Where does wheatgrass usually grow?

Wheat yellow grass is a perennial submerged herb, also known as Potamogeton crispus. Can watch the clean water, but also can eat. So where can we see it?

Where does wheatgrass usually grow?

Wheat yellow grass generally grows in lakes, still water ponds, streams, ditches, rice fields, and slow-flowing rivers. Most of the water bodies are neutral or slightly acidic.

Second, the function of wheat yellow grass

Wheat yellow grass has a wide range of functions.

1. Because of its good appearance and strong purification ability to the water body, it can absorb a large number of elements such as zinc and potassium in the water body, so it is often used in fish tank landscaping, playing the role of ornamental and water purification.

2. Wheat yellow grass has strong ability to adapt to the environment and grows fast. it can be used to increase the nutrient and oxygen content of water body, and can also be used as bait for fish, shrimp and crabs.

3. The sprout of wheat yellow grass is still a kind of delicious vegetable.

4. Wheat yellow grass can also be used as medicine. Xizang commonly used Chinese herbal medicine records its antipyretic analgesia, anti-inflammation and detoxification. Treat colds, headaches, limb joint pain, cholecystitis, and food poisoning. It is written in the selection of Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningqing Chinese Herbal Medicine: to treat influenza, sore throat and red eyes.

Third, the cultivation of wheatgrass.

Wheat yellow grass can be cultivated artificially. The most commonly used methods are stone bud clay wrapping cultivation and cutting cultivation.

The stone bud clay wrapping cultivation method mainly selects a container, selects the wheat yellow grass stone bud and the clay or the silt to mix together, covers in the bucket bottom, the clay depth should not exceed 5 centimeters. Wheat yellow grass grows faster when the water temperature is 20 ℃. Leave the bucket for about 5 days and the wheat yellow grass can germinate. After germination, the clay and the whole wheat yellow grass can be removed and moved to the place where it needs to be planted. The sprouts of wheat yellow grass wrapped in clay can also be thrown directly into the pond or lake, and the clay will sink to the bottom naturally.

Wheat yellow grass can be used as medicine, edible, can also be used as fish tank ornamental plants or green feed, is really a wide range of functions, friends in need can be used in a planned way.