How to plant salak fruit seeds? Detailed planting method shared

Salak (snake fruit) plants of the genus Salacca have seeds that are oblong, spherical or bluntly triangular, with a sour or sweet taste, uniform and hard endosperm, and a basal embryo. Below is an introduction to how to plant salak fruit seeds.

1. How to plant salak fruit seeds

1. Seedling raising from seeds

Sow the salak seeds onto a sand bed, and after the seeds germinate, transplant them into containers and cultivate the seedlings according to conventional methods.

2. Plot selection

Salak is best planted in woodland at an altitude of 400 to 600 m. The plants have a very high water requirement and must be kept moist all year round.

3. Timely fertilization

Salak must be fertilized twice a year, in the dry season and the rainy season respectively, usually with a compound fertilizer containing major elements.

4. Leaf number control

Salak cultivation requires controlling the leaf mass; some leaves can be removed, but the leaves below the fruit should be left in place, as they can be used to support the fruit. The cut leaves can be spread on the ground to reduce soil erosion and increase soil nutrients.

2. Benefits of salak

The flesh of salak is white with a yellow tinge; it feels very crisp when bitten, while the texture is rather dry and hard, and very sour and astringent. Salak flesh contains ingredients beneficial to human skin, and local women in Indonesia often eat it as a beauty fruit. It is one of the fruits with the highest potassium content, and is also rich in pectin, which is very beneficial to the human brain, earning it the reputation of “memory fruit”.

Salak has a delicious flavor and is rich in nutrients. It is quite popular on the international market and is one of the famous fruits of Southeast Asia.