Cutting method of Perilla frutescens

Perilla is a herb with a peculiar fragrance, which is now commonly used as spice and can also be used as medicine. Perilla has been cultivated and eaten for many years. In general, perilla is cultivated by using seeds to propagate seedlings, but now cuttings can also survive, it is not difficult to operate, and the cultivation is convenient. So how perilla should be cut and what methods should be used in cutting can be understood together right away.

1. Cutting preparation

The time of cutting can be carried out at a suitable temperature in spring, summer and autumn, but the survival rate is different. The specific time is that the plant has long lateral branches, the lateral branches grow well, and the cuttings can be taken when there is a certain roughness and no serious Lignification. General family planting containers, pot soil, large-scale cutting, ready to turn the land to fertilize, do seedbed. Choose sandy loam cuttage. The cuttings should be robust, free from diseases and insect pests, with 4 nodes and short internodes.

2. Cutting method

Select the side branches, cut off the moxa with a knife, take out the lower leaves, and leave about two upper lobules. Cuttings need to dry the wound first, so that contact with the soil is easy to take root and not easy to rot. Then soak the lower end of the cuttings in the rooting powder solution to help take root. After that, you can cut in the soil, the cutting depth is about 5 cm, not too deep, you need to compact the nearby soil.

3. Cuttage maintenance

Cutting maintenance, the need to maintain the right temperature and moisture, the temperature should be kept between 20 and 25 degrees, not more than 30 degrees. The air humidity can be increased a little, spray more water, the soil moisture is about 65%. Light can be seen when the wound basically heals after a week of cutting. before, the open ground can be shaded by the sun net, and the pot can be planted in a cool, ventilated and scattered corridor.

4. Points for attention

Pay attention to the need to loosen the soil and water before cutting, easy to cut, can be in close contact with the soil, and will not lead to the lower end of fuzz, the fuzz is not easy to take root, if the cuttage has not been cut several times, the lower end should be cut off. The cut at the lower end is an oblique. There are leaves at the top. You don't have to cut them. Pay attention to the proper application of light fertilizer and water after taking root. The cutting soil needs to pay attention to the sun exposure and spray disinfection. In the later stage, it was watered every two days, gradually prolonging the time.

Perilla is a semi-woody herb, cuttings are easy to survive, but we should also pay attention to provide a suitable environment, it is difficult to survive in extreme dry weather, and most of them will die. So cuttings need to be moisturized and kept warm.