How to plant Prunella vulgaris

Prunella vulgaris, also known as Prunella vulgaris, has strong adaptability, can be planted in all parts of our country, can be used as medicine, has the effect of clearing fire and eyesight, the main treatment of eye swelling and pain, headache, or common herbal tea, the market demand is large. So do you know how it is planted? Let's take a look at it.

1. Land selection and fertilization

Select fields or plots with sufficient light and good drainage for planting, and require the loose sandy loam to be ploughed and raked fine and leveled before sowing. When ploughing, 2000 kilograms of barnyard manure and 30 kilograms of compound fertilizer can be applied per mu, mix the soil and fertilizer evenly, and then make a 120cm square face, open the drainage ditch and wait for planting.

2. Sowing seeds

The sowing time of Prunella vulgaris is from August to September every year. In June, Prunella vulgaris slowly wither, cut off its ear, screen out its seeds after drying, remove impurities and store them in a cool and dry place, waiting for sowing. When sowing, sow the seeds on the soil according to the appropriate spacing between rows, then cover a layer of fine soil, suppress it slightly with your hands, and then water it, not too much, so as not to wash the seeds out. Keep the soil moist, can not produce stagnant water, about half a month later can sprout out.

3. Field management

After the seedlings are unearthed, weeds should be weeded in time, and weeds should be pulled out directly by hand by manual weeding. When the seedlings grow into 4-5 leaves, the seedlings can be interspersed. The smaller and weaker seedlings are removed and strong seedlings are cultivated. When more than 10 leaves are grown, the seedlings can be fixed. It is necessary to apply fertilizer twice after planting, once in the tillering stage, when about 5 kg of urea per mu is applied, and the second time at the end of flowering, about 10 kg of compound fertilizer is also applied, and you can choose to water before or after fertilization. so that the fertilizer can be absorbed as soon as possible.

4. Harvest

When June is, when most of the planted ears turn yellow to brown, choose a sunny day to cut them off, dry the seeds, store hay and ears, and wait for sale.

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