A detailed guide to creeping fig (Ficus pumila) planting techniques, teaching you how to grow it step by step
Many people like eating loquat, right? Everyone knows how to pick good loquat, how to handle loquat, the clever uses and medical benefits and effects of loquat, and so on. But do you know how to grow loquat? It is not simply a matter of burying the seedling in the soil and watering it; it has a certain technical aspect, and the suitable planting time must be chosen according to different temperatures and different seasons. Below, let us introduce the planting methods.
How to grow creeping fig
1. Creeping fig is extensively managed and easy to propagate. In actual production, using cutting propagation can achieve the goal of rapid breeding. Its cultivation technique is simple; as long as the climate, soil and moisture are suitable, planting it in the rainy season gives a survival rate as high as 90% or more.
2. Taking the Guilin area as an example, generally after the temperature rises from early March to early April is the best period for cutting propagation. Cut 1-year-old branches, 10-15cm long; the cutting medium is not restricted, and fine sand or loam both work.
3. If rapid growth is not needed, it can also be directly cut in the location that needs greening, with a plant-to-row spacing of 15cm×15cm. Cut in March, and by the end of May it can close the rows. At the same time, cutting experiments show that a stem segment with one node may develop into a population, because its characteristic of rooting where the node touches the ground makes it very easy to grow new plants.
Creeping fig planting techniques
1. According to many years of cultivation experience, after creeping fig is planted in the ground, at the seedling stage, attention should be paid to watering and pulling out weeds; after the rows close, watering once a week is enough. In the vegetative growth season, the demand for N and P is relatively large. According to its growth and site conditions, some urea or compound fertilizer with relatively high N and P can be broadcast on rainy days to promote seedling growth.
2. Creeping fig has strong stress resistance and is suitable for extensive management; after planting, it does not need frequent replacement or frequent artificial pruning. In its densely planted community there are rarely other weeds. Pests and diseases occasionally include leaf-eating pests, such as bamboo locusts, skull moths, and hawk moths, which need to be controlled early.
What season is loquat a fruit of
The ripening periods of loquat are also different, and some early-maturing varieties are already on the market in March. In fact, the ancients already pointed out for us when loquat ripens. An old saying goes: nourishing buds in autumn, blooming in winter, setting fruit in spring, ripening in early summer, bearing the rain and dew of the four seasons, it is “the one among fruits uniquely endowed with the qi of the four seasons”. This means that loquat, unlike most fruit trees, blooms in autumn or early winter, and its fruit ripens from spring to early summer, earlier than other fruits, so it is called “the one among fruit trees uniquely endowed with the qi of the four seasons”. The flowering period of loquat is October to December, and the fruiting period is May to June of the following year. Named loquat because its shape resembles a pipa, the loquat tree is a subtropical tree species, originally produced in China's western provinces such as Sichuan, Shaanxi, Hunan, Hubei and Zhejiang. Loquat that is not ripe on the tree (19 photos) is mostly cultivated as a fruit tree in the provinces south of the Yangtze River. Dongting in Jiangsu and Yunxiao in Fujian Province are both famous producing areas of loquat.
How much loquat is most suitable to eat in one day
1. Eating 5-10 loquats a day is acceptable, but eating too many will also have side effects: eating too much loquat easily helps dampness and produces phlegm, and then phlegm-heat, so it must not be eaten in excess. Eating too much loquat can increase our risk of suffering angina or other heart diseases.
2. If too much loquat is eaten, it will increase the burden on our digestive tract and may lead to digestive dysfunction. In addition, eating too much loquat may also cause sore and swollen throat, or lead to hoarseness. Eating too much loquat will damage the spleen and stomach, and may also cause dry stool.
3. Loquat also contains a certain amount of sugar. If eaten too much, it can likewise lead to excessive sugar intake; in this way, the excess sugar will be converted into fat, which will cause obesity.
With the development of science and technology, the requirements for growing loquat are becoming easier and easier to meet, so loquat is no longer only a seasonal natural growth; in unsuitable seasons, people can also rely on acquired technology to allow loquat to grow healthily and better meet people's needs.