How to plant the dragon bud

Selection of planting land: barren hills and wasteland with fertile, loose soil and thick soil layer should be selected for planting. Planting: Planting in the middle of April every year, deep ploughing before planting, digging planting holes, planting seedlings vertical to let the roots stretch, covering soil can be. Later management: weeding in time after planting, pest control, hole expansion, pruning and shaping in the second to third years after planting, renewal and promotion of germination in the fourth to fifth years. Harvesting: Harvesting in April-May, do not harvest male buds.

1. What is a dragon bud?

1, thorn dragon bud is also called Aralia, thorn dragon tooth, thorn bud, thorn head vegetable, thorn crow and so on, is the perennial deciduous thorny shrub of Araliaceae.

2. The tender shoots and tender stems and leaves of the thorn dragon bud are low in fat, low in sugar, rich in vitamins and fibers. It is a pollution-free and pure green health woody wild vegetable. It can be eaten as a vegetable. It not only has a unique flavor, delicious taste, but also rich in nutrients, such as arginine, lysine and other amino acids required by the human body. It has the reputation of "King of Wild Vegetables","Tree Ginseng","The First Treasure in the World" and so on.

3, it also has a certain medicinal value, has the effect of protecting the liver, strengthening and exciting the human body, has a certain effect on acute and chronic inflammation and various neurasthenia diseases, and has the effects of invigorating qi and tranquilizing the mind and strengthening the essence and nourishing the kidney in traditional Chinese medicine.

Second, how to plant the dragon bud

1. Select the planting area

First of all, planting land should be selected, and barren hills, open spaces under forests and wasteland with loose soil, fertile soil and soil thickness of more than 10cm can be selected. In the autumn of the year before planting, it is necessary to clear the land preparation, remove roots and larger stones, and then carry out land preparation in spring.

2. Planting

Generally, planting is carried out in the first and middle stages of April every year. The soil can be thawed more than 20cm. In autumn, it can be carried out after the leaves of the thorn bud and before the soil freezes. Before planting, the land needs to be deeply turned, and then the planting hole is dug. When planting, the seedling stem must be vertical to allow the root system to fully stretch, and finally the soil can be covered.

3. Post-management

(1) After planting, timely weeding is needed, pests and diseases are easy to occur during the growing season, and low-toxicity pesticides or biological pesticides are needed for prevention and control.

(2) After planting, the second to third spring needs to be expanded. After picking buds in spring, it is necessary to prune and prune branches, so as to avoid inconvenience caused by too high plants for later harvest. At the same time, it can also promote multiple branches, thus improving yield. Generally, pruning is carried out in the middle and lower stages of May, not too late.

(3) After planting, it is necessary to renew and promote germination at this time from the fourth to the fifth year. After the soil thaws in spring, it is necessary to cut off the roots around the old plants to promote the germination of new plants. After harvesting the tender leaves, the old plants can be cut off from the base.

4. Harvest

The tender leaves of the thorn dragon bud are generally harvested from the end of April to the end of May. When the bud grows to 6-10cm and there is no leaf exhibition, it can be harvested. The male bud must not be harvested. The male bud is purple, slender, and has hard thorns. It cannot be eaten.