How to Plant Brazil Nuts? A Detailed Guide to the Latest Planting Methods
Many people may have never heard of the Brazil nut, nor have any idea about it. Actually, it is a kind of dried fruit, but because it closely resembles abalone, it is called "abalone nut." The Brazil nut is also known as the Brazil nut or Brazil nut, and it is rich in nutrients such as protein, vitamins, amino acids and more. Another point is that its yield is very low, and its market price is expensive. Today, the editor will introduce the planting methods of the Brazil nut, and I hope you will like it.
1. Selection of Planting Site
The Brazil nut has relatively high requirements for the planting site, and the places in our country suitable for planting Brazil nuts are also relatively limited, generally only warm regions with year-round warmth such as Guangzhou, Taiwan, China, Hainan and Fujian. The most basic requirements for the planting site are high temperature and high humidity; next, the planting site should have good drainage, deep soil and rich humus content before it can be used for planting. When preparing the land, we usually adopt the method of pit cultivation, which can save a large amount of labor. The planting pits are 30 cm wide and 30 cm deep; then about 20 cm of farmyard manure is applied before planting.
2. Scientific Propagation
There are generally two ways to propagate the Brazil nut, namely seed propagation and grafting propagation. The disadvantage of seed propagation is that the growth cycle is very long, generally taking about 10 to 15 years to bloom and bear fruit, and the fruit takes about three to four months to mature, which is one of the reasons many people are unwilling to plant Brazil nuts. Grafting propagation shortens its growth cycle, generally bearing fruit within a few years, but the disadvantage is that the fruit generally takes more than a year to mature, and the yield is not very high either. Therefore, we need to consider carefully when planting.
3. Water and Fertilizer Management
After the Brazil nut is planted, the most important thing is water and fertilizer management, mainly to promote the growth rate of the Brazil nut tree. Before the Brazil nut tree bears fruit, we collectively call it a young tree. Therefore, when fertilizing, we need to carry out multiple topdressings each year to ensure the nutritional needs of young tree growth. At the same time, watering is also needed to keep the soil moist, because the Brazil nut tree is characterized by a preference for high humidity. After the Brazil nut tree bears fruit, we need to carry out topdressing according to its different growth stages and fertilizer requirements. Generally, this is divided into topdressing during the growing period, topdressing during the flowering and fruiting period, topdressing during the ripening period, and maintenance fertilizer in the later stage.
4. Pruning and Shaping
In order to increase the yield of Brazil nuts, we need to continuously prune branches and leaves during the planting process. Among young Brazil nut trees, in order to promote the growth of the young trees, we prune away excess branches and leaves to promote the growth of the main trunk, and then when the Brazil nut tree grows to a certain height, we begin to cultivate the secondary and tertiary trunks as well as the growth of reserve branches, and finally fix the shape of the Brazil nut tree's crown. When the Brazil nut tree bears fruit, we need to prune overly dense branches and leaves, dead branches, old branches, diseased and pest-infested branches, and at the same time control the spacing between the branches to maintain reasonable ventilation and light penetration, so as to increase the yield of the Brazil nut tree.
The above is all the content the editor wants to share with you today. Although the cost of planting Brazil nut trees is currently relatively high, the planting scale is not large, and the planting technology also involves a certain degree of difficulty, I believe that through our continuous efforts, things will definitely get better and better in the future.