How to plant moxa seeds

Moxa grass has many uses. Moxa leaves are dried and mashed to make moxa strips for moxibustion and can also be used as raw materials for "printing mud". In addition, the whole grass is used as an insecticidal pesticide or smoke for room disinfection and insecticide. So how to plant moxa seeds?

I. planting density

The seedling height of Artemisia argyi was 5 × 10 cm in 2 ~ 3 months. When the ground was wet, the seedlings were planted according to the row spacing of 30 × 40 cm, 3 plants per hole, and compacted with soil cover. If it does not rain within 2-3 days after planting, drip water to preserve moisture.

Second, timely fertilization

After moxa grass was planted and survived, 90 kg / ha of urea was applied as seedling fertilizer when the seedling height was 30 cm, spread in cloudy and rainy days, foliar spraying in sunny days, and farm manure, barnyard manure and cake manure were applied as base fertilizer in early November.

Third, rational watering

Artemisia argyi was harvested in mid-June and turned to the garden to remove the remnant branches and leaves and remove the overdense stem base and persistent roots. Foliar sprinkler irrigation with seedling height below 80 cm in dry season, and flooding irrigation in the whole garden when seedling height is more than 80 cm.

IV. Harvesting and processing

Moxa grass is usually harvested in summer, with leaves, stems and branches cut before blooming, remove impurities and dead leaves, spread out in the sun and dry into bundles, stored in a dry place, moistureproof and mildew-proof.

Artemisia argyi is a common plant and a common traditional Chinese medicine, but it contains rich knowledge and connotation in the elements of Chinese culture. People not only use it to pray for happiness and peace in life, but also use it to relieve themselves of illness.