How to sow malachite grass

First, sowing time

There is no clear stipulation on when to sow malachite, it can be carried out all the year round, for example, there are manufacturers specializing in malachite in the south, and their sowing quantity is very large. Generally, they will choose to sow seeds from July to August. In this way, it is also the time when the malachite flowers bloom most brightly on National Day.

In the north, many people sow seeds in spring. in fact, if the temperature is above 15 degrees, it is generally possible to sow seeds.

2. Sowing method

1. Prepare a foam box filled with culture substrate. It is best to use soft soil and good fertility. After sterilization, you can box and sow seeds.

2. After sowing the seeds, wet the soil with a spray can and moisten it slightly. Too wet will affect the budding rate. Cover with a thin layer of soil and cover with vermiculite. The temperature is kept at about 24 degrees at room temperature.

The above is about the introduction of malachite sowing, let's take a look at how to maintain the malachite after emergence.

Sharing the planting method of how to plant malachite grass

Peacock grass Compositae herbs, whose flowers are colorful and rich, as gorgeous as peacocks, so how to grow malachite? Then Xiaoqi shared the planting method of malachite.

1. How to raise peacock grass

Malachite grass is more hardy, it can withstand the attack of early frost. There are fewer flowers in the heat of summer. The seedling period is short. It takes only 70 days from sowing to flowering, raising seedlings in early spring without heating in the greenhouse, and planting courtyards, flower beds or potted plants after late frost. Seeds scattered on the ground can grow on their own in suitable temperature and humidity conditions.

Second, the planting method of malachite.

1. Illumination: Peacock grass is a positive plant, which requires sufficient sunlight for growth and flowering, and sufficient light is also beneficial to prevent the overgrowth of plants. However, from July to September in our province, it is necessary to avoid direct sunlight and cool down by shading around noon.

2. Temperature: the temperature of malachite grass can be reduced from 22 ℃ to 18 ℃ after potting, to 15 ℃ after a few weeks, and to 12: 14 ℃ before and after flowering. Generally speaking, as long as it is above 5 ℃, it will not be frozen, and it can grow well in the range of 10 ℃ ~ 30 ℃.

3. Watering: the key to the water management of malachite grass is to use the medium with good drainage. Although it is important to keep the medium moist, it is necessary to dry properly before each watering. Of course, the medium can not be too dry and cause the plant to wither.

4. Fertilization: the malachite grass planted in the soil can be mixed with compound fertilizer as base fertilizer before the medium is put into the basin, and 20-10-20 and 14-10-14 fertilizers can be used in the case of insufficient fertility.

5. pest control: there are few diseases and insect pests of peacock grass, but in greenhouse production, moth larvae in the early growth period will nibble away at new leaves, which need regular inspection and spray control as soon as they are found.

The above is the sharing of the planting method of malachite, malachite is a very good ornamental flower plant, very suitable for family breeding, I hope the above content will be helpful to everyone.

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The flower words of how to plant peacock grass

For many people may sound strange to malachite, but perhaps some people should have heard of its alias, malachite also known as French marigold, alias yellow chrysanthemum, small marigold belong to Compositae. Peacock grass is suitable for growing in flower beds, and it is becoming more and more popular. It is often used as a flower for decoration and celebration.

Malachite is also a common family courtyard cultivation plant, which is mainly distributed in Yunnan and Guizhou. It mainly grows on the hillside of 750-1600m above sea level, and belongs to a shorter plant. Malachite also has the habit of opening to the sun and closed at sunset, so it is also commonly known as "sunflower". The growth of malachite has a strong optical rotation.

For the reproduction of malachite, malachite can be propagated by cutting or sowing, which can be sown during November and March. Malachite likes sunny environment and does not require drought tolerance to the fertile degree of the soil, but it is not resistant to extreme heat. In hot weather, the number of flowers of malachite is less, so we should pay attention to the temperature of the growing environment.

The efficacy and function of malachite are recorded in various medical dictionaries. In the National Compendium of Chinese Herbal Medicine, malachite is used as medicine with the whole grass, which tastes bitter and treats cough. Respiratory tract infection, clearing heat and promoting dampness; in Guizhou Herbal Medicine, it is recorded that the whole plant of malachite grass is picked to treat dysentery and cough, and the main way to take it is to take it with decoction or powder; in Chinese Materia Medica, it can be used freshly or after drying, and its main effect is to relieve cough, dysentery, toothache, stomatitis and so on.

Malachite grass is a kind of herb with medicinal value, which can play different roles in different medicine varieties. In Lisu medicine, malachite grass has the efficacy of treating respiratory tract infection, cough, dysentery, wind and eye pain and mastitis; in Achang medicine, the efficacy of malachite grass can also cure respiratory tract infections. Cough, etc. In Yi medicine, the main effect of malachite grass is to treat snakebite, dizziness, cold and fever and other symptoms. It is also recorded in various medical records of our country.

The flower language of peacock grass is: bright and sunny

Malachite grass has the habit of growing to the sun, but also has a sunny side. The malachite is called the flower of St. Francis Chandar, symbolizing holiness. It is said that since ancient times, European Christians have connected saints with specific flowers, while malachite is a flower that often blooms on the edge of the altar. because it is called the "saint of the 17th century".

The above is the flower bed planting of malachite, which is introduced to you by the editor. I hope it will be helpful to you.