You don't need to buy these fruits - plant the pits and you'll have more than you can eat
It's lychee season again! "The shell like red silk, the membrane like purple gauze, the flesh white as ice and snow, the juice sweet and tart like fine wine" - a single lychee can bring a person complete happiness. But the masters are no longer limited to just eating lychees; instead they grow potted plants from lychee pits! That's right, Huahua is that master - let's learn together!
How do you grow a potted lychee?
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1. Prepare the materials
Collect the lychee pits left after eating, use a toothpick to remove any remaining flesh and sprout points, then rinse them with clean water.
2. Soak to speed up sprouting
Find a clean shallow dish or bowl, put the prepared lychee pits in, and soak them in clean water for 3~5 days, until the shell cracks open and the white sprout point is exposed.
3. Pot them up and sow
Find a pot without drainage holes, lay a layer of crushed stones on the bottom, fill the pot with garden soil or humus soil until almost full, then plant the lychee pits in it, taking care to leave the lighter-coloured side exposed so it's easier for them to sprout.
4. Care
Fill a layer of small gravel around the lychee pits to retain moisture, spray water into it every day, and keep it in indirect light for about 1 week, and new sprouts will emerge. After 15~20 days, new leaves will grow.
How do you grow a potted mango?
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1. Prepare the materials
Choose a fully ripe mango, wash the pit after eating, use a small knife to remove any excess flesh, then wash it clean and let it dry.
2. Soak to speed up sprouting
Use scissors to cut open the shell, take out the seed inside, scrape it clean, then soak it in clean water for 3~5 days, changing the water every day and removing any debris.
3. Pot them up and sow
Choose a slightly larger pot, fill it with soil to 9 parts full; the soil can be loose, breathable sandy soil. Then bury the seed in the soil with the new sprout facing up and the root facing down - don't bury it completely, leave a little of the new sprout exposed.
4. Care
Fill a layer of small gravel around the mango pit, water it thoroughly, then move it to indirect light for care. After about 1 week, new sprouts and leaves will emerge, and after about 20 days it will take shape.
How do you grow a potted kiwi?
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1. Prepare the materials
Scoop out a fully ripe kiwi with a spoon and put it in a bowl of clean water, then stir to separate the flesh from the seeds.
2. Speed up sprouting with a paper towel
After filtering out the seeds, wrap them in a wet paper towel and place them in a warm spot with indirect light. Spray water every day to keep the paper towel moist, and after 2~3 days small sprouts will appear.
3. Pot them up and sow
Fill a flower pot with loose, breathable nutrient soil, then scatter the seeds evenly over the soil and cover them with a thin layer of soil.
4. Care
Place the pot in indirect light for care and keep the soil moist. After 3~4 days new sprouts will emerge, and after about 10 days lush green new leaves will grow.
How do you grow a potted watermelon?
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1. Prepare the materials
Seeds saved from a watermelon generally can't produce fruit, because they are all hybrid varieties. You can buy special watermelon seeds on the market, soak them in clean water for 3~4 hours after buying, and after soaking white sprout points will emerge.
2. Pot them up and sow
Choose a larger flower pot, fill it with loose, breathable garden soil or sandy loam, water it thoroughly, then sprinkle the seeds over the soil and scatter a layer of dry soil on top.
3. Caring for the seedlings
Place the pot in a ventilated spot with indirect light for care. Once new sprouts and new leaves have grown, apply a thin dose of compound fertiliser once a month.
4. Managing the vines
After the vines grow long, you need to pinch off the tips and remove the growing points, keeping the main vine and removing all the other side vines, to prevent it from only growing leaves and not producing fruit. During the care period, straighten out the vines and guide them in one direction, or coil them around a bamboo pole or string, so the seedlings can grow upwards.
5. Pollination and fruiting
After the watermelon flowers bloom, smear the pollen from that day's male flowers onto the stigma of the female flowers. You must pollinate them, otherwise they won't produce fruit! After pollinating, water them well and regularly apply some potassium fertiliser. About 1 month after pollination, you can harvest the watermelons!
Fellow flower lovers, don't throw away the pits left over from eating fruit next time!
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