The latest course on planting techniques and methods of cattail grass

Maoxu grassland, also known as Maoxu Gong, is a perennial herb of Labiatae. It can be used as medicine and has cool and anti-inflammatory effects. It is mainly used to treat acute and chronic glomerulonephritis, cystitis, urinary calculi and rheumatoid arthritis. At present, wild resources are gradually decreasing, and many areas are beginning to be cultivated artificially, so how to plant cattail grass? Let's get to know it.

1. Land selection and preparation

Cat whisker grass likes the hot and humid environment, afraid of cold, drought, avoid stagnant water, fertilizer tolerance, it is appropriate to choose deep soil layer, rich in organic matter sandy loam or loam, but also need appropriate shade. Many people will choose to cultivate under the forest or in a shed. Before planting, it is necessary to prepare the soil, remove the residual plants of weeds on the ground, break the soil, shape and rake, and apply base fertilizer according to the fertility of the soil.

2. Methods of reproduction

Cat whisker grass is generally propagated by cutting, the temperature in the north is lower, and the cutting time is suitable from July to August, while the climate in the south is warm, all the year round, but it is best to be from March to April. Combined with coring, the top tips with sturdy growth and no diseases and insect pests are cut off, and 10 cm in length is cut as cuttings, requiring each cuttings to retain 2-3 nodes. Cutting along with cutting, it is appropriate to control the row spacing of 5 × 15 cm when cutting, nutrient soil or river sand can be selected as the substrate, and the substrate should be kept moist and shaded after cutting. it is not suitable to be exposed to strong light, and it can take root after about 2 weeks.

3. Transplanting

After the cuttage takes root and survives for half a month, it can be transplanting. When transplanting, it is necessary to water the ground once and then rise the seedling, and then open a hole in the planting ground and transplant. The row spacing of the plant should be 30 × 30 cm. Plant the seedling into the hole. Pay attention to stretching the root system and not twisting it together so as not to affect its survival rate. After covering the soil, pour enough fixed root water.

4. Field management

In transplanting, attention should be paid to moisturizing, watering frequently, keeping the soil moist, which can promote root growth, and timely weeding and loosening soil, so that there are no weeds in the field, especially after each watering, timely loosening of the soil can avoid soil consolidation, increase soil permeability and promote the root development of seedlings. Manure should be applied properly after weeding each time, and organic manure such as rotten barnyard manure or human and animal dung and urine should be better.

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