A Detailed Guide to Selecting Yellow Lantern Fruit Seeds and Raising Seedlings

Yellow lantern fruit is also called Chinese lantern fruit (Physalis alkekengi), and it is grown mostly in Northeast China. This fruit is very nutritious, containing a variety of vitamins beneficial to the human body, with a sweet-and-sour taste that suits the palate, and it is loved by many consumers. So how should yellow lantern fruit seeds be selected? What seedling-raising methods are there? Next, the editor will tell everyone!

1. How are yellow lantern fruit seeds selected?

Yellow lantern fruit is mostly grown from self-cultivated saved seed. After choosing a high-quality variety, this also plays a very good role in management and yield. First, choose according to which kind of yellow lantern fruit is more popular in the local market, then simply choose a variety suited to the local climate. At present, growers on the market choose relatively large yellow lantern fruit. When selecting varieties, focus mainly on extra large yellow lantern fruit, small yellow lantern fruit, and so on, with emphasis on plants with outstanding characteristics.

2. Seedling-raising methods for yellow lantern fruit

1. Seedling-raising method

Plastic greenhouses or medium tunnels are mainly used for raising seedlings. The seedbed is set in a place with higher terrain and good drainage, and a plot where fruit vegetables have not been planted in the previous crop is chosen. Each mu of yellow lantern fruit requires 30 sq m of greenhouse or medium-tunnel seedling-raising area.

2. Seed soaking

Usually, warm water at about 50°C is used to soak the seeds, with the amount of water about 4-5 times the seeds. Pour water while stirring, until the water temperature drops to about 30°C, then leave it at room temperature to soak the seeds. During the soaking period, replace the water with warm water at about 30°C every 8-10 hours. The soaking time is generally 24 hours.

3. Germination

Because yellow lantern fruit seeds are small and used in small amounts, the fine-sand seed-mixing method is generally used for germination. The amount of fine sand used is about 8-10 times the amount of seeds (the fine sand needs to be sterilized with boiling water). Wrap the seeds well with a wet cloth and germinate them at 20°C-25°C. Turn them twice a day and rinse them with warm clean water, to help release a large amount of respiration heat, take in oxygen, and expel carbon dioxide. After rinsing, continue germination. They can sprout in 3-4 days.

4. Bed soil preparation

The bed soil is a neutral soil that contains no pathogens or pests, is rich in humus nutrients, has good structure, is loose and not compacted, and is field soil free of herbicides and other chemical damage. The bed soil should be fully turned and sunned, the fertilizer should be fully decomposed, and the fertilizer and soil should be mixed evenly.

6. Nutrient soil preparation

Garden soil : organic fertilizer = 1:1 or 2:1. If the soil is heavy and clayey, 10% fine sand can be added, mixed evenly and sieved, then piled up for later use. The bed soil of the sowing bed is generally 6-10 cm thick, and each sq m of seedbed requires 100-125 kg of nutrient soil. The bed soil of the transplanting bed is generally 12-17 cm thick, and each sq m of seedbed requires 150-200 kg of nutrient soil. Nutrient soil disinfection: mix 70% dexon and 70% thiophanate-methyl 1:1 evenly, dilute with water to a 1000-fold solution, and evenly spray the bed soil wet.

7. Sowing

For seedling raising and transplanting with plastic film mulching, late March to early April is the suitable sowing ..........

All right, the above is all the content the editor wants to share with everyone today. If you also have the idea of growing yellow lantern fruit, you can first choose a relatively large yellow lantern fruit variety, so the fruit that grows will also be of better quality. In addition, the editor has also shared some seedling-raising methods for yellow lantern fruit, hoping to help everyone.

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