How to cultivate snake fruit

1. Maintenance methods

1. Temperature: It can be seen from the distribution latitude of its origin that it has relatively high requirements for temperature. Generally speaking, the quality and yield of fruits will be good only in areas where the annual average temperature is above 22 degrees. In addition, the average temperature of the coldest month must be above 18 degrees.

2. Light: Whether there are good sunlight conditions has a great impact on the flowering and subsequent fruiting of snake fruit. If it is in a place that is too dark, its growth will be seriously hindered. Generally speaking, unless the light is particularly strong, there is no need for shade, and full sunlight is sufficient.

3. Watering: Salak has high requirements for humidity. In addition to keeping the soil moist, you must also pay attention to the air humidity, which generally should be above 85%. Therefore, in dry seasons, we also need to find ways to increase humidity.

4. Fertilization: Appropriate amount of fertilizer is helpful for fruit yield. But in general, the amount of fertilizer applied does not need to be too much. It can be done twice a year, once from March to August and once during the rainy season. The effect of using compound fertilizer is better.

2. Breeding techniques

1. Reproduction: You can use the method of raising seedlings from seedlings. In other words, you need to select some of the stronger suckers that sprout from the mother plant and put them in plastic containers. After about two months, rooting will be observed. At this time, they can be cut off, transplanted and continued to be cultivated.

2. Pruning: Pruning of branches is very important. First of all, before flowering, you can pinch the tips of the plants to produce more flowers and fruits. In addition, after the leaves turn yellow, they need to be cut off in time, and the dry branches should also be pruned in time.

3. Problem diagnosis and treatment

1. Diseases: There are relatively few diseases in snake fruits grown in artificial forests. Therefore, generally speaking, prevention is the priority, and try not to wait until it occurs before treatment, as this will have a very adverse effect on production.

2. Pests: There are not too many. There is a kind of beetle that mainly harms the root system of snake fruit, causing the whole plant to wilt. Pesticides can be used to eliminate them.

IV. Other issues

1. Toxicity: The plant of Salak is non-toxic and the fruit is edible.

2. Can it be raised at home? It is generally planted on a large scale in orchards and not raised at home.