Can cactus fruit be eaten? In fact, yes, the edible value of cactus fruit is not small, in the Americas, it is a traditional cuisine, making people indispensable in daily life a specialty vegetable and fruit. The appearance of the cactus fruit is very similar to the dragon fruit, and it is generally eaten with the seeds when eating the cactus fruit, so can the skin of the cactus fruit be eaten? How are cactus fruits grown?
1. Can the skin of the cactus fruit be eaten?
The fruit of the cactus can be eaten, but the fruit of the cactus cannot be eaten with the skin. There are many thorns on the cactus peel, which can not be cleaned, only eat the flesh of the fruit and do not eat the peel, generally cut open the skin to eat the flesh inside, so it is not recommended to eat the skin of the cactus fruit.
Second, the cultivation technology of cactus fruit
1. Land selection and land preparation
The cactus was originally a desert plant, and the demand for light and water was not very large, very resistant to barrenness, but afraid of water. Therefore, in order to meet the growth habits of cacti, try to choose sandy soil, fertile soil, sour and drainage when choosing land. The plantation must have plenty of sunlight, and after the land is selected, the land is prepared, and the soil is first ploughed and disinfected. If the planting ground has a certain slope, then it is best to do a good job of building a barrier weir. Then, according to the local weather conditions, determine the area of the drainage ditch, do a good job, easy to drain and later management.
2. Select seeds and plant
There are many varieties of cacti, including fruiting varieties, and we must pay attention to the seeds of cactus used in the selection of seeds. The planting method of cactus fruit is generally cuttings, pay attention to temperature and humidity when cutting, the temperature should be about 30 degrees, and the soil should not be wet. First dig the planting hole in the plantation, the specification of the planting hole is determined according to the size of the seedling, and then press the stem of the cactus into the sand to control the depth. The direction of the stems is as far as possible to face the sun, so that the cactus has sufficient light time, and it is necessary to pay attention to preventing direct contact between the seedlings and fertilizer before they emerge from roots.
3. Field management
Although cacti can survive on very poor soils, artificial cultivation still requires sufficient production of cacti and not too low quality. Therefore, in the planting process, it is necessary to timely topdress the fertilizer, and apply sufficient fully decomposed bottom fertilizer before planting and after land preparation. Then according to the growth of cacti reasonable topdressing, topdressing fertilizer to farm manure, appropriate addition of phosphate fertilizer. Although the cactus is a little afraid of water, but when the cactus enters the fruit expansion period, it still needs a certain amount of water, and the water content of the soil can be kneaded into a ball in the soil and not scattered.
4. Timely picking
When the cactus fruit grows to the size of the ping-pong ball, it is basically ripe, and the already ripe cactus fruit must be picked in time. To grasp the time of cactus picking, if it is picked prematurely, it is impossible to control the yield, which will have a certain impact on the yield. However, it must not be picked too late, because if it is picked too late, the sweetness of the fruit will decrease, resulting in the fruit being sour and reducing the value of the commodity. Therefore, in about 30-40 days after ripening, it is necessary to remove all of them, and in a constant temperature environment, the fruit can be stored for a period of time, but it is best to market as soon as possible.
The above is the introduction of cactus fruit, not all cacti can be raised to produce fruit. Especially in the north and south, the environment is relatively suitable for cactus growth, and it is easier to hang fruit, especially a large cactus. In the north, we must pay attention to giving it a suitable environment, and the planting time should be long enough, and generally the fruit produced in the north is not as big as the fruit in the south.