How to plant Ophiopogon japonicus

In recent years, the market demand of Ophiopogon is increasing, but the planting scale of Ophiopogon has not become larger, so the market is in short supply, the market price has also risen, naturally, some people see the business opportunity to plant. So how to plant Ophiopogon japonicus?

How to plant Ophiopogon japonicus

1. The propagation of Ophiopogon japonicus is generally propagated by separate plants. when selecting plants, you should select a robust plant, then cut off its fibrous root, divide it into a single plant, cut off the residual whisker root, and then plant it. The time can not be too long. Put the plant in clean water and then insert it in the loose soil, then cover the soil, and finally put it in a cool place and water it once a day.

2. Planting

Planting choice in non-rainy days, using trench strip planting, now ditch applied thin pig manure water, and then plant seedlings, a clump of 3 plants, after planting, cover the soil, compaction, the seedlings will be fixed.

3. Intercropping

The main producing areas of Ophiopogon use the way of intercropping, planting corn in spring and summer, planting a row of corn every five rows of Ophiopogon, growing in Ophiopogon so as not to affect the yield of Ophiopogon.

4. Ploughing and weeding

Weeding should be carried out half a month after planting seedlings. Weeding should be done once a month in the second half of the year until October, because weeds grow crazy during this period.

5. Irrigation

When the weather is hot in summer, the evaporation of water is very large, so it is necessary to replenish water to crops in time. Drought is easy in winter, and irrigation should also be carried out. On rainy days in summer, drainage should be actively done to prevent water from accumulating and rotting roots, resulting in diseases and insect pests, etc., affecting the growth of Ophiopogon japonicus.

6. Disease

Black spot: this is a fungus that spreads. It harms the leaves of Ophiopogon japonicus. It usually parasites on the leaves of Ophiopogon japonicus and begins to move in April of the following year. It makes the plants sick and leaves will die. We can spread plant ash, and then soak and spray the seedlings with Bordeaux solution and Dysenamine wettable powder.

Root-knot nematode disease: this is a disease that harms the root. If possible, it can be rotated by flood and drought, and disease-resistant healthy seedlings can be selected to disinfect the soil.

7. Insect pests

Insect pests are generally grubs, mole crickets, ground tigers and golden needle worms, which are harmful to the rhizome. Rotation with rice is adopted to control them, and pesticide spraying is used.