the pot with wood bran, rice husk, leaves, etc. to keep the pot soil moist. The bottom of the container should be raised off the ground to allow easy drainage of pot soil. In the early stages of potting, keep the potted seedlings in a cool place for more than 1 month before moving them to the sun. Sprinkle water regularly and quantitatively, once a day. Use a shower bucket to spray water. Stop watering when water comes out of the bottom of the basin. Water spraying should be combined with dust removal. Soil loosening should also be combined with watering.

Start fertilizing 3 months after planting. Apply 0.5 kilograms of manure and 3 tablespoons of compound fertilizer to each pot. From now on, apply this fertilizer once a month. At the same time, spray foliar fertilizer.

After a good low tree structure is established, that is, 3 months after planting, the strong fruit saplings should be pruned. For the first time, cut off the top of the main stem at a height of 20 to 40 cm from the nutrient soil. After 2 to 3 weeks, many buds will grow. Choose 2 good buds as main branches and cut off the remaining buds. In a few weeks, when the main branch grows to 20-25 cm, cut off the top 15 cm away from the main trunk. Wait until the second branch grows new buds before pruning it, leaving only 2 grown buds. Repeat pruning in this way until a good tree structure is formed. This process involves continually pruning away branches or treetops that are too long, too weak, diseased, injured, or fruitless.

The potted jackfruit tree grows relatively slowly in height, but its branches will thicken and its root system will also increase. Since the saplings consume the fertilizer of the pot soil and hinder the healthy growth of the fruit trees, they must be replaced with pots and soil in time. If you find that the roots of the tree protrude from the hole in the pot, the leaves become smaller and curled, or the twigs are difficult to grow, you should change the pot.

When changing pots, water the pots in advance, and then carefully remove the saplings so that the pot soil and roots are not damaged. After removing the pot, remove the nutrient soil around and at the bottom. Put the prepared larger new pot on the bottom of the pot with tiles and then lay a layer of nutritious soil. Then put the jackfruit saplings with the original soil into the new pot. Fill the surrounding area with new nutritious soil, pour enough water, and provide appropriate shade. The repotting work is completed.