Planting method of safflower

Safflower alias safflower, is a safflower plant of Compositae, its flower can be used as medicine, has the effect of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, detumescence and pain, mainly used to treat dysmenorrhea, uterine blood stasis, fall injury and other diseases. In addition to its strong medicinal value, it is also a natural pigment and dye, is an important industrial raw material, and has remarkable economic benefits. Safflower is cultivated all over our country. Let's take a look at its planting method.

1. Land selection and preparation

Carthamus tinctorius is a kind of plant that likes drought and fertile. It can also adapt to barren soil and avoid growing in wet, stagnant water and low-lying areas. Therefore, it is appropriate to choose dry land or wasteland when planting. The former crops had better be soybeans, wax gourd, taro and so on. After the previous harvest, the plots were ploughed and raked fine, so that the soil was loose and good drainage. 1000 kg of rotten farm manure and 15 kg of superphosphate could be applied per mu.

2. Sowing seeds

The sowing of safflower is uncertain, it can choose spring sowing, autumn sowing or winter sowing according to the local climatic conditions, generally Jiangsu and Zhejiang are winter sowing, while Shandong is autumn sowing, and northeast cold areas are spring sowing. Make high and low beds according to the terrain, each with two rows, either strip sowing or on demand, sowing 6-7 seeds according to a certain plant spacing, then covering the soil and watering, seedlings can emerge within about two weeks, generally 1.5-2.5 kg per mu.

3. Field management

When the seedling grows to 6-7 cm, it is necessary to carry out inter-seedling, remove the weak seedling and keep the strong seedling, generally leaving 2-3 strong seedlings per hole. If there is a lack of seedlings, the seedlings should be replenished in time. When the seedlings grow to 4-5 leaves, it is necessary to apply a thin manure of human feces and urine, and apply it from the root when topdressing to prevent the seedlings from lodging. Before and after the sting is the second fertilizer, 500-600 kg per mu of human manure and urine fertilizer, matching after application, so as to avoid flower bud lodging.

4. Diseases and insect pests

Safflower will suffer from a variety of diseases and insect pests in the process of growth, such as root rot, rust, black spot, anthrax and so on. They will affect the growth of the plant, seriously lead to plant death, greater harm, it is necessary to do a good job in the prevention and control of diseases and insect pests.

The above is the introduction of safflower planting methods, hope to help you, want to know more about the planting of medicinal materials, please pay attention to us.