How to make pitaya bloom quickly
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Pitaya is also known as yulong fruit, qinglong fruit, honglong fruit, and xianmi fruit. Pitaya belongs to the cactus family and is a fruit popular in both northern and southern markets in China. Originally a plant from the south, pitaya is heat and drought-resistant, enjoys sunlight, and prefers fertile but can tolerate poor soil. To make pitaya grow robustly, bloom more, and achieve high-quality yields, it is necessary to apply fertilizers scientifically. Pitaya is also affected by temperature, soil, and water, and paying attention to these points can significantly improve the benefits of growing pitaya.
1. Pitaya's temperature requirements: When planting in the north, it is necessary to master the temperature scientifically to prevent it from being too low or too high. According to planting experience, the optimal growing temperature for pitaya is between 20-30 degrees Celsius. Although pitaya is a tropical plant from the south, it can still tolerate temperatures as low as zero and grow normally at high temperatures up to 40 degrees Celsius, although this may affect fruit production. To achieve ideal yields when planting pitaya in the north, most cultivation is done in protected areas, commonly in solar greenhouses, where temperature control is easier. Within the suitable temperature range, appropriate use of fertilizers is a necessary condition for high yields.
2. Pitaya's soil requirements: Pitaya is not strict about soil requirements and grows well in slightly acidic and neutral soils. To achieve high-quality and high-yield continuous fruiting, the pitaya plants need to grow robustly, which is related to the soil. Generally, the soil should be fertilized with fully decomposed organic fertilizer as a base fertilizer to enrich the soil's organic matter content. Additionally, using about 50 kilograms of sulfate potassium type 45% controlled-release fertilizer per mu, 50 kilograms of beneficial microbial bacterial fertilizer, and 0.5 kilograms of boron-containing trace elements mixed with 5000 kilograms of fully decomposed organic fertilizer as a base fertilizer before planting pitaya seedlings. Pitaya can be harvested for many years after one planting. Therefore, as long as temperature, water, and fertilizer are well-controlled, the plant can yield up to 10 times a year, which is different from other fruit trees that only bear fruit once a year. In the south, some achieve fresh fruit availability every month by supplementing lighting.
3. Pitaya's water requirements: Pitaya prefers a warm and humid climate but does not tolerate drought. During the hot and rainy summer season, it is important to drain water after rainfall to prevent waterlogging and puddles in the field, which can lead to poor root respiration, lack of effective air, and cause the flesh of the pitaya stems to rot. In spring and summer field cultivation, to create a humid environment for pitaya and frequently water small amounts, the soil should be kept moist to ensure robust root growth and healthy above-ground growth.
Supporting: Pitaya is a climbing plant, and supporting it can prevent it from falling over and avoid poor ventilation, leading to poor-quality fruit.
4. Pest and disease control: In fields that are planted continuously, root-knot nematode disease often occurs, which can cause root enlargement and nodules, affecting the normal growth of pitaya. Generally, root-knot nematode disease can be controlled by using 0.3% matrine solution, about 700 milliliters per mu, applied through irrigation. Red蜘蛛 (spider mites) are also harmful to pitaya, feeding on the sap of the leaves and overlapping generations, which can affect the robust growth of pitaya. In the early stages of infestation, using 2000 times the concentration of螺螨酯 (spirodiclofen) + organic silicon pesticide synergist can be sprayed evenly for better control.
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