Puki fruit is also known as water chestnut. Also known as horseshoes, water chestnuts, eider gromwell, etc., for the Salix family water chestnut perennial rooted herbaceous plants, color purple and black, white flesh, sweet and juicy taste, crisp and delicious, "underground snow pear" reputation, the north people called the "ginseng in the south", can be done both raw fruit and vegetables to eat. Can do both the fruit to eat raw, and can do vegetables to eat.
The growth habit of water chestnut:
The water chestnut likes to be born in the swamp or cultivated in the paddy field, the propagation of the bulb is also known as the fruit of the ball for asexual reproduction. It is suitable for growing in loamy soil with soft tillage and solid subsoil. Cultivation requires 20 to 25 cm of tillage, which is conducive to the growth and development of the bulb, but does not lead to deep bulb drilling, the individual development of a uniform size and neat and consistent, but also conducive to the digging and harvesting. Suitable for growth in shallow water, in terms of nutritional requirements, requires less nitrogen fertilizer, more phosphorus fertilizer. Throughout the growing period, it requires sufficient light.