Red longan is one type of longan that is now being hunted by the public because of its unique color. It tastes sweet, bears fruit quickly, and is easy to plant anywhere including in pots.
Tips for growing red longan to bear fruit will definitely be needed to ensure the desired longan growth.
Longan or also known as longan is one of the typical plants of Southeast Asia. When planted in the ground, it can grow to 40 meters with a trunk diameter of about 1 meter.
But nowadays, few people want to plant such a big fruit tree. With limited land, grafting is one way to reproduce this plant so that it can be planted in homes.
The results of longan grafts planted in pots can bear fruit in just one year after planting
The advantage of growing red longan in a pot is that you can watch the fruit and stems slowly turn red and enjoy the sweet and delicious fruit.
Here are tips for multiplying the red longan to be dense:
- Make sure the planting medium for planting longan is loose soil that has been given fertilizer and nutrients, the best ratio is loose soil, husks, and manure mixed with a ratio of 1:1:1.
- Prepare a pot. Can be chosen according to taste, whether made of drums, plastic pots, cast cement, or planter bags. Adjust the selected pot with the height of the seeds you have. As a recommendation, seedlings as high as 30-40cm, can provide a pot with a diameter of 40-50cm.
- Fill the bottom of the pot with tile fragments about 4cm high.
- Put the pot containing the red longan tree in a place that gets full sun. If the plant is not exposed to full sun, it will result in stunted growth.
- Leave a distance of about 2-3 meters with other plants to avoid a challenge between plants meet.
- Water the plants 2x a day for a month after planting. Do not be too much until the pot is flooded because it can cause the plant to die. Water only 1 or 2 scoops for 1x watering.
- Prune the longan when it starts to grow. This makes longan grow beautifully and not too big. Make a good pruning with the formula 1:3:9. 1 main stem, 3 secondary stems, 9 tertiary stems. Fertilization will occur in tertiary stems. So multiply on the tertiary stem that is needed. Do not propagate secondary stems because they will take nutrients for flower and fruit fertilization
- In a year the red longan can bear fruit three times a year.
Usually, red longan fruit can produce up to two to three kilograms.
Red longan or commonly called ruby longan is also beneficial for health.
Consuming red longan can prevent stress, both for digestive organs, including overcoming diarrhea, warding off free radicals, to maintaining heart health.
Those are 8 tips for growing red longan to quickly bear fruit that can be practiced at home. Good luck.