Mysterious fruit is a typical tropical evergreen shrub, and its pulp contains mysterious elements, which can change people's taste. In 1960s, Premier Zhou Enlai brought it back to China when he visited West Africa, and then cultivated it as a national treasure in China. This is a precious plant that is protected from export. So, do you know how to grow mysterious fruit? Next, Uncle Gardener will introduce you to the planting methods and techniques of mysterious fruit.
1. Mysterious fruits can be propagated by sowing, layering and cutting. The specific dissemination methods are as follows:
(1) sowing and propagation: July-August is the peak period of mysterious fruit. At this time, collect seeds and store the screened seeds in wet sand (do not expose to the sun or store them for a long time). After the seeds are exposed, sow them. Generally, seeds only need to be buried about 2cm, and the germination rate can reach 100%. When the seedlings grow to 5cm and have 4 ~ 5 leaves, they can be transplanted. It is necessary to strengthen fertilizer and water management and proper shading at seedling stage. Its growth is slow, and it usually takes 3 ~ 4 years to blossom and bear fruit. Using asexual propagation can dwarf the tree, bear fruit 1 ~ 2 years in advance, and improve the ornamental value.
Picture: A mysterious fruit seedling with only two or three leaves.
(2) layering propagation: it can be carried out after leaving the house in spring, and the base of 1 year-old robust branches is annularly peeled, the peeling width is about three times the diameter of the branches, humus is wrapped at the annularly peeled part, and the soil is wrapped with plastic film, and it can heal and take root in about two months. Before entering the house in late autumn, cut off the mother plant and replant it.
(3) Cutting propagation: In mid-June, the slightly lignified branches of that year can be selected as cuttings, and the length is about 10cm ~ 15cm. The lower leaves were deleted, leaving only the upper two leaves. Adopt totally enclosed wet cutting method. The substrate can be a mixture of vermiculite and river sand, which can take root after 65,438+0 months, and the cuttings can bloom in two years.
2. Soil requirements: Mysterious fruit is a slightly acidic plant, which likes loose and fertile soil with strong drainage and ventilation, and the soil pH value should be adjusted between 4.5 and 5.5. When the mysterious fruit is potted, you can use mountain mud or garden soil, and add about 1/3 of peat, compost, mushroom residue, sawdust and so on. , and add 5% retting cake fertilizer, stir well.
Photo: mysterious fruit potted plants
3. Cold and antifreeze: Mysterious fruit likes a warm, humid and semi-cloudy growth environment, and the suitable growth temperature is 22℃ to 32℃. A slight frost will cause plants to shed leaves, and even the whole plant will die in severe cases. The greenhouse temperature should be kept at not less than 5℃ in winter, and cultivation in the northern region and cold prevention in winter are the key to its success.
4, water and fertilizer management: mysterious fruit in the growth period should pay attention to moisturizing, found dry in the depth of one centimeter on the surface of the basin soil, when the soil turns white, it should be watered in time. Loosen the soil once a month, and beware of water accumulation in the basin during the rainy season. From late autumn to early winter, water once a week, or often use water spray instead of water. When the temperature reaches above 32℃ in summer, measures such as shading and sprinkling water should be taken to create a relatively cool environment for it. Applying pancake fertilizer every half a month in the growing season and adding 0. 1% potassium hydrogen phosphate can promote it to blossom more and bear more fruits. When the ambient temperature is lower than 15℃ and higher than 32℃, fertilization should be stopped. In order to prevent physiological yellowing of potted plants in northern China, 0. 1% ferrous sulfate powder can be added to irrigation water.
Photo: Potted mysterious fruit.
5. Pest control: Scales, scallops, green stinkbug and scale insects are the main pests of mysterious fruits, which generally occur at flowering stage. When flower buds form, they should be prevented and treated in time.
Tips Mysterious fruit can change people's taste and turn fruit with high acidity into nectar-like sweetness. Studies have shown that eating concentrated buccal tablets of cooked fruits or mysterious fruits often has the effect of regulating symptoms such as hyperglycemia, hypertension and hyperlipidemia.
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