How to plant peony

Peony alias from grass, flower prime minister, is one of the six famous flowers in China, it blossoms gorgeously, deeply loved by people, and has high ornamental value. At the same time, it is also a kind of traditional Chinese medicine, which has the effects of nourishing blood and reducing yin, analgesia and antipyretic, as well as beauty and beauty, which can moisturize the skin. Many people like to use it to soak water and drink. So how should it be planted? Let's take a look.

1. Planting preparation

Peony is a fleshy root plant, like the acidic environment, afraid of stagnant water, so we must choose loose, well-drained acid soil to plant, do not use alkaline soil planting, it is easy to lead to plant leaf withering and death. In addition, peony likes light, only in an environment with sufficient light can it grow luxuriantly, the flowers and colors are more colorful, it can also be shade-resistant, and it is afraid of strong light, so it is necessary to prepare facilities to shade and avoid the sun. Long-term exposure will cause burns and prolong the flowering period.

2. Methods of reproduction

There are many propagation methods of Paeonia lactiflora. When planting medicinal materials, we generally choose two propagation methods: ramet and sowing, but the time of sowing is too long. Generally, it takes 4-5 years from sowing to flowering, so most of them choose ramet propagation. The selection of ramet propagation was carried out from August to September. The 3-year-old plant was used as the mother plant and its fleshy roots were carefully dug out. Generally, each mother plant could be divided into 3-5 daughter plants, each with 2-3 buds. When ramet, put the root in a cool place to dry for a day, this is the root of peony is easy to break, after the ramet can be dipped in mud planting, if not immediately planted, do not cut, can be stored in sand.

3. Planting

Do not plant too deep, buds into the soil 2cm is appropriate, too deep will not be conducive to the growth of buds, resulting in rotting root phenomenon, too shallow is not conducive to flowering, prone to freezing injury or exposure to death. After planting, it is necessary to strengthen management. Generally, if the root of the ramet is larger, it may blossom in the second year, but the flowers are less, so it is recommended to remove, avoid nutrient consumption, so that the plant can grow strong. The small roots will generally grow poorly and will not blossom in the second year. It will take 2-5 years to blossom normally.

4. Field management

After planting, after the seedlings are unearthed, they must be watered regularly to make them have enough water to grow and develop, and to do a good job of maintenance. At this time, the seedlings are extremely fragile and vulnerable to external influence and death. For example, the invasion of diseases and insect pests, peony diseases are mainly gray mold, brown spot, red spot, rust, insect pests beetles, aphids, shell insects, the best pest control work. Peony can withstand high and low temperatures, but these extreme temperatures will affect its growth, shading at high temperatures and preventing frost damage at low temperatures. The amount of fertilizer needed for peony is small, and phosphate fertilizer should be applied once after one week and two weeks after flowering, and thin fertilizer and water can be applied at ordinary times.

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