Propagation method of Celosia cristata

Celosia cristata is not unfamiliar to everyone. It is native to Africa, tropical America and India. It is now widely cultivated all over the world. Most of the flowers and colors are red, and they are planted in many places to beautify the environment, especially now roadside flower beds and community landscaping are often used. Celosia cristata not only has the role of beautifying the environment, but also has high medicinal value. Let's take a look at the breeding methods of cockscomb.

Growth habits of Celosia cristata

Celosia cristata is an annual herb of the genus Amaranthaceae, which can be divided into broom chicken crown, noodle chicken crown, mandarin duck chicken crown, tasted chicken crown and so on. It likes warm and dry climate, is afraid of drought, sunshine, waterlogging, frost, barren, loose, fertile and well-drained soil. It is a new way to develop courtyard economy.

Distribution of Celosia cristata L. producing area

Celosia cristata is mainly distributed in Anhui, Beijing, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Henan, Hong Kong, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Jilin, Liaoning, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi, Sichuan, Taiwan, * *, Xizang, Yunnan, Zhejiang and other places.

Propagation method of Celosia cristata

1. Seed sowing: the propagation of Celosia cristata is commonly used in seed reproduction, such as selecting plots during the Qingming Festival, applying sufficient basic fertilizer, ploughing fine rakes evenly, leveling the border, spreading our seeds evenly on the border, slightly covering the seeds, and watering thoroughly. Generally, seedlings can emerge in 10 to 15 days when the temperature is 15: 20 ℃. After sowing in summer in Grain in Beard, it can be interplanted with Paeonia lactiflora, peony or other crops.

2. Seedling management: the height of the cockscomb seedlings is 2 inches, according to the row spacing of 1 foot, the plant spacing is 8 inches, the seedlings can be transferred to other fields, and must be watered after the transfer. Weeding and loosening the soil must be done at the seedling stage, and when it is not too dry, water as little as possible, and the height of the seedling may be fertilized once. After sealing off the old leaves, when blooming and heading, if the weather is dry, water should be properly watered to prevent stagnant water in low-lying areas in the rainy season. After heading, the flower buds between the lower leaves and viscera can be erased to facilitate the growth of the main ear at the top.