How to grow witchweed

Monopod is an annual herb, but also a semi-parasitic plant, belonging to Scrophulariaceae, which can be used as medicine. The main producing areas of one-legged gold in China are Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangxi, Hunan and Fujian. But at present, there is no large-scale planting, and the artificial planting technology is not mature. Recently, a friend asked how to grow witchweed. The editor has made the following answer to this question. Let's take a look.

1. Soil and fertilizer management

Witchweed is a kind of semi-parasitic plant, so the requirement of soil fertilizer is relatively high. Witchweed needs to rely on other plants to carry out photosynthesis, as well as survival and growth, then the planting site is generally to choose not only to meet the survival of witchweed soil, but also to meet the needs of parasitic plant growth. Like natural grass can be used to grow one-legged gold, there is no need for excessive soil preparation, just sprinkle a layer of fine soil on the grass is easy to sow enough base fertilizer.

2. Sowing seeds at the right time

Witchweed is usually sown and propagated, and the sowing time is from the end of March to the beginning of April every year. On the selected planting ground, spread the seeds evenly on the fine soil, then cover a layer of fine soil, and adjust the temperature of the planting land to about 18 degrees. Under normal circumstances, seedlings will emerge in about ten days.

3. Transplanting seedlings

The growth rate of monopod seedlings is relatively slow, so the cultivation period of seedlings is relatively common, but there is no need for special management during the seedling period, just reasonable control of water and nutrient intake. When the seedlings grow to about six to eight centimeters, they can be moved and planted. The planting density is 30 cm between rows and 25 cm between plants.

4. Field management

About five to seven days after planting, observe the growth of witchweed in the field to see if there are any dead ones. If so, timely seedling replenishment is needed to ensure that the seedlings are complete in the field. After the seedlings are planted and survive. Loosen the soil in time, and clear out the excess weeds in the field, so as to prevent nutrients from being absorbed by excess weeds and affect the supply of nutrients. In dry weather, the need for proper watering, so as not to dry up the grass, affecting the growth of witchweed, and finally each need to apply fertilizer to promote plant growth, in order to increase yield and improve quality, so as to obtain high profits.

The above is the artificial planting method of one-legged gold introduced to you by the editor today. Because the artificial planting technology of one-legged gold is not perfect at present, the output of one-legged gold is not particularly ideal, which is an important reason why the market price of one-legged gold remains high. If you have any other questions, please remember to leave a message for the editor.