The Latest Soilless Cultivation Techniques and Methods Tutorial for Figs

Figs have always been cultivated by planting in soil, but the soilless cultivation technique for figs we are introducing today mainly uses a growing medium instead of planting soil. With this cultivation method, the nutritional conditions are better, management is more convenient, and many soil-borne diseases can be reduced, so next we will give a specific and detailed introduction to this cultivation method.

1. Select Good Varieties

Since soilless cultivation is mainly done at home in containers, the varieties selected must be of medium tree vigor, not very strong in sprouting ability, but with abundant fruiting and good taste. For example, 'Hong Aisheng' is a Chinese purple fig variety that is relatively dwarf and easy to manage. 'Bojihong' mainly bears autumn fruit, has medium and robust tree vigor, is relatively high-yielding, and the fruit tastes good.

2. Medium Preparation

Choose a clay pot or wooden box with good air permeability for planting, and it must be a wide-mouthed container with a width of more than 40 cm. Choose a growing medium with high humus content that is loose and breathable. It is best to use peat, decomposed dead leaves, vermiculite and fish meal in a ratio of 6:4:2:1 to prepare the growing medium. You can also use peanut shells, bagasse, soybean cake and the like after decomposition, and you can also mix in river sand and pond mud. Decompose them, spray with chemicals, and disinfect by drying in the sun.

3. Planting

After raising seedlings in soil, take out the seedlings. Choose robust plants with plump buds for planting. First prune part of the root system and branches, dig a hole wider and deeper than the root system, then spread out the roots and place them in, after that cover with the medium, press lightly, and water thoroughly so that the medium settles.

4. Management

For base fertilizer, apply 50 grams of compound fertilizer per plant, and adjustments can be made; when fertilizing, water as well. You can also use vegetable leaves and fruit peels after decomposition as organic nitrogen fertilizer. Animal bones from various foods can be decomposed in water and then used. Fermented rice washing water can be used as potassium fertilizer. You can just place the medium container in the yard. Usually prune to maintain a natural open-center shape; you can choose and keep the shoots yourself during the process. Usually spray lime sulfur mixture and Bordeaux mixture to prevent diseases. Catch and kill various insects in time.

Fig soilless cultivation actually came about for urban people to grow plants and for convenient management. It is different from some hydroponic methods for vegetables, but both rely on a growing medium for growth and cultivation.