The Latest Golden Fruit Cultivation Techniques and Methods Tutorial
Golden fruit, also known as nipplefruit or five-finger eggplant, is a fruit belonging to the Solanaceae family. It has a certain cultivated area in southern China. The fruit of golden fruit has about five protruding parts, similar to human fingers. However, golden fruit is not suitable for eating in large quantities; it is mainly used for ornamental landscaping and medicinal purposes. So how should golden fruit be cultivated? Below, the editor brings you the cultivation techniques for golden fruit. Let's take a look!
1. Site Selection and Land Preparation
Golden fruit has relatively strong growth ability. Although it can grow normally in various soils, when planting we should still choose soft, well-aerated soil with normal drainage and irrigation. Only in this way can we ensure the normal growth of golden fruit. Golden fruit has little requirement for soil pH. However, it will vary with the planting region. For example, in the south it should be slightly acidic, while in the north it should be slightly alkaline, and the previous crop in the soil must not be a Solanaceae crop. This prevents continuous cropping diseases and pests, avoids affecting the growth of golden fruit, and protects your own economic benefits from planting.
2. Timely Sowing
The planting method for golden fruit is mostly sowing. After the fruit matures, select plump, juicy fruits with smooth, bright surfaces and no pests or diseases, and take out the seeds. Then wash the seeds with clean water, cleaning off the remaining pulp and mucus, then air-dry them, and after air-drying store them in a dry, ventilated place. Then sow in March to April. Sowing should not be too deep; the depth must not exceed 1 cm, because the seed of golden fruit has very poor soil-emergence ability. If too deep, it is difficult for seedlings to emerge. After sowing, keep the soil moist. During the seedling stage, do a good job of shading. As it grows, gradually increase the light duration. When the seedlings grow to about 16 cm, they can begin to be planted out.
3. Water and Fertilizer Management
Golden fruit likes fertilizer and water, so water and fertilizer management during the growth of golden fruit is very important. During the growing period of golden fruit, fertilizer needs to be applied about once every half month. Then during the plant's bud stage, mainly use phosphorus and potassium fertilizer to provide sufficient nutrients and improve the flowering and fruiting rate. In spring, just keep the soil moist, appropriately control watering, and prevent lowering the soil temperature, which would affect the growth of golden fruit. Appropriately cover with plastic film to promote nutrient absorption by the roots. Then after entering the growth period, water in time. Especially in summer and autumn and other seasons, water must not be lacking.
4. Field Management
The growth of golden fruit is relatively sensitive to temperature changes. The most suitable temperature during the growth period is about 20 degrees, and during the fruiting period the temperature should be controlled and raised to about 25-30 degrees. Then do a good job of overwintering management. During overwintering, ensure the greenhouse temperature is not lower than 10 degrees. While controlling temperature, also do proper pruning according to the golden fruit plant. When the plant grows to about 35 cm, appropriately pinch off the growing tips to promote side branch growth and improve the flowering and fruiting rate. Then remove excess branches and buds, retain an appropriate number of branches, and improve the ornamental value of the golden fruit plant.
The above is a brief introduction to golden fruit cultivation techniques. The cultivation of golden fruit is relatively simple, and the incidence of pests and diseases is low. However, we still need to do a good job of field management, and we should know that golden fruit is mainly not for eating, nor should it be eaten too much, so this is a problem everyone needs to pay special attention to when planting. That is all for today's introduction. This article is for reference only. Thank you for reading and supporting.