Planting techniques of Acanthopanax senticosus

Acanthopanax senticosus planting first choose the shady slope and semi-shady slope with fertile soil and good drainage, and clear the site and prepare the land before planting. Then the seedlings are planted in the potholes to ensure the expansion of the roots and then stabilize the soil. During the planting period, attention should be paid to soil weeding, topdressing, pruning and shaping, picking tender leaves and stems from late April to the end of August, and harvesting bark and stalks in time after falling leaves.

Main planting points of Acanthopanax senticosus:

1. Fertilization management

In each growth period of Acanthopanax senticosus, topdressing should be done 3 times: the first time after turning green, each time applying rotten farm manure 2 tons; the second time, after the previous topdressing, 30 tons of manure, using the same amount of fertilizer as before, while potassium phosphate or potassium dihydrogen phosphate 20 kg / mu; the third time after autumn, the amount of fertilizer used was the same as the first time.

two。 Water management

Acanthopanax senticosus likes moist soil, but is afraid of waterlogging. There should be no shortage of water during childbearing. If the weather is dry, it must be watered in time; in the rainy season, we should also pay attention to drainage and waterlogging, do not make the field stagnant water, water will cause Acanthopanax senticosus root rot for a long time.

3. Weeding management

After the seedlings are planted, weeding and loosening should be carried out in time, first of all, the germinated weeds and shrubs should be cut, and the dry planting technique should be used to loosen the soil in the planting hole, combined with weeding and ploughing twice, so as to keep the field clean.

4. Pruning management

During the growth period of Acanthopanax senticosus, the overdense branches, dead branches, senescent branches, diseased branches and deformed branches should be cut off at any time to maintain the sanitary condition and exuberant growth of the trees.

According to the research on Acanthopanax senticosus, it has similar pharmacological and clinical effects with ginseng, and the current market price is also relatively high, so the planting prospect is still considerable.