How to plant leftover loquat seeds? A detailed growing guide

Loquat is a fruit that ripens from spring to early summer. The fruit is spherical or oblong, with yellow or orange-yellow skin, and it tastes sweet, but it contains seeds inside, so some people want to plant them. So, how do you plant leftover loquat seeds?

1. How to plant leftover loquat seeds?

First, collect the loquat seeds and let them air-dry. After drying, try to peel off the outer skin. Then, plant the loquat seeds in potting soil, cover with 5 mm of soil, and water moderately. Finally, place the pot in the shade of a tree. With sunlight and water, seedlings should emerge in about 2 weeks.

2. What are the benefits of eating loquat?

Loquat contains various fruit sugars, glucose, potassium, phosphorus, iron, calcium, and vitamins A, B, C, and more. Eating it has the effects of moistening the lungs, relieving cough, and quenching thirst. Loquat is generally eaten fresh, and the skin should be peeled when eating; the loquat flesh can also be made into canned fruit in syrup, or used to brew loquat wine. Its leaves are a traditional Chinese medicine and can be used medicinally after being sun-dried, with the functions of clearing lung and stomach heat and reducing qi and resolving phlegm.

3. How much does loquat cost per jin?

Loquat generally comes on the market around April or May in spring, and the price per kilogram is mostly between a little over ten and twenty yuan. Sometimes it sells for more, possibly up to more than thirty yuan per kilogram; sometimes it sells for less, possibly under ten yuan per kilogram. Its price fluctuates up and down according to market supply and demand, and the specific price should still be based on the local market price.