Are eggfruit tree saplings easy to plant? Latest growing tips shared

Eggfruit, also called canistel, is a perennial plant. Its fruit is rich in starch, and when ripe its texture is like egg yolk, with a soft and glutinous mouthfeel, so it is called eggfruit. This is a tropical fruit. If you want to plant this kind of fruit tree, how should you plant it, and is it easy to keep alive? These questions are also what everyone cares about, so now we can take a look together.

1. Are the saplings easy to plant?

Eggfruit is generally raised as seedlings and then transplanted directly, transplanted with soil, so that the roots can be protected. When lifting the seedlings, the soil needs to be loosened slightly, and two days before transplanting, water thoroughly. Do not water at the time of transplanting, as the soil is prone to crumbling and cannot be lifted with the soil. Damaged roots need to be cut off, then soaked in rooting powder solution, after which they are wrapped in mud slurry, wrapped with wet straw and film, and then taken to the planting field. With these preparatory steps done, it should not be difficult to plant eggfruit saplings, and they are easy to keep alive.

2. Young tree management

Fertilize one month after planting, once a month, 20 grams of urea and 10 grams of monopotassium phosphate per tree each time. From autumn to February of the following year, fertilize once every two months, using the same application method. Growth is very slow at this time, so there is no need to fertilize too much. From March onward to August, the amount of urea and potassium fertilizer should be increased, and in autumn the increased amount should still be maintained. In the third year, from March to August, apply more nitrogen fertilizer, applying 50 grams of urea and 15 grams of potassium fertilizer each month. After September, apply once every two months, with 50 grams of nitrogen fertilizer and 20 grams of potassium fertilizer. Every time after fertilizing, water to promote absorption.

3. Mature trees

For mature fruiting trees after 4 years, fertilize before flowering, with 100 grams of urea, 100 grams of potassium fertilizer, 50 grams of phosphate fertilizer, and a small amount of borax per tree. Apply in a ring and water after covering with soil. Fertilize before fruiting, with 100 grams of urea, 150 grams of potassium fertilizer, 150 grams of phosphate fertilizer, and 100 jin of farmyard manure water solution. Harvest once in October, but February is the main harvest period. Fertilize before harvesting the fruit, applying 100 jin of farmyard manure and 1 jin of lime per tree. Water once or twice a week. Control water during the flowering period.

4. Manage the soil

Generally, grass can be grown under the tree as cover to prevent weeds, and it can also retain moisture and heat, and the soil structure can be improved. After several years of planting, the soil can be improved by mixing in humus soil, or other nutrient soil, some compost, farmyard manure, and river sand, to improve it and keep the soil structure good. Do not deep plow too much, as that will also damage the soil structure.

With the preparatory work done for planting eggfruit saplings, they are easy to keep alive, but the maintenance work after planting takes a relatively long time. Attention needs to be paid to fertilizing, irrigation, and adjusting the growing soil.