Planting techniques of Acanthopanax senticosus

Ciwujia is a kind of Chinese herbal medicine with a wide range of medicinal uses. It has the functions of invigorating the essence, strengthening the bones and strengthening the will. It has similar pharmacological effects and clinical curative effects with ginseng. The following small series will bring you the planting technology of acanthopanax senticosus.

1. Land selection and preparation

Select barren hills and wasteland with fertile soil and good drainage for afforestation. After selecting the planting plot, it is necessary to clean and disinfect the plot in all aspects, remove weeds and shrubs, and adopt the hole-like soil preparation method after disinfection. The size of each hole shall be 50×50cm, and the row spacing of afforestation shall be 100×150cm, and 400-500 plants per mu shall be controlled.

3, planting requirements

To achieve careful planting, seedlings had better be planted with them, and must be packed during transportation to prevent wind and sun. The seedlings transported to the afforestation plot should be planted in time to prevent the seedlings from drying and ensure the survival rate. When planting, seedlings should be righted, roots should be stretched, and soil should be stepped on.

4. Field management

Weeding: After planting young trees, we must regularly loosen the soil and weed, so as to avoid weeds or shrubs affecting the growth of saplings. Loosening can make the root system grow better.

Fertilization: In June, complete decomposition of organic fertilizer or farm manure should be applied once, and radial furrow application should be adopted at the roots. Fertilization should be covered with soil and watered, and the fertilizer should be diluted to make it easier to be absorbed by the roots, so as to avoid root burning caused by excessive fertility.

Pruning: According to the growth of plants, reasonable pruning, dense branches, dead branches, aging branches, rotten branches and abnormal branches will be pruned off to avoid nutrient consumption of plants and make them grow vigorously.

5. Harvest

Young leaves and stems can be picked from late April to late August. To accurately grasp the picking time, in the tender leaves fully unfolded, is still in a fresh state of picking. When picking, we should use the method of "picking one and keeping one" to ensure that there are enough leaves for the normal growth of trees.

Harvesting of roots and stems should be done in autumn after trees have fallen leaves. After years of picking and repeated stubble, there is no hope of rejuvenation of the old tree roots dug out, the stem part of the ground cut into 20 cm long sections, washed and dried after bundling into small bundles. After digging out the roots shake off the soil, wash with water, peel off the root skin dried can be sold or stored.

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