How to Plant Jaboticaba Seeds So They Germinate

Jaboticaba, also known as the Brazilian grape tree, is a special fruit that combines beauty care, health benefits, and medicinal value, and can be made into juice, fruit wine, and more. So how do you plant jaboticaba seeds?

1. How to plant jaboticaba seeds?

Press the jaboticaba fruit skin until it breaks, squeeze out the seeds, and place them in a ventilated, shady spot for 1-2 days. After the flesh acidifies and rots, wash off the flesh with clean water, take out the seeds, and sow them in the soil. After 20-40 days from sowing, they will germinate.

2. How do you grow jaboticaba?

1. Choosing a site and building the orchard

Jaboticaba is a fruit that grows in a tropical climate. The climate of the planting site is generally fairly warm and humid, and its growth requires plenty of sunlight, so the planting site is usually chosen in a sunny area. Next, the soil at the planting site should be fairly fertile, with moderate soil pH; slightly acidic soil is best, and drainage and soil permeability should be strong. When preparing the land, you should not only clear away debris from the field, but also use ferrous sulfate to improve the soil properties, and spread sufficient base fertilizer, then proceed with planting jaboticaba.

2. Scientific planting

There are generally three methods for planting jaboticaba, namely planting propagation, grafting, and cutting. At present, the most widely used planting method is still planting propagation, because the survival rate of grafted and cut plants is not very good, so in order to reduce losses, using the most traditional planting method is the most reliable. The planting density needs to be determined according to its different growth stages. When first planting, it is generally done at a row spacing of 50 cm and a plant spacing of 50 cm, while the later planting density is generally about 4 m for both row spacing and plant spacing.

3. Fertilizer and water management

The root system of jaboticaba is difficult to grow, and it is also recognized by relevant research institutions as a species that is difficult to root, so its nutrient requirements are relatively high. Generally, the main focus is on organic fertilizer, or the combined use of microbial fertilizer and chemical fertilizer, among which the chemical fertilizer is mainly phosphate fertilizer, followed by nitrogen fertilizer and potassium fertilizer. When fertilizing, it is generally done by hole application or trench application, and using some water-soluble fertilizers at the same time is also very effective. Throughout the life process of jaboticaba, the water requirement is also relatively large, so in daily management, the soil moisture should be maintained, but waterlogging in the field must not be caused.

4. Pruning and shaping

Although jaboticaba is a shrub-type fruit tree, its growth rate is relatively slow, so we do not need to prune it excessively. We only need to control the plant height and tree shape to a certain extent, and at the same time reasonably prune the branches and leaves growing most vigorously at the top. In autumn, prune the dense branches and leaves or cut off the branches and leaves that do not bear fruit, to avoid nutrient consumption.

5. Pest and disease control

Jaboticaba grown in our country basically has no pests or diseases, and pesticides are rarely used in daily management, so it can be said to be a very green and healthy fruit. However, during the fruiting period, birds often come to peck at the fruit. We can set up scarecrows in the orchard to prevent this. Sometimes pests such as aphids, fruit flies, and beetles also appear. When the infestation is not serious, we can manually catch and kill them, but when it is serious, it is still necessary to spray low-toxicity pesticides to kill them.