Star fruit comes with numerous benefits including Vitamin C, A, B, antioxidants source, curing hangover and controls cholesterol level. Additionally, it helps in curing headaches.
It can be cultivated with good organic matter. For star fruit farming, you also require the best drainage for good cultivation and soil pH range 5.5 to 6.5.
For star fruit farming, fertiliser should be used 4 to 6 times a year. It must be used every 30 to 60 days. The best use of hybrid fertilizer is 6-2-6 or 6-4-6.
It can be grown in a warm climate with moisture content. Star fruit is cultivated on the hills (up to 1200 m height) in India. And, well distributed rainfall results good quality fruit.
To grow a starfruit, one has to require frequent irrigation. In hot and dry conditions, the water supply needed more to cultivate.
Jan to Feb and Sep to Oct months are the peak stage of star fruit harvesting. On an average 80 to 80 kg fully grown trees are acquired.