Don't throw away rambutan seeds - grow a beautiful potted plant this way

Every year from June to August is the season when rambutan ripens and hits the market. Besides enjoying the flesh, its seeds can also be grown into potted plants, so friends who love potted plants must not throw away the seeds after eating - keep them and you can grow beautiful potted plants!

1. Suitable growing environment for rambutan

Rambutan is suitable for growing in high-temperature, humid, wind-free, low-altitude mountain environments. The annual average temperature is best kept above 24 degrees Celsius, and the temperature in the coldest month should be above 17 degrees. The seedlings are not drought-tolerant, and the fruit growth period requires the most water, so appropriate and moderate water management is needed. In addition, the planting soil for rambutan is best with a pH value between 4.5-6.5, deep soil layers, rich in organic matter, fertile and loose, with good drainage and aeration.

2. Potted planting method for rambutan

1. Obtaining rambutan seeds

Buy the first batch of fully red, ripe rambutan from the market, eat the flesh, and keep the seeds inside. After eating the flesh, clean off the remaining flesh from the seeds, then screen them once more, discarding the false and keeping the true, discarding the inferior and keeping the superior, and select plump, full seeds as seeds. Discard those seeds that are not plump or are somewhat deformed, because such seeds have a very low germination rate after sowing.

2. Treating rambutan seeds

The selected rambutan seeds should be washed clean in clear water, removing the residual flesh and sugar from the surface of the seeds, then soak the washed seeds in clear water, changing the water once a day. After the seeds have fully absorbed water and swollen, take them out and dry the surface moisture, and then they can be sown.

3. Planting rambutan

For planting rambutan, river sand can be used for raising seedlings. Place the rambutan seeds on the soil with the bud eye facing down, then gently press the seeds down into the soil. This makes germination easier and also faster. At the same time, keep a certain distance between the placed seeds to avoid them being too close together or overlapping, otherwise the germination effect will be affected. After sowing, cover with a layer of fine sand about 2 cm thick, avoid strong light, and after germination in 2-3 weeks, water once every 1-2 days. On rainy days, the watering interval can be appropriately increased.

4. Water and fertilizer management for potted rambutan

After the rambutan sapling survives, it needs to be fertilized. The first fertilization is mainly to help the rambutan grow the branches and leaves of the sapling. Then we dig holes beside the sapling to apply fertilizer, or it can be mixed with water for irrigation. Generally, applying a thin water-soluble fertilizer once every month is enough. When more leaves grow, remember to apply a topdressing of urea once. When it grows to 3-5 months, combine water and fertilizer with loosening the soil and weeding. Watering for potted rambutan is determined by maintaining the dryness and moisture of the potting soil. If too dry, water more. In summer, water once every 1-2 days (morning and evening are best). In spring and autumn, once every 3-5 days. In winter, water once every half month.

5. Pest and disease control for potted rambutan

Pests and diseases threatening rambutan include powdery mildew, algal leaf spot and downy mildew, black-tailed prominent moth, brown-edged green slug moth, etc. Everyone should take preventive measures in advance and spray the corresponding agents.

Growing potted rambutan is not difficult. Friends who like it can try growing it themselves.