Are you really buying the super popular crispy kumquat correctly?
In this article, I will explain the topic of super popular crispy kumquats for netizens. Let me introduce the details to you below.
Regular gardeners know that when they first started growing flowers, they stepped into all the common pitfalls. Now they have become experienced gardeners. This year, they planted many large vines and also eliminated some potted plants.
In the summer, they planted a few watermelons and found that the taste was indeed different from store-bought ones. Thinking about it, it seems that cheap fruits don't taste good, and the tasty ones are very expensive. Well, then let's grow our own. So I'm going to get into the fruit tree and melon pit. If you like it, let's plant together.
Today, I'd like to share a big pit I fell into when buying a kumquat tree recently. If you want to plant kumquats, hurry up and check it out to avoid the pit!
Are you really buying the super popular crispy kumquat correctly?
There are mainly three varieties of kumquats available on the market:
1. -- Regular Kumquat (First-Generation Bubble Kumquat) --
One type is the regular kumquat, also known as the first-generation kumquat or bubble kumquat, which is the earliest variety planted. The fruit is not large, and the surface has bubble-like formations, which is俗称 the oil bubble. It tastes slightly spicy and has many seeds.
2. -- Crispy Kumquat (Second-Generation Smooth Skin Kumquat) --
The crispy kumquat, also known as the smooth skin kumquat, is a bud sport of the first-generation bubble kumquat. Its most significant feature is the smooth fruit skin without oil bubbles. Therefore, it tastes purely sweet without the spicy sensation of oil bubbles. The fruit is not very large, slightly bigger than the first generation, with fewer seeds.
Note that the crispy kumquat is the biggest pit, which I will introduce in detail later.
3. -- Crispy Honey Citrus (Third-Generation Crispy Honey Citrus) --
The crispy honey citrus is a bud sport of the second-generation smooth skin kumquat. Its most significant feature is the large fruit, about the size of a small egg, with a purely sweet taste and no seeds.
Which variety of kumquat is better?
The first-generation bubble kumquat has small fruit, many seeds, and a sweet and sour taste, with a spicy sensation.
The second-generation smooth skin kumquat has medium-sized fruit, few seeds, and a purely sweet taste.
The third-generation crispy honey citrus has large fruit, no seeds, and a purely sweet taste.
When compared like this, everyone would choose the third-generation crispy honey citrus, right? But it's not easy to grow, with a very low natural fruiting rate. So after comprehensive comparison, for those with粗放 management in family planting, the second-generation smooth skin kumquat is more recommended. Although the fruit is not large, the taste is good, and the natural fruiting rate is high.
This is also why the second-generation kumquat has become so popular. Everyone likes to plant the second generation, but unfortunately, most gardeners end up buying the first-generation bubble kumquat instead.
Are you really buying the super popular crispy kumquat correctly?
Mixing Concepts to Deceive
The second-generation crispy kumquat purchased from Green Plant Enthusiast Network the day before yesterday turned out to be the first-generation bubble kumquat when it arrived. The seller even claimed confidently that it was the second generation and said that the first-generation kumquat is not edible. I was about to explode. I have a large tree of the first-generation bubble kumquat at home, so how can it not be edible?...
Later, I visited several live broadcast rooms and deliberately asked about the differences between the first, second, and third-generation kumquats. I found that many broadcast rooms directly upgraded the first-generation bubble kumquat to the second generation, calling it the "second-generation crispy kumquat."
Why not call it smooth skin? Because the smooth skin characteristic is too obvious and easy to distinguish. They just call it "crispy." Most gardeners don't do their homework when buying seedlings. If they encounter customers who have done their homework, they will say, "You say this is crispy, so is it crispy or not?"...
If You Want to Buy the Right Seedlings, You Must Use the Correct Name
Let's first look at the difference between the crispy kumquat (smooth skin kumquat) and the first-generation bubble kumquat.
How can you buy the right second-generation crispy kumquat? It's actually very simple, just focus on one point. Before placing your order, ask if it is a smooth skin kumquat and make sure it is a seedling with fruit.
Sellers of fake seedlings won't dare to say their product is a smooth skin kumquat because it's too easy to expose. If they only say it's a crispy kumquat and don't mention smooth skin, treat it as a fake seedling.
Green Plant Enthusiast Network has newly ordered two third-generation crispy honey citrus and one second-generation smooth skin kumquat. Will they be successful in planting? Green Plant Enthusiast Network will continue to share. How should we distinguish between the second-generation smooth skin and the third-generation crispy honey citrus? If you want to know, leave a message for me, and Green Plant Enthusiast Network will make a special sharing.
The detailed explanation of the super popular crispy kumquat and how to buy the right seedlings and the correct name not to be ambiguous, I hope this article can bring you help in green plant management!