What fruit is actually the alternative king of fruits?

When it comes to the king of fruits, most people's first reaction is “durian”. Durian's firm grip on the “king of fruits” title is deeply rooted in people's minds. Durian has a strong smell; those who love it praise its fragrance, and those who hate it complain about its stench. Countless people like it, but quite a few dislike it as well. The fruit introduced to everyone today has a unique taste and excellent mouthfeel. Its flesh is sweet, and its seeds are fragrant. Eaten together, seed and flesh are both sweet and fragrant. It is a very unique, irresistible, number-one odd-flavored fruit in the world——the red ginseng fruit.

The kiwano is native to the deserts of southern Africa and is an annual herbaceous plant. Why is it called the king of fruits? Because, like durian, apples and kiwifruit, it has extremely high nutritional value. The kiwano is rich in nutrients such as calcium, zinc, iron, potassium, vitamin B1, vitamin B2 and vitamin B6. After eating it, it has effects such as skin care and beauty, calming the nerves and supplementing the brain, strengthening the heart and invigorating blood, antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effects, promoting digestion, improving immunity, improving sleep, promoting intestinal peristalsis and cleansing the intestines. Its fruit contains crystalline seeds and gelatinous flesh. It is one of the fruits greatly loved by local people in Africa. Its mouthfeel is excellent. If jelly-like flesh is paired with emerald-green seeds, it looks mouth-watering.

As an annual herbaceous fruit, the red ginseng fruit can produce more than 6,000 fresh fruits per mu. Its wholesale price ranges from 6-10 yuan each. According to people who have grown it, the average profit per mu can be as high as 30,000 yuan. Its main selling points are:

1. It grows by climbing frames like cucumbers and gourds. It can be grown anywhere that tomatoes, cucumbers, watermelons and other varieties are grown. It continuously blooms and bears fruit from May to November of the same year. The red ginseng fruit is a perennial root plant. In the second year, it can emerge and grow directly without planting, making it the fastest-fruiting perennial fruit in the world today and the fruit with the longest continuous harvest period of several months.

2. At present, the domestic red ginseng fruit market is almost blank. Whether selling picked fruit or propagated seedlings, the benefits are dozens of times higher than those of other crops.

3. It has extremely strong adaptability, hard leaves, and resistance to pests and diseases. It is suitable for cultivation in both the north and the south, and when planted in the same year, it bears fruit in the same year.

4. It has beautiful appearance, fresh taste and a high price, unmatched by other fruits.

5. It can be used for bonsai or courtyard beautification. It is the first-choice high-end dual-purpose ornamental and edible variety for high-end villa areas.

Now that the red ginseng fruit has so many cultivation values, how should the red ginseng fruit be planted?

The red ginseng fruit is most suitable for growing in loose, fertile sandy loam and gravelly loam. Although it can also grow and bear fruit in other types of soil, necessary soil improvement should be carried out in order to improve the yield and quality of the red ginseng fruit. For example, in places where the soil is too sticky and compacted and drainage is poor, measures such as applying green manure or organic fertilizer, partial soil replacement or mixing in sand should be used to improve the soil. In sandy wasteland, the soil is poor, with low organic matter content, few nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium elements, and poor fertilizer and water retention capacity, so it must be improved. The soil can be improved through winter plowing, planting green manure, using borrowed soil, and increasing the application of barnyard manure and miscellaneous fertilizer, and then the orchard can be established. Heavy saline-alkali land must be desalinated and drained of alkali. In places where the soil is strongly acidic, lime should be appropriately applied for improvement, so that the red ginseng fruit can grow and bear fruit normally.

When the red ginseng fruit is planted in hilly and mountainous areas, because of sufficient light conditions, air circulation and large day-night temperature differences, the berry quality is often better. Where fertilizer and water can be handled, choosing a high, dry place for cultivation gives the best results. The fruit colors well, has high sugar content, a strong sweet fragrance and few pests and diseases. However, in narrow mountain gullies and valleys, due to insufficient light and the easy accumulation of cold air, frost damage is likely in early spring and late autumn. When establishing an orchard in mountainous areas, south-facing and southeast-facing slopes should be chosen. If the slope exceeds 10 degrees, terraces should be built.

The groundwater level should be lower than 1.5 m below the surface. In places where the water level is too high, drainage should be carried out or high-ridge cultivation should be adopted. In windy places, it is best to choose plots with natural barriers (forests, high mountains, etc.) to establish the orchard to avoid wind damage. Otherwise, shelterbelts must be planted. Avoid establishing red ginseng fruit orchards in places often hit by disasters such as hail.

The above is the relevant introduction to red ginseng fruit cultivation. As an emerging fruit, the red ginseng fruit has economic value unmatched by other fruits. Whether planted in a park or in a courtyard, it is a uniquely distinctive high-end rare variety.