Detailed Guide to Kadsura coccinea Planting Techniques and Management Methods
Kadsura coccinea, also known as: cold rice ball , stinky rice ball, glutinous rice ball, wine rice ball, mountain-crossing dragon vine, big drill, ten-thousand-zhang red, earth-penetrating linked pearls, purple root vine, outer red elimination, red mountain-crossing, bone-drilling wind, large-leaf southern five-flavor berry, Latin name: Kadsura coccinea., is a vine of the Magnoliaceae family, Schisandraceae genus Kadsura , with the entire plant hairless.
Planting conditions and methods
The routine management of Kadsura coccinea is similar to that of grapes, but more extensive than grapes, with fewer pests and diseases. It needs a trellis for climbing and twining; to ensure stable and high yields, artificial pollination is best carried out during the flowering period. Thin flowers and fruits according to plant size to ensure fruit quality. Bufuna has many fibrous roots that are distributed relatively shallowly, so fertilizer should not be applied too deeply. Weakly acidic sandy loam is most suitable for planting, and the soil should be kept constantly moist.
(1) Site selection: Kadsura coccinea is not strict about soil requirements; generally, any soil that can grow peach, plum, jujube, persimmon, pear, apple, grape, or loquat can be used for planting, but slightly acidic sandy loam is most suitable.
(2) Cultivation method and time: Kadsura coccinea is a vine, and can be cultivated either with a pergola trellis, a hedge trellis, or in pots. A pergola trellis can hold about 120 plants per 667 sq m, with a plant-to-row spacing of 2 m X 3 m; a hedge trellis can hold about 300 plants per 667 sq m, with a plant-to-row spacing of 1 m X 2 m. In the south, planting can be done from December to March of the following year; in the north, planting can be done in spring from March to April.
(3) It is monoecious.
(4) Cultivation method: Kadsura coccinea has many fibrous roots, mostly distributed in relatively shallow soil layers. Therefore, when planting in mountains and hills, the holes need not be too deep; a length and width of 0.6 m each and a depth of 0.5 m are suitable; for plains, vegetable gardens, and paddy fields, there is no need to dig holes or trenches, and ridge planting is best. (5) Fertilizer and water management: use 2000 kg of farmyard manure and 100 kg of calcium magnesium phosphate mixed evenly as base fertilizer per 667 sq m; for topdressing, apply thin fertilizer frequently, preferably fermented and decomposed cake fertilizer and farmyard manure; for young seedlings that have not yet borne fruit, fertilize once every half month, mainly with nitrogen fertilizer; after fruiting, fertilize once about every 10 days, mainly with phosphorus and potassium fertilizer.
(6) Pruning techniques: Pruning is generally carried out 1 month before winter flowering. On the one hand, prune excess branches; on the other hand, cut off winter flower buds. Pergola trellis cultivation generally does not require pruning, while hedge trellis or pot cultivation must be pruned; to control tree shape and ensure yield (the main branches of Kadsura coccinea are vegetative branches, which are the branches and vines that control tree shape; the side branches are fruiting branches, which are the branches and vines that control fruit ).
Kadsura coccinea has strong disease resistance; the main problems are termites damaging the roots, and inchworms damaging the leaves and flower buds.
① To control termites, before planting, scatter lime, plant ash, or carbofuran into the planting holes.
② To control inchworms, spray the tree canopy with a 2000-3000 times dilution of 20 % fenvalerate.