The technique of growing soursop for the highest productivity

Soursop is a precious food thanks to rich minerals: phosphorus, calcium and a lot of Vitamin B1, B2, P, C have sweet and sour taste which is very delicious when making juice and is very popular with people.

The soursop fruit is much larger than our custard apple, weighs an average of 1-2 kilograms, even larger, smooth outer shell only distinguishes one area from the other by each piece has a soft, curved spine so is called custard apple . If you know the technique of growing soursop, it will produce very high productivity.

Breeding

The technique of growing soursop is not difficult to have the highest yield

Soursop is often propagated by seeds , but it can also be grown by large trees that are carefully uprooted, by branching, eye grafting and grafting. Seeds can be sown in pots or on sandy soil. Sow seeds about 1cm deep and 2 - 2.5cm apart. Shading seeds and watering them regularly. Good seeds can germinate from 85-90% in 20-30 days.

Planting and planting distance

Digging holes 30 - 50cm wide, 30 - 50cm deep, depending on big and small trees. If planting is always done, the hole must be much larger than the size of the gourd so as not to force the seedling roots. Back up the topsoil when placing the seedlings and water the water immediately. Siamese custard trees should be planted at a distance of 3-4 meters, planted in the style of crocodile or in rows. It is recommended to plant a distance of 3 x 3 m, some places grow 2.5 x 2.5 m, make the most of the ground area

If you know the technique of growing soursop, it will produce very high productivity.

Fertilizer

You need to apply NPK balancing, you should choose fertilizers 10-10-10 with fertilizer on the 1st year, apply 100g, the second year apply 400 g, the third year apply 800g, the 4th year bundle of 1.2 kg / tree. When big trees grow from 2-3 kg / tree / year. If the soil is bad or on sandy soil, add 10-20 kg of manure / tree / year. Divided into 2-3 times of fertilizing, post-harvest (late rain) and when fruit trees (early + end of rainy season).

The custard has many uses

Major pests and diseases

The most common pest is still mealybugs and other sucking straws , reducing quality and yield. Treated with many drugs like Supracid, Bi 58ND, Sumithion, Suprathion. Aphids and aphids in addition to sucking plastic harm the left, also create favorable conditions for some invasive diseases, especially anthracnose causing black spots. Disease prevention by drugs Benlat C, Kasuran BTN, Aliette 80 BTN