How to harvest and retain seeds of purslane? What are the methods of raising seedlings?
Purslane, also known as Portulaca oleracea, is distributed in the north and south of our country, mostly wild. It is a plant for both medicine and food and is rich in nutrition. With the continuous development of the value of Portulaca oleracea, there are more and more artificial planting, so how to harvest purslane seeds? What are the methods of raising seedlings? Next, let's have a look with the editor.
How to harvest and retain seeds of purslane?
Portulaca oleracea can be harvested many times at a time, and should be picked before the flowers to keep the stems and leaves fresh and tender. The new leaflet is the best edible part, the top of the tender stem can be pinched continuously, pinching the middle and upper parts, leaving new buds at the base of the stem to make the plant continue to grow until Frosts Descent. It can also be pulled out occasionally when harvesting, and the harvest is big and small.
The mature stage of the capsule of purslane is before and after. Once it is ripe, it will naturally dehisce or slightly vibrate and sow seeds. The seeds are small, so when collecting, you can spread waste newspaper or film between rows or plants, then shake the plant, let the seeds fall on the newspaper or film, and then collect.
Second, what are the seedling raising methods of purslane?
1. Planting mode
To plant purslane, it is mainly to sow directly. In the first year, you can collect some purslane in the field. You can keep your own seed by the second year.
The seeds of Portulaca oleracea are very small. When planting Portulaca oleracea, the soil must be deeply turned over and carefully cultivated, and the soil should be kept moist. The suitable temperature for purslane germination is about 18 degrees, and the temperature suitable for purslane growth is about 25 degrees.
When the temperature is above 20 degrees, you can grow purslane. When planting, it can be planted in stages, so that the time of harvest is not the same, and the time of listing is also different. Generally, after planting purslane, seedlings will emerge in ten days.
There are many farmers in the field to collect some purslane as seeds for cutting. After planting in this way, it will survive in a week.
2. Seedling management
Portulaca oleracea can be inverted and planted in about half a month after its emergence. Before inverted planting, the inverted fields should be carefully cultivated and fully fertilized. Base fertilizer is generally on some livestock manure, can also be on compound fertilizer. Then it is planted according to a certain density, and after planting, it should be watered in time, which can improve the survival rate of purslane.
Inverted Portulaca oleracea will generally choose the weather without the sun, so there is no need for shade. If you choose a sunny day, you have to do some shade work.
The buds formed by purslane should be removed in time so that all the nutrients can be supplied to the branches. In the later stage, it is necessary to fertilize purslane, usually after harvest, with some thin fecal water.
Purslane rarely has some diseases and insect pests, so you don't need medicine to grow this kind of wild vegetable.
3. Harvest
Purslane harvest period is very long, generally can be maintained until October, generally can be harvested every half a month. Before flowering, you can collect some leaves that are 15 centimeters high. After flowering, the twigs of Portulaca oleracea are old, the taste will be greatly reduced, and the price will not be sold on the market.
The above is the introduction of Portulaca oleracea. After the emergence of purslane seedlings, it can be inverted in about half a month. After the inverted planting, it is necessary to do a good job of watering and fertilizing. Also pay attention to, when inverted, to choose cloudy weather, so that there is no need to do shading work.
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