How to plant pitaya

1, site selection?

In fact, pitaya has low requirements on soil, and can be planted in some barren places, but it needs a wide variety of fertilizers, and its size and taste may not be enough, resulting in the loss of economic benefits. Normal cultivated land or hillside terrace soil is enough, but for high yield, we should choose land with long direct sunlight time, good soil permeability and good irrigation and drainage, so that we can worry less about daily manual management. ?

2. Fertilizer and water management?

Pitaya is a multi-harvest system, which can be harvested many times a year, so its fertilization lies in multiple times and small amounts. Pitaya is a kind of plant with shallow roots, so we need to concentrate on watering the roots in daily watering, otherwise the watered water will directly penetrate into the ground, and the roots will be watered in vain if they are not absorbed.

Fertilization should be started after each flowering, mainly organic fertilizer, and it is beneficial to absorb fertilizer by spreading it around the roots. If conditions permit, some farmyard manure can be applied to maintain the overall nutritional needs of plants. ?

3. Site management?

After the pitaya is planted, it is necessary to build a bracket around it and tie the plant to the bracket to help it grow. It is necessary to clean up the dead branches in the field every day. Generally, when the branch length is 1.2m, the tree core is removed. This is to ensure that the nutrition of pitaya can be supplied to other healthy branches to the maximum extent, so as to bear better fruit.

If the weather is too hot, it is necessary to spray water on a large scale and use steam to cool down. The sprayed water should be able to simulate precipitation in the form of Mao Mao rain, so as not to damage the roots.

Extended data:

Growth habit and nutritional value of pitaya;

Pitaya is warm and humid, resistant to shade and barren. The optimum temperature for its growth is 25~35℃, but it can be planted in the open air when the minimum temperature is above 5℃ every year. The requirements for soil are not strict, and it can be cultivated on flat land, paddy field, hillside or dry land, and grows well in fertile, well-drained neutral or slightly acidic sandy red soil or loam.

The fruit is oval, with a diameter of 10- 12 cm, red or yellow appearance, green round triangular leaflike body, white, red or yellow pulp and black seeds. ?

Pitaya is rich in nutrition and unique in function. It contains plant albumin and anthocyanins, and is rich in vitamins and water-soluble dietary fiber, which are rare in general plants. Pitaya is a cool fruit. In the natural state, fruits are ripe, sweet and juicy in summer and autumn.

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