Hello friends of the farm in this opportunity I am going to talk about how to plant passion fruit in a pot to obtain its benefits. The passion fruit is also called passion fruit, passiflora edulis or granadilla- it is a tropical plant whose fruit, oval, has many nutritional and medicinal properties. Both its seeds and its pulp can be used, and it is usually prepared in juices or desserts. Its consumption gives us large amounts of vitamin A and C.
It is a very decorative vine plant, which can reach up to 9 meters in length, and thanks to its numerous tendrils, it becomes entangled in any tutor or trellis, arriving to fill it in a few months. It is a very attractive plant, for its large bright green leaves, its picturesque and exotic flowers and its colorful fruits.
Learn how to grow your passion fruit in a pot and enjoy its flavor and its various health benefits.
CULTIVAR MARACUYÁ FOR SEEDS
1.-Use fresh seeds. Freshly harvested passion fruit seeds germinate quickly.
Spread the seeds in burlap and rub them until the sacks of juice break.
Wash the seeds in water and let them dry for 3 to 4 days before washing them again and drying them in the shade.
If you plant the seeds immediately, they should germinate after 10 to 20 days.
- -Prepare a container as a nursery. Ideally, you plant the passion fruit vines in a separate and protected pot.
Fill the container with a mixture of soil made with equal parts of compost, surface soil and coarse sand. Fill the container with 10 cm (4 inches) of this mixture.
Scrape the earth with a stick in the container that will serve as a nursery, spacing the furrows that result to 5 cm (2 inches). These furrows will serve as shallow drains that can help keep moisture from drowning the seeds or their budding roots.
- Sow the seeds. Place the seeds 1 cm (1/2 inch) apart from each other in each furrow.
Protect the seeds by covering them with a very thin layer of your soil mixture.
After planting the seeds, water them immediately. Moisten the ground, but do not soak it.
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE CULTIVATION OF MARACUYÁ IN POTS
WHEN TO SEMBRAR MARACUYÁ
The passion fruit plant is tropical, which is why it will not tolerate frost or cold winds, ideally in areas with an average temperature of 25 ° C. Keep in mind that when it comes to how to plant passion fruit, it grows throughout the year with the exception of winter.
LAND TO BE USED FOR THE MARACUYA PLANT
The best soil that can be used for the passion fruit plant are those deep and well drained. First you must bear in mind that in what refers to how to plant passion fruit that this plant requires at least 1 m deep to develop. In addition to requiring soils with abundant manure, with a pH that varied between 5.5 and 7.
The clay soils should be avoided since these prevent an adequate drainage, storing the water in the roots, causing later their decay or appearance of fungal diseases.
IRRIGATION OF MARACUYA CULTIVATION
The soil should be irrigated especially when the plant is under dry environmental conditions, being even more important in the growing season. You must not forget that being a tropical plant requires irrigation that is constant and abundant.
The passion fruit plant needs between 800 and 1500 liters of water per year, which must be distributed throughout the year.
CULTIVATION CARE
Do not forget to remove the invading plants as they compete for resources.
PRUNING
The pruning of formation will be done to eliminate those branches inferior to 1 m of height on the level of the ground. Afterwards, only a couple of main branches will be left for each plant. When it reaches the top wire of the trellis, the terminal bud should be cut, in order to promote buds that can move laterally. Finally, if it is observed that the plant is too dense, one of the two main branches will be eliminated.
The renewal pruning must be carried out after 3 years, this process is done by removing all the branches except the main ones, which will be cut to leave it with a length of 1.5 m to promote a greater vitality of the plant .
OTHER FERTILIZERS
During flowering and fructification, 100 g of ammonium sulfate, 250 g of superphosphate and 200 g of potassium chloride should be applied per plant. After the first harvest, fertilization must be repeated.
HARVEST OF MARACUYÁ
The harvest is done when the branches are shaken slightly and the ripe fruits begin to fall.
WAYS TO CONSUME EL MARACUYÁ
The raw fruit: cut the fruit in two and with a spoon you are eating the pulp and the seeds, avoiding the crust.
Put the pulp and seeds in a blender with a little cold water and you will get excellent juice.
You can combine your pulp with other fruits and achieve a tasty and nutritious salad.
It is used to prepare jams, jellies and syrups.
In the kitchen you can use it to prepare cakes, pies, ice cream and other desserts.
MARACUYÁ AND ITS BENEFITS FOR HEALTH.
It has properties that help reduce muscle and headaches. In addition, it relegates the body fighting stress and insomnia.
It is ideal to include it in diets to lose weight and take care of the line.
It helps to strengthen the immune system and prevent diseases such as flu or colds.
It has antispasmodic effects, so it is perfect to control menstrual pains or even stomach or bronchial spasms.
Its seeds have an oil that helps to contribute to the care of the skin. In addition, it works as an anti-inflammatory, protects, strengthens, moisturizes and clears.
It acts as a very effective treatment for the hair giving it shine, avoiding the fat in it and encouraging its growth.
Eliminates cough and respiratory problems that can be caused by asthma.
It supplies the body with vitamins A and C and the B complex, as well as potassium, phosphorus and magnesium.
It contains carbohydrates and sugars, which makes it ideal for lifting your spirits and energies. Likewise, it is highly recommended for athletes.
Its high fiber content makes it an excellent remedy for constipation, since it helps regulate digestion.
TIPS:
The cultivation of passion fruit also requires a lot of sunlight, having the need to be under sunlight for 12 hours a day in order to flower properly.
The regions very affected by constant heavy rains are not the most appropriate, since it will not allow the pollination of the flowers, besides promoting the appearance of pests and diseases very difficult to fight under these conditions. In the same way those regions that are very subject to drought are not the most appropriate.
SOURCE:
https://semillasyfrutos.blogspot.com/2017/05/siembra-de-maracuya-en-macetas.html
https://como-plantar.com/maracuya/
https://www.bioguia.com/ambiente/como-cultivar-maracuya-en-macetas_29276968.html
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