However, it has been a long time since I have been able to write about homesteading methods because there is a little busy work. This time I want to write about how to plant Guava.
Guava is a type of plant that is not difficult to plant, although it does require seriousness in treatment, but it can be said to be easy, because everything that is needed to plant it is easy to obtain, the important thing is that we can inspire it at the same time have the desire to grow it to bear fruit.
It is very easy to plant sweet guava in sweet pots, in addition to only providing quality guava seeds, the meaning of quality I mean is the origin of the seeds, both in grafts and seeds from seeds, but for the best guava fruit plants can use the original seeds graft.
In addition to fruiting quickly, it also does not require a lot of care, just do fertilization, watering, maintenance and prevent pests from attacking the plant.
Usually the guava fruit plants that we plant in pots will be able to bear fruit in just two years. Originally, the seeds are from grafts, cuttings or joints, not from seeds.
In planting guava in pots, also pay attention to the planting media that we will use, because the planting medium will play an important role in determining the fate of the guava. If the planting medium is not in accordance with the original life habitat, then you can make sure that the guava plant is less than perfect the growth of the stem, leaves and fruit.
The planting medium that we can use is by choosing fertile soil which contains many organic elements and has soil acidity 6 Ph.
Seed selection also needs to be done by selecting and knowing the quality of the seedlings. Remember the good seeds, the fruit produced is also satisfying. It is better to choose guava seeds in pot water, use seeds that come from grafting.
Own grafting is a seed that is derived from the way the stem and seedlings have a minimum age of four months, which is approximately 40 cm high and the seedlings are seven to 10 pieces, and most importantly, make sure the seeds are free of pests and diseases.
How to plant guava in pots, maybe all the readers already know, so I will give you only a few important tips that you may have forgotten all along.
Before entering the planting medium, under the layer pot using broken tiles or small bricks and has a height of 5 cm. For the planting medium we can use is a mixture of manure-soil with a composition of 2: 2: 1.
Padatakan after planting the media in the pot so that the seeds that we planted will not shake when blowing in the wind. When you want to do seed planters, do it in the afternoon. It will be better if we do it in the rainy season.
Do not forget, too, give a buffer or a drive next to the guava seedlings so that they can help so that they do not shake. In addition, the rooting process is faster.
There is no special technique for growing guava plants in pots, what you need to pay attention to is the planting media, the quality of the seeds and the way we do the treatment. May be useful.