How to Plant Sugar Apple Seeds? A Detailed Guide to the Planting Method

Sugar apple, also known as custard apple, is a common fruit in daily life and is very popular among people. The leftover seeds can even be grown into a small potted plant, so how do you plant sugar apple seeds?

1. How to plant sugar apple seeds?

1. Treat the seeds

Clean the flesh off the surface of the sugar apple seeds and soak them in clean water for about a week. During this time, it is best to change the water once a day until there are no impurities left.

2. Prepare the pot and soil

Choose a flower pot you like, and be sure to block the drainage hole at the bottom, or better yet, use one without a hole. Then fill the pot with the prepared soil to about 8/10 full, and afterward spray some water so that the surface is moist.

3. Sow the seeds

Sow the treated seeds in the soil with the sprouting point facing down, arranging the seeds neatly from the outside inward. After placing them, cover them with a layer of small stones or Maifan stone.

4. Later care

After sowing, use a spray bottle to spray water around the soil several times so that the soil surface and the seeds are completely soaked, which helps with germination. After that, spray water every day, and in about 3 weeks they will break through the soil and sprout.

2. Can sugar apple seeds be eaten?

No, only the flesh can be eaten, and it must be ripe and soft before eating. After buying it and bringing it home, if it is still hard, you can wrap it in newspaper, spray some water, and leave it for a day or two. Once it softens, cut it open with a knife, remove the skin, and eat it. It is fresh, sweet, and very uniquely flavored. However, because custard apple is sweet and warm in nature and astringent, and contains tannins, do not eat it together with dairy products or high-protein foods, so as to avoid forming substances that are hard to digest.