How to Grow Garcinia Cambogia Fruit
Peel the coat off the 2-inch seed to reveal its white cotyledon., Immerse the cotyledons in a mixture of 550 ppm (parts per million) gibberellin (plant growth hormones) and water., Choose a planting container that is large enough to hold the seeds...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Peel the coat off the 2-inch seed to reveal its white cotyledon.
Repeat for each seed you're preparing to plant. -
Step 2: Immerse the cotyledons in a mixture of 550 ppm (parts per million) gibberellin (plant growth hormones) and water.
Keep submerged for twelve hours. , Plant each seed in the container.
Plant the seeds deep in seed-starting mixture. , Expect the seeds to take anywhere from 3 weeks to 3 months to germinate.
Place the cotyledons in a water-based container for faster germination (this can speed up the germination process to between ten to twelve days). , When they are strong enough, separate and plant them in separate containers or in the garden.
Expect fruit in about seven to twelve years; this is a slow process.
Refer to the following section for growing the tree itself. , On the other hand, seedlings will take seven to twelve years before they can bear fruit. , Opt for a protected location that has full sun with sandy soil. (See "Tips" below for soil hints.) , Blend ten pounds of composted manure into the soil. , When planting, ensure that its graft union is not over one or two inches higher than the bottom. ,, Increase the amount of manure it receives little by little, until the fully grown tree is being given around one hundred pounds per year. , It will produce its four-petal red or often yellow flowers in late winter or early spring.
This will be followed by its apple-sized yellow or red fruit four or five months later, in mid-summer.
Expect those fruits to fall after they are have ripened, at which point you can harvest them and enjoy their nutritional benefits. -
Step 3: Choose a planting container that is large enough to hold the seeds.
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Step 4: Keep the seed-raising mix damp and warm.
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Step 5: Keep the seedlings watered
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Step 6: mulched and fertilised once they take hold.
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Step 7: Purchase a grafted tree rather than beginning one from seed if you have the opportunity
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Step 8: as grafted trees can flower in three to four years.
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Step 9: Select the gardening site.
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Step 10: Dig a hole sufficiently deep for taking the tree's roots.
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Step 11: Plant the Cambogia tree thirty feet from the other trees.
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Step 12: Water it well.
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Step 13: Feed the tree another ten pounds of composted manure later within the year of planting.
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Step 14: Know the fruiting cycle of your Cambogia.
Detailed Guide
Repeat for each seed you're preparing to plant.
Keep submerged for twelve hours. , Plant each seed in the container.
Plant the seeds deep in seed-starting mixture. , Expect the seeds to take anywhere from 3 weeks to 3 months to germinate.
Place the cotyledons in a water-based container for faster germination (this can speed up the germination process to between ten to twelve days). , When they are strong enough, separate and plant them in separate containers or in the garden.
Expect fruit in about seven to twelve years; this is a slow process.
Refer to the following section for growing the tree itself. , On the other hand, seedlings will take seven to twelve years before they can bear fruit. , Opt for a protected location that has full sun with sandy soil. (See "Tips" below for soil hints.) , Blend ten pounds of composted manure into the soil. , When planting, ensure that its graft union is not over one or two inches higher than the bottom. ,, Increase the amount of manure it receives little by little, until the fully grown tree is being given around one hundred pounds per year. , It will produce its four-petal red or often yellow flowers in late winter or early spring.
This will be followed by its apple-sized yellow or red fruit four or five months later, in mid-summer.
Expect those fruits to fall after they are have ripened, at which point you can harvest them and enjoy their nutritional benefits.
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