How to plant the seeds left after eating a mandarin
It is now the season for mandarins, so those who enjoy eating them should not miss out. And after eating the juicy, delicious flesh, the seeds inside can also be planted as potted plants. So how do you plant the seeds after eating a mandarin? How should you care for them afterward?
1. How do you plant the seeds after eating a mandarin?
First, wash the flesh and juice off the mandarin seeds clean, then soak them in clean water for about a week, changing the water once a day during that time. Then take them out and let them dry, remove the outer membrane, and place them on a moist paper towel to sprout for a few days. Once they have sprouted, they can be sown into prepared potting soil.
2. How do you care for a mandarin potted plant after planting?
1. Light and temperature
The temperature should be kept above 15 degrees, but direct sunlight should be avoided; if the light is too strong, it can easily burn the leaves.
2. Transplanting
When the seedlings grow a pair of leaves, the seedlings can be transplanted into a 15 cm container, making sure to keep the soil around the roots, and then water thoroughly. When the plant grows larger, it can be transplanted again into a larger container.
3. Fertilizing
When the plant reaches the spring and summer seasons and the young mandarin plant has grown relatively large, we can apply some fertilizer; use acidic fertilizer, ordinary chemical fertilizer is suitable, the ordinary kind will do, but be sure not to give too much fertilizer or farmyard manure.
4. Pruning
The mandarin tree should be pruned three times in each growth cycle. In early spring, all branch tips should be heavily pruned, leaving only two lateral buds on each; by early June, carry out the second timely pinching of branches to encourage the third round of branches to expand the crown and increase fruiting sites. After shaping, new shoots can grow.
5. Repotting
The best time to repot is half a month before the mandarin sprouts. When repotting, be sure to prepare a pot one size larger than the original pot. When taking the mandarin out of the pot, do not break up the soil ball; you can remove 2 cm of the topsoil, appropriately cut off rotten and dead roots, and also shave off 1 cm of soil from the bottom.