Custard Apple
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Choosing the Right Custard Apple Plant
Buy grafted custard apple plants for early fruiting. Choose a plant with healthy stems and green leaves. Avoid seed plants as they take much longer to bear fruits.
Soil & Bed Preparation
Needs well-drained sandy or loamy soil. Mix garden soil, compost, and sand. Large pots (16–18 inches) are fine for dwarf or grafted varieties.
Sunlight & Placement
Requires 6–8 hours of direct sunlight daily. Perfect for terraces, balconies, or open gardens.
Watering & Care
Water weekly during growth and flowering season. Reduce watering once fruits set. Overwatering causes flower and fruit drop.
Tools & Fertilizers
Fertilize every 2 months with compost and organic potassium fertilizer. Light pruning after harvest improves next year’s fruiting. Neem oil controls mealybugs and aphids.
Growth & Harvest
Custard apple trees fruit in 3–4 years (grafted). Harvest when fruits turn greenish-yellow and split slightly. Best season is late monsoon to early winter.
