The planting method of Malan head

Malan head, also known as Malan, red stem vegetables, chicken intestines, is a perennial herb of the genus Malan of Compositae, but it is called Malan head because people pick its tender head to eat. It tastes fragrant and delicious, as well as clearing heat and reducing fire, it is a kind of wild vegetable which is more common to eat, and it is easy to cultivate and high yield, which can bring great benefits to farmers, so many people plant it. So how do you plant it? Let's take a look.

1. Land selection and preparation

Malantou is wild on roadsides, fields and hillsides. It has wide adaptability, warm climate, shade tolerance, strong cold and heat resistance, lax light requirements, and can be suitable for minus 10 degrees low temperature and 32 degrees high temperature. Therefore, it is necessary to choose the land where the soil is loose, fertile, moist and convenient for drainage and irrigation, turn the soil deeply before planting, use the sun to expose it for one month, apply base fertilizer, and reproduce in August-September in autumn.

2. Reproduction

Malan head can use the method of sowing and rhizome reproduction, sowing time after the Beginning of Spring, using the sowing method, sowing seeds evenly on the ground, generally sowing 15 days after emergence, but because the seeds are more difficult to collect, so they all choose rhizome propagation in production. Can be in August-September, in the field or artificial cultivation of robust plants with their roots dug out, be careful not to damage the root system. By using the method of hole planting, the dug rhizome was laid flat in the hole, covered with a layer of mature organic fertilizer, compacted and watered in a layer of 3-5cm soil, and survived in 5-7 days.

3. Field management

Attention should be paid to the dry and wet condition of the soil after planting. In case of drought, the soil should be often watered to keep the soil moist until seedling emergence. When the seedlings grow out of 2-3 true leaves, a thin fertilizer and water can be applied. When the seedlings grow to 5-8 true leaves, it is necessary to carry out inter-seedling, replenish seedlings and control the row spacing of seedlings. Malan head seedlings are less and are easy to grow mixed with weeds, so weeding is the key. It is best to use artificial weeding to produce pollution-free production.

4. Diseases and insect pests

Malan head in the planting of little insect pests, but due to the influence of other crops around, there may be the phenomenon of green insects eating leaves, so after harvest, it is necessary to use pesticides to control. Malan head as a wild vegetable, its disease resistance is also very strong, but occasionally Botrytis cinerea can be used to control.

The above is the introduction of the planting method of Malantou. I hope it can help you. If you want to know more about planting, please pay attention to us.