How much is a dragon fruit seedling now? A detailed guide to cultivation techniques
Dragon fruit is a fruit native to tropical and subtropical regions, and it is also one of the wealth-building projects in parts of Hainan, Guangdong and Guangxi in China. But to grow dragon fruit, you first need to know roughly how much a dragon fruit seedling costs? What are the cultivation techniques?
1. Introduction to dragon fruit
1. Dragon fruit is a succulent shrub of the cactus family, also known as red dragon fruit, green dragon fruit, fairy honey fruit and jade dragon fruit, among other names. It is widely grown around the world, and in China it is grown in Taiwan, China, Hainan, Fujian, Yunnan and other provinces and cities.
2. Dragon fruit is actually a succulent plant. The whole plant has no main root, but grows many lateral roots and aerial roots. The stems of dragon fruit are dark green and can reach seven or eight meters at most, and small spines grow on each stem segment. The flowers of dragon fruit are white, and the fruit is oblong or oval, with a red skin. The flesh can be red or white, and the flesh inside is sweet and delicious, but it is filled with small black seeds like sesame seeds.
3. Dragon fruit is cooling in nature but has high nutritional value. It can be eaten as a fruit or vegetable, and can also be used as medicine. Eating dragon fruit has effects such as antioxidant action, preventing vascular sclerosis and detoxifying and nourishing the stomach, but its sugar content is relatively high, so people with diabetes and people with diarrhea or a cold constitution should eat less of it.
2. How much is a dragon fruit seedling
At present, there are two kinds on the market, red-fleshed dragon fruit and white-fleshed dragon fruit. Their prices are also different, and the more you buy, the better the discount. Below is a summary of the approximate prices of these two kinds of dragon fruit seedlings for your reference.
1. Current price of red-fleshed dragon fruit seedlings in the Tai'an area with a ground diameter of 1-3CM and a height of 50CM: 100-499 plants (3 yuan/plant); 500-999 plants (2.8 yuan/plant); ≥1000 plants (2.5 yuan/plant).
2. Current price of white-fleshed dragon fruit seedlings in the Tai'an area with a ground diameter of 1-3CM and a height of 50CM: 100-499 plants (2.5 yuan/plant); 500-999 plants (2.3 yuan/plant); ≥1000 plants (2 yuan/plant).
The above are the reference prices of red-fleshed and white-fleshed dragon fruit seedlings in the Tai'an area that have been compiled, but the prices in other areas should be based on the actual local prices. In addition, if you want to buy relatively good seedlings, besides looking for companies and seedling bases with complete certificates and good qualifications, if conditions permit, it is best to go for an on-site inspection, so that you can ensure things as much as possible.
3. Cultivation techniques for dragon fruit
After buying good-quality, affordable dragon fruit seedlings, you have to consider the issue of planting, so you need to master the following techniques for cultivating dragon fruit.
1. Dragon fruit has relatively good environmental adaptability and is tolerant of shade, drought, heat and poor soil, but it grows relatively quickly in a warm and humid environment. Also, although dragon fruit can adapt to many kinds of soil, if you want to obtain dragon fruit with good quality and high yield, it is still best to cultivate it in neutral or weakly acidic soil with plenty of humus and good water and fertilizer retention.
2. Before planting dragon fruit seedlings, it is best to plough the land well and mix the prepared fertilizer thoroughly with the soil. After planting the seedlings, water them thoroughly, and apply a compound fertilizer once every ten days to half a month.
3. Generally, about one year after the dragon fruit seedlings are planted, they will bloom and bear fruit, so during the growth of the young saplings, apply thin fertilizer frequently, mainly nitrogen fertilizer, to promote the growth of the plant. After they mature, mainly use phosphorus and potassium fertilizer, applied each spring when new buds sprout.
4. During the growth of dragon fruit, besides applying enough fertilizer, watering is also indispensable. During the growth period of young seedlings, keep the soil moist. During the spring growth period, water more. In the rainy season, pay attention to drainage to avoid root rot, and in winter, control the water so that dragon fruit can pass through the winter safely.
5. During the growth of dragon fruit, pay attention to the invasion of rot disease. If the rot is small in area, you can use a clean knife to cut off the affected part. In addition, regularly disinfect and sterilize the dragon fruit orchard to avoid damage from ants, cottony scale insects, gray mold and so on, and treat each disease specifically.
Finally, what I want to remind everyone is that although growing dragon fruit is not very difficult and the current market price is also good, growers should also pay attention to always watching changes in market conditions, since after all, prices are still relatively prone to fluctuation.