Planting method of balcony fennel

When planting fennel on the balcony, it is necessary to choose high-yielding, disease-free and full-grained cumin seeds for sowing in spring or winter, or you can go to the vegetable market to buy complete fennel, retain 1 or 2 leaves in the center, and then plant them in a pot. during the period, water once every 3-4 days, wait for about half a month, new leaves will grow, and then the leaves can be picked and eaten.

First, sowing seeds

1. Variety selection

The seeds of cumin with strong branching ability, high yield, lodging resistance, disease-free and full seeds were selected to sow.

2. Sowing method

There are two ways of sowing: sowing in winter and sowing in spring. Winter sowing is to plant the seeds in the soil with salt before winter, and the seeds can be harvested in the second year, and you can also choose to sow, manage and harvest in spring of the same year.

Second, root planting

1. Soil selection

Choose to plant with sandy soil with fertile soil, good drainage and rich humus.

2. Root selection

Go to the farmer's market to buy complete fennel, you need to have roots, and the stems and leaves need to be complete.

3. Planting method

Leaves can be pinched to eat, and then left 1-2 leaves in the center, the remaining leaves will be directly planted in the basin, watering every 3-4 days, as long as watering can be normal growth, according to the plant distance of 3-4cm planting, can also be planted according to the actual situation.

4. Harvest

Wait for about 15-20, there will be new leaves, each time as long as picking leaves to eat, can not be pulled out from the roots, balcony planting fennel can be harvested 15-20 times.

III. Symptoms of diseases and insect pests of fennel

1. Powdery mildew: in the early stage of the disease, white spots will appear in the leaves of fennel, which will gradually expand in the later stage, and can cause necrosis of the whole leaves in severe cases.

2. Botrytis cinerea: it mainly harms the leaves and petioles of fennel, which will lead to necrosis and decay of leaves and petioles of fennel.

3. Root rot: it mainly harms the roots of fennel. If the disease occurs during the seedling period, it will lead to the direct death of the seedlings, and the disease at the mature stage will lead to root rot, and gently pull the plant out of the potted soil. In severe cases, it can also cause the death of the whole plant.

4. Sclerotinia sclerotiorum: it mainly harms the petioles and stems of plants, which first softens after the disease, and then begins to rot gradually.

5. Virus disease: mainly harms the whole plant, the leaves will appear wrinkle after the disease, but also hinder the normal growth of the plant, which is not conducive to flowering and fruiting.

6. Aphids: it mainly starts with the leaves of fennel, which propagates very fast. if it is not stopped in the early stage, it will spread all over the plant in a short time, and in serious cases, it will cause virus disease of fennel, resulting in the death of the whole plant.

IV. Prevention and control of diseases and insect pests of fennel

The main results are as follows: 1. When diseases and insect pests are found, fungicides can be sprayed at the initial stage, and special drugs can be used to kill them in the middle stage. In the later stage, the serious parts of diseases and insect pests need to be cut off, and then replanted in pots and soil, and then sprayed for drug control.

2. In the process of planting, the breeding environment should be improved, and attention should be paid to cooling in the high temperature season to enhance the air fluidity. During daily watering, the soil should not have stagnant water, and the soil should not be kept in a moist state for a long time.