How to sow and grow miracle fruit from seed? Latest technique and method tutorial
Miracle fruit is native to West Africa and was introduced to China in the 1960s. It is suitable for growing in warm, relatively dry tropical areas. Its fruit is sweet and sour and tasty, the plant is short and is an evergreen shrub, and it also has some ornamental value. Generally, for large-scale promotion of seedling raising, there are several propagation methods: sowing, cuttings, and layering, but only sowing and seedling raising can maintain relatively complete excellent genetic traits, so the method of sowing and seedling raising is mainly introduced here.
1. Seed collection
In tropical cultivation, the seeds can be picked once they are ripe, and they can be sown right after picking. It is suitable for sowing all year round. Pick fresh, ripe, large fruits free of pests and diseases. Pick fully ripe fruits, as the flesh separates easily from the seeds. Separate by hand, then wash, remove the flesh, and keep the seeds. Then soak the seeds in running clean water for one hour, remove the mucilage, take them out and dry them in the sun for later use.
2. Site selection and land preparation
It has high requirements for soil, but to achieve high yield and bear more and better fruit, the best growing environment must be provided. Generally, it should be planted on deep, well-drained gentle slopes or flat land where water does not accumulate. Before planting, the soil should be turned, but it does not need to be turned too deep; about 20 cm is enough, because its root system is not deep and the main root is not obvious. When turning the soil, apply base fertilizer together with it. About 500 jin of farmyard manure per mu is about right. Miracle fruit relatively likes fertilizer; its place of origin is all fertile land. The soil should be finely tilled and loose. Then make seedbeds about 1.3 m wide, leaving ditches 20 cm wide and about 10 cm deep. Once done, it can be planted.
3. Sowing
When raising seedlings, they can be directly broadcast on the seedbed, then covered with a 2 cm layer of soil, and then watered thoroughly. Generally, water until the entire seedbed is moist. Spraying water is best, as it will not wash the seeds away. After sowing, sterilized straw can be spread over them to provide shade and keep warm. A shade net can also be used. After that, water every day, reduce the amount of watering after one week, and germination takes about half a month.
4. Management after emergence
The period from seed germination and emergence to transplanting also belongs to seedling raising. Generally, after emergence, a period of management and growth is needed before transplanting. At emergence, appropriate light can be given for photosynthesis and turning green, and watering can be reduced to prevent diseases from high temperature and high humidity. After the seedlings emerge evenly, thin them once, pull out weak and diseased seedlings, and then harden the seedlings. At this time, water less and fertilize less to train the root system. Then, when they grow to 30 cm tall, they can be transplanted. When transplanting, water thoroughly and injure the roots as little as possible.
The above is the main content of growing and sowing miracle fruit to raise seedlings. It can provide everyone with a reference. Friends with experience can combine it with their own experience for actual operation. This is just to provide more information to everyone. Thank you for reading and supporting.