How to Plant Pitaya
Today's sharing: small green plant maintenance experience on how to plant pitaya and the timing and methods of pitaya cultivation. Let's learn about it together.
Pitaya is not unfamiliar to everyone. Every household buys it to eat. There are common red-fleshed pitaya and white-fleshed pitaya. Red-fleshed pitaya has relatively better nutritional value and taste compared to white-fleshed pitaya. Pitaya is not only delicious but also has many health benefits, such as preventing hardening of the arteries, detoxifying, and protecting the stomach. What techniques are needed to cultivate juicy and sweet pitaya? Let's introduce from the planting conditions and cultivation management of pitaya.
I. Pitaya Planting Conditions
1. Temperature requirements: 25-35°C is most suitable for pitaya growth, while a day-night temperature difference of more than 10°C is conducive to the formation of flower buds and normal pollination. To ensure the year-round growth and multiple fruiting of pitaya, these temperature conditions must be met.
2. Water requirements: Pitaya requires moist soil during the seedling stage and fruit expansion stage, watering every 2-3 days, and every 3-4 days during dry periods. If consecutive rainy days with continuous rainfall occur, it is necessary to drain water in time to prevent root decay due to lack of oxygen.
3. Fertilization requirements: In the early growth stage of pitaya, nitrogen fertilizer is the main type, which is beneficial for rapid growth and robust development. In the middle and late stages of growth, phosphorus and potassium fertilizers are mainly used to increase plant photosynthesis, promote early flowering, and increase the protein and vitamin content in the fruit.
II. Pitaya Cultivation Management
1. Light and frequent fertilization: Pitaya has a long harvest period, so organic fertilizer needs to be applied every year, and a compound fertilizer of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium can be applied for a long time. During the flowering period, potassium and magnesium fertilizers should be added to promote the accumulation of sugar in the fruit and improve fruit quality. Some water can be sprayed during the fruiting period to keep the soil moist.
2. Pruning: After harvesting pitaya, the plant needs to prune the bad branches, after which the plant will grow new ones to ensure the yield for the next year.
3. Pest control: Pitaya seedlings are prone to ant infestation, and insecticides can be used to prevent and control them. In high temperature and humidity seasons, they are easily affected by diseases, showing symptoms such as branch necrosis and mold spots. Fungicides like myclobutanil and strong oxidized copper can be used for control.
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