How to plant Pueraria lobata planting methods and techniques

Land selection: select the land with good drainage, and apply farm manure as base fertilizer before soil preparation. Raise seedlings: soak the seeds for 1-2 days before and after Qingming Festival. Density: it should be controlled at about 500-700 plants per mu, and planting in cloudy and windy weather. Watering: timely watering during the growing period. Fertilization: optional human and animal manure water to determine the root, timely topdressing during the growing period. Diseases: actively prevent and control common diseases and insect pests. Harvest: generally harvest in autumn and winter, dig the big ones first and then the small ones.

Pueraria lobata is not only a well-known traditional Chinese medicine, but also a health food, which is loved by many people in our life. Proper consumption of some Pueraria lobata is very good, can play a beauty, antipyretic Shengjin and other effects. Many people still want to grow their own plants, but they don't know so much about the planting methods of Pueraria lobata.

1. How to grow Pueraria lobata

1. Land selection and preparation

For artificial cultivation of Pueraria lobata, the first step is to do a good job of site selection, kudzu planting to choose a plot with good drainage. And can also use sweet potato, soybean land replanting, soil preparation from the ridge in the spring, before the soil preparation per mu of barnyard manure 500 kg, stove ash 500 kg, calcium, magnesium, phosphate fertilizer 50 kg or compound fertilizer 200 kg. The specific ridge height and ridge length should be convenient for operation.

2. Planting density

The planting density of Pueraria had better be controlled at about 500-700 plants per mu, and then covered with fine soil and compacted with the soil before the seedlings were put into the hole. When planting, it is best to choose a weather that is not windy on cloudy days.

3. Watering and fertilization

The growth period of Pueraria lobata should be watered and fertilized timely, and human and animal dung water can be selected to fix the root, which can promote the growth of Pueraria lobata. At the same time, it is found that the dead seedlings of Pueraria lobata should be replanted in time, so as not to affect the yield of Pueraria lobata.

4. Harvest and retain species

The harvest of kudzu root is best harvested in two or three years. Of course, kudzu root can also be harvested in the same year, usually in autumn and winter. When digging, you can dig the big ones first and then the small ones. This kind of harvesting method will benefit for a long time.

II. Planting techniques of Pueraria lobata

1. Select cultivated land: kudzu planting still has certain requirements for the land, which requires a plot of land with good drainage, and it is best to turn about 30 cm deep before winter, and the farm manure can be turned evenly into the soil, and the following spring can be turned shallowly again, smashing the clods, raking fine rakes and leveling.

2, seedling sowing: the time of sowing kudzu root before and after the Qingming Festival in spring, the seeds can be soaked 1-2 days in advance, the water temperature should be controlled at about 40 ℃ warm water, and often stirred, after taking out the dry water, open a hole to sow in the middle of the whole border, the hole depth is 3 cm, the plant spacing is 35-40 cm. Also pay attention to the density, sowing 4-6 seeds per hole, need proper watering after sowing, generally can germinate after a week.

3. Reasonable topdressing: the growth rate of Pueraria lobata is relatively fast. In order to ensure the good growth of Pueraria lobata, topdressing must be carried out at the right time. Can be combined with ploughing and weeding, after turning green, returning green fertilizer is mainly rotten familiar manure, 1000 kg per mu, urea can be properly applied, overwintering fertilizer is applied after defoliation, mainly farm manure. The purpose of promoting root can also be achieved by applying potash fertilizer.

4. disease control: there are not many diseases and insect pests of Pueraria lobata. In the growing period, there are mainly pests such as crickets and beetles that damage stems and leaves. Some pesticides can be used for control, and it is seen that some diseased branches and withered vines need to be cleaned up in time.

Third, the selection and purchase method of Pueraria lobata

1. Appearance: the appearance of Pueraria lobata is mostly in the shape of a long cylinder, and the medicinal materials are mainly cut into oblique and thick slices. The fake kudzu root is also long cylindrical, which is similar to the appearance of the real kudzu root.

2. Color: the appearance of the real kudzu root is mostly white or light brown, and sometimes there is some residual brown skin. The fake kudzu root usually has a brown surface and has some irregular fine cracks on the outside.

3. Smell: the real kudzu root smells tasteless, but it has a slightly sweet taste when eaten. Fake kudzu root will smell slightly, but it is really bitter to eat.

In fact, the planting method of Pueraria lobata is not difficult, the most important point is that we need to have some planting experience, and have a certain understanding of the growth habits of this plant, the kind of planted kudzu root is certainly not much of a problem.