How to grow deer onions the planting methods and matters needing attention

Deer onions, maybe many people are not what, deer onions are also called summer daffodils, the flowers are pink, look refreshing and elegant, deeply loved and sought after by everyone. Deer onions are generally common in gardens or parks, and now they can also be raised at home as potted plants. So how to raise such fresh velvet antler? Let's get to know it with the editor.

How to grow deer onions

It can be cultivated in open field and potted in greenhouse.

Open field cultivation refers to peeling off the bulbs around the cue ball for reproduction. Trim the residual roots of the main ball, sun for two days, wait for the wound to dry, and then plant. The cultivated land requires high terrain and good drainage, otherwise it should be made into a high border and deep trench to prevent waterlogging. The row spacing is 15 cm × 20 cm. When covering the soil, the top of the ball should be exposed to the soil surface. Generally fertilize 2-4 times a year, the first time after defoliation to before flowering, can use organic fertilizer or compound fertilizer. Cut flowers are applied before the buds are budding. The second time is before the growth period after flowering at the end of October and the beginning of November. After picking flowers, we should continue to supply water and fertilizer, but we should reduce the application of nitrogen fertilizer and increase the application of phosphorus and potassium fertilizer to make the bulb strong and full.

After autumn, fertilizer and water should be stopped to make it dormant gradually. Dig the ball on a sunny day, dig it up when the soil is dry, remove the soil, dry it a little and store it. Can also be cut off leaves, with soil dormant in the greenhouse, room temperature to keep 5 ℃-10 ℃, indoor dry, ventilation, to prevent bulb rot.

Greenhouse potted plants generally choose big balls that grow in the field for 3 years and can blossom, with a diameter of more than 7 centimeters, a ball can be planted in a pot, or 3-4 balls in a large pot. It should be planted shallowly, so that the ball's 1 stroke 3-1 stroke 2 resides on the soil surface. Watering the soil once after putting on the basin, make the soil slightly moist, wait for the new leaves to be watered. Liquid fertilizer was applied once every half month. When the leaves are thickened and mature in autumn, watering can be stopped. Wait for 2-3 months to sprout, then turn the basin or change the basin soil. The cultivated soil can be mixed with 2 parts of peat, 2 parts of garden soil and 1 part of perlite, with a small amount of base fertilizer added. The summer dormancy period should be watered less, and the basin soil should be kept moist in spring and autumn. Apply sparse cake fertilizer and water once a month during the growing season

Planting methods and matters needing attention of deer onions

1. Soil

Generally choose fertile soil with more organic matter, and loose sandy soil is the best.

2. Water and fertilizer

The flowering period of deer onions is usually around September every year, during this period, we must always keep enough water in the soil and fertilize once.

3. Diseases and insect pests

Deer onions are prone to anthracnose, so carbendazim is sprayed every 15 days.

4. pay attention to the dormant period

In May and June every year, deer onions will slowly enter the dormant period, at this time must reduce watering, otherwise it will easily cause root fester, serious death.

Later stage management of deer onion

The planting depth should not be too deep, and the top of the bulb should be just buried in the soil. It is required that the acid sandy soil or loose cultivated soil with good drainage should be planted with appropriate amount of base fertilizer and irrigated after cultivation. During the vegetative growth period, you should often irrigate to keep the soil moist, but do not accumulate water to prevent the bulb from rotting. An appropriate amount of water must be supplied from 20 days before flowering to the flowering stage to achieve neat and consistent flowering and prolong the flowering period.

Main uses of deer onions

1. Medicinal use

The bulb of deer onion is the raw material for extracting galantamine. It can be used as medicine, which has the effects of anti-inflammation and hemostasis, clearing heat and analgesia, diuresis and detumescence, invigorating stomach and dredging milk and so on. Bulbs are usually picked in the wild or cultivated for 2-3 years in spring and autumn, washed and dried, or sliced to dry. When in use, for external use, smash the affected area.

2. Watch

Deer onions in the garden, can be used as flowers under the forest, flower border cluster planting or natural planting between mountains and rocks. Because of its flowering time leaves, it should be better with other more tolerant herbs. The planting density is 15-20 cm between plants and 40 cm between rows, and one row of other evergreen plants are planted between rows.

In addition, it has the characteristics of strong scape and long stem, so it is an ideal cut flower material.

Through the above content, I believe you have a certain understanding of the planting method of velvet antler. For some flower lovers, how can such a beautiful pilose antler be spared? However, growing velvet antler has higher environmental requirements, oh, in a suitable environment, you can grow pilose antler potted plants at home.