A Detailed Guide to Growing Milk Fruit: Learn How to Grow This Vietnamese Internet-Famous Fruit

Last year, a fruit went viral online called milk fruit. It is expensive and relatively scarce in the fruit market. So, what are the growing methods for milk fruit? Let's learn about them together!

1. Soil selection and preparation

Milk fruit is suitable for growing in fertile, loose, well-drained, easily irrigated, slightly acidic soil. Of course, neutral soil can also be used to grow milk fruit. The planting site is best on gently sloping land, as this makes water and fertilizer management easier. After the planting site is chosen, in order to reduce field pests, we had best carry out full-site clearing. Of course, hole clearing can also be used, but in that case the later management work will be relatively greater. After turning and leveling the land, dig planting holes 60 cm in length, width, and height. The distance between each planting hole is about 4 m to 6 m. Then apply sufficient base fertilizer into the planting holes, cover with a layer of fine soil about 3 cm thick, and it is ready for planting.

2. Cultivation techniques

There are mainly three propagation methods for milk fruit, namely seed propagation, cutting propagation, and grafting propagation. No matter which propagation method is used, we need to go through a period of seedling raising, and only when the saplings have grown to a certain size can they be transplanted. When transplanting, we should plant the saplings together with the soil at their base. This can improve the survival rate of milk fruit planting. Of course, another advantage is that it will not damage the root system of the saplings when they are dug out. Finally, when planting, set the saplings upright, let their root systems spread out, then backfill the soil, compact it, and water once.

3. Cultivation management

After the milk fruit has survived planting and resumed growth, we need to combine intertillage and weeding with topdressing. This can not only promote the growth of the milk fruit tree, but also reduce nutrient consumption and improve nutrient use efficiency. However, when fertilizing, we should note that it is best to fertilize on sunny days, and at the same time do not scatter fertilizer onto the milk fruit tree, so as to avoid fertilizer damage. Second, we should do a good job of pruning young trees, scientifically cultivate the main trunk and various branches, and form a complete tree shape. After the milk fruit bears fruit, we should still persist with pruning work to increase the fruiting rate of the tree.

4. Pest and disease control

Milk fruit has strong resistance. Among these, the most common insect pests are fruit flies, fruit-boring insects, and scale insects. Fruit flies and fruit-boring insects mainly harm the fruit of milk fruit, while scale insects harm the milk fruit tree itself. For fruit flies and fruit-boring insects, we can use bagging technology for prevention, while scale insects can be controlled with propargite emulsifiable concentrate.

The above are the milk fruit growing methods summarized by the editor. I hope they can help you!