Key facts:-
Name: Rain forest plum
Common names: Rain Forest Plum, Eugenia candolleana
Type: Evergreen shrub or small tree
Indoor/Outdoor: Outdoor
Temperature: 20-30°C
Region and climate: Tropical and subtropical climate
Water: Regular
Sunlight: sunny or partial shade
Color: dark purple to black fruit
Fruit season: Typically fruits in late spring to early summer
Potting mix:
40% Garden soil
30% Sand
20% organic fertiliser like compost/ dry cow dung/dry goat dung
10% born meal
Fertilization:
Feed your plant every month with a organic fertilizers like compost, dry cow dung, dry goat dung, fish emulsion, leaf molds, vegetable waste etc. Fertilizers from organic matter not only supply essential nutrients to flowers or fruits, but they also improve soil tilth. Use DAP or NPK Fertilizers to promote blooming flowers and fruit formation.
