A Detailed Guide to Fertilizing Passion Fruit: Methods and Techniques

Passion fruit was originally a wild fruit, but as its nutritional value has been gradually developed, it has become deeply loved by women in the market, and market demand has risen sharply, so the scale of cultivated passion fruit planting has gradually expanded. So, do you know how to fertilize passion fruit? Now let's take a closer look together.

1. Base fertilizer

Before planting passion fruit, we need to apply sufficient base fertilizer. The base fertilizer is mainly organic fertilizer, though of course microbial bacterial fertilizer or farmyard manure can also be used. Secondly, to improve soil structure, we also appropriately use some trace element fertilizer or dolomite powder. The amount of base fertilizer per mu is controlled at around three thousand to four thousand jin. Mix the base fertilizer thoroughly with the soil and turn it into the soil to avoid nutrient volatilization and loss of fertilizer efficiency.

2. Seedling fertilizer

Seedling fertilizer is generally applied after the passion fruit seedlings have survived planting. Never apply seedling fertilizer too early, otherwise it will affect the survival rate of the passion fruit seedlings. At minimum, you must wait about half a month after planting before topdressing. For seedling fertilizer, we can use manure and urine water for irrigation, or urea diluted with water for irrigation, both are fine. Of course, you can also spray a specialized growth-promoting fertilizer for fruit cultivation; for example, the effect of Sea Elf bio-stimulant is very good.

3. Flower fertilizer

Flower fertilizer refers to pre-flowering fertilizer and post-flowering fertilizer, meaning fertilization before and after flowering, used to promote flowering, extend the flowering period, and ensure flower quality. Generally, topdressing is carried out about half a month before flowering and after the passion fruit flowers fall, mainly with phosphorus and potassium fertilizer. We usually use a ternary compound fertilizer containing nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium, applied by trenching.

4. Fruit fertilizer

Fruit fertilizer is actually fruit-preserving fertilizer and fruit-fattening fertilizer, and it needs to be done in two steps. The first step is after the passion fruit has set fruit, spray the fruit with an agent that preserves the fruit, then topdress with potassium fertilizer at the appropriate time. When the fruit grows to the size of a thumb, we need to topdress again, mainly to promote the fruit's growth, mainly with phosphorus and potassium fertilizer, combined with trace elements and foliar fertilizer for topdressing. At this time, we usually use the drenching method for topdressing; other topdressing methods are not very suitable.

5. Supplementary fertilizer

Supplementary fertilization is generally done during the fruit growth process, or during the fruit harvesting process, when passion fruit lacks a certain element, then we need to supplement fertilization in time to avoid affecting the yield and quality of passion fruit. The most important among these are elements such as calcium and magnesium. Of course, when the fruit is coloring, in order to make it color evenly, we also need to appropriately supplement the use of foliar fertilizer.

6. Post-fruit fertilizer

Post-fruit fertilizer means that after the passion fruit is harvested, nutrients must be supplemented to the passion fruit vines in time. At this time, nitrogen fertilizer is generally the main type, and the fertilization amount is controlled at around three thousand jin, which is equivalent to the base fertilizer for the second year. Secondly, during the dormant period of passion fruit, we also need to topdress appropriately; during this period, farmyard manure is mainly used, with the amount per mu controlled at around two thousand jin.

That's all for today's introduction to fertilizing passion fruit. Thank you for reading. If you have any other questions, you can leave a message for us.