How to Grow the Cow Egg Fruit? A Detailed Explanation of Planting Methods and Key Technical Points
The cow egg fruit is a type of vine wild fruit, also known as the blunt-leaved wild papaya, cow kidney fruit, and so on. Many people say that the cow egg fruit cannot yet be cultivated artificially, but the fact is that the cow egg fruit can be cultivated artificially. The cow egg fruit has high medicinal value, health value, edible value, and industrial value, so its economic value is relatively high. So do you know how to grow the cow egg fruit? Let us read the following explanation of cow egg fruit cultivation techniques.
1. Soil and Fertilizer Improvement
The planting site for the cow egg fruit is generally chosen as a fertile plot with good soil permeability, and secondly the planting site can be in a river basin, or on a hillside, in a field, and so on. It is best to have sufficient sunlight, good ventilation and light transmission, and better transportation and irrigation conditions than those places. After choosing the planting site, we need to plow the land deeply, and do so in combination with the application of base fertilizer. When applying the base fertilizer, it needs to be done according to the fertility level of the plot. Generally, it is 3,000 jin of farmyard manure per mu, applied into the soil together with a small amount of ammonium bicarbonate and phosphate fertilizer. Finally, mix the soil and fertilizer evenly, break up the soil finely and rake it level, and open furrows to make beds, then wait for sowing.
2. Sowing and Raising Seedlings
The seeds of the cow egg fruit also need to be treated before sowing. First, put the seeds into clean water to select plump, high-quality seeds; then scoop the seeds out and dry them. After the seed surface is dry, mix in an appropriate amount of fine river sand and stir evenly, then put the seeds into a wooden box. They can be stored indoors or stored in a pit dug in the field. During this process, we must constantly water to maintain a certain humidity. Finally, put the seeds into a greenhouse to promote germination, and basically the entire seedling growth period needs to be carried out in the greenhouse. Only when the seedlings have grown to about 50 to 70 cm can they be transplanted.
3. Transplanting and Field Planting
The cow egg fruit is generally transplanted and field planted in spring or winter, that is, the two time periods from mid-February to early March and from the end of October to early December. When field planting, we must grasp the planting density and method well, and cannot plant randomly. The diameter of the planting hole is generally about 35 cm and the depth is about 30 cm. The row spacing of each planting hole is about 1.3 m and the plant spacing is about 90 cm. Then gently place the seedling into the planting hole so that its roots spread out, and finally backfill with soil.
4. Later-Stage Management
After the cow egg fruit is planted, we must water it regularly, especially in summer under conditions of high temperature and low humidity, when we must pay even more attention to the supply of water. Also, we must scientifically carry out topdressing. When topdressing, note that the fertilizer cannot be directly scattered on the soil surface, but should be scattered in the water furrow used for watering the cow egg fruit. This is conducive to the absorption of nutrients and promotes the growth of the cow egg fruit. Finally, according to the growth of weeds in the field, weeds should be removed in a timely manner, so as to prevent weeds from affecting the growth of cow egg fruit seedlings and reducing the efficiency of nutrient utilization.
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