How to plant peony seeds

A mention of peony, presumably everyone is familiar with, not only beautiful flowers, but also has a high medicinal value, many people like to plant some in their own courtyard, then peony seeds is how to plant?

1. How are peony seeds planted?

1, seed harvesting: peony harvest too early seeds do not become hot, too late seed coat black, hard not easy to emerge, after harvest do not expose seeds to harden seed coat and affect emergence, if not timely sowing can be stored in sand moisture treatment, but must be sown before rooting.

2, sowing time: peony must be harvested in the same year, that is, timely sowing, the next spring germination rate will be greatly reduced, and even if the emergence, but also because the seedling roots are not developed, difficult to resist spring drought and easy to die.

3. Seed treatment: Although the seed coat of Paeonia lactiflora is thin, it is easy to absorb water and sprout, but if the seed treatment is performed before sowing, the germination rate will be more orderly and the germination rate will be greatly improved. The method is to soak the seed in warm water at 50℃ for 24 hours and sow it immediately after taking it out.

4, soil preparation and fertilization: peony seeding seedling land to apply sufficient base fertilizer, deep turning flat if the soil is relatively moist suitable for seeding, can be directly done ridge seeding, if the moisture is poor, should be fully irrigated, and then do ridge seeding, ridge width of about 50 cm, the distance between the ridges 30 cm.

5. Sowing method: Peony seeds can be dished, removed, drilled or holed. After sowing, they are covered with wet soil with a thickness of about 2 cm. About 50 kg of seeds are sown per mu. About 100 kg of seeds are sown. After sowing, they are covered with plastic film. After germination in the spring of the next year, they are removed.

II. What are the planting methods of peony?

1, soil selection: peony suitable for loose and good drainage sandy loam, poor growth in clay and sand, high soil moisture content, poor drainage, easy to cause rotten roots, neutral or slightly acidic soil is appropriate, saline-alkali land is not suitable for planting.

2. Intertillage and weeding: After peony seedlings are unearthed, intertill in time to remove antler, not deep, so as not to damage young roots. Intertill and conserve moisture in summer drought, and intertill and weed 3~4 times a year.

3, watering management: peony likes high terrain, relatively dry environment, do not need regular irrigation, because it is a fleshy root, so it is particularly resistant to waterlogging, water 6~10 hours often lead to rotten roots.

4, light management: peony growth period sufficient light to grow luxuriant, colorful, but in the light shade can also grow normally, in the flowering period can be appropriately reduced temperature, increase humidity, from strong sunlight burns, thus extending the viewing period.

5, temperature management: peony is a typical temperate plant, thermophilic and cold-resistant, in summer extreme maximum temperature of 42.1℃, but also safe summer, in winter extreme minimum temperature of-46.5℃ conditions, can still grow normally flowering.

6, timely topdressing: peony in the first year less topdressing or no topdressing, the second year every year after 3 fertilizer, late March mu of human and animal manure water 1000 kg, mid-April mu of human and animal fertilizer water 1500 kg, calcium superphosphate 15 kg, mid-October mu fertilizer 2500 kg.

7, picking bud pruning: peony in addition to keeping seeds generally in the bud will be removed, promote the growth of plants and roots, in order to make peony flowers large and beautiful, after the emergence of side buds should be timely thinning, so that nutrients concentrated in the main bud, to achieve the desired purpose.