What's the nickname of vanilla? Is it suitable to grow vanilla in winter?

When eating yogurt or ice cream, people like the taste of vanilla very much, which is hard to refuse. Vanilla is actually a kind of spice plant, which can not only be used to make delicious food, but also can be used in beauty, medical treatment and so on. Potted herbs planted at home can not only purify the air, but also drive away mosquitoes, which has high economic value. What's the nickname of vanilla? Is it suitable to grow vanilla in winter?

What's the nickname of vanilla?

Vanilla, also known as herb, grows mainly in humid areas of eastern Europe and Taiwan. As early as five thousand years ago in China, there were records of the use of vanilla to make aromatherapy, medicine and purify the air.

Vanilla originated in Mexico. After processing, it can be made into fragrant tea, pillow, sachet, extract essence and many other flavor products.

In recent years, the price of vanilla is rising, because there is not much artificial planting, and it is widely used in the market. In addition to being used as a spice, but also as a potted plant, the sales volume is still good, with a certain planting prospect.

The planting method of vanilla is also relatively simple, has a strong reproductive ability, generally planted properly, then the yield is still relatively high. When considering whether to plant the vanilla, it depends on what variety of vanilla is suitable for planting, when is suitable for planting vanilla, and what planting techniques should be mastered, and so on.

Is it suitable to plant vanilla in winter?

Generally, if we plant potted plants, we will choose spring and autumn. Is winter suitable for planting vanilla?

As we all know, vanilla is usually sensitive to the hot and humid environment in summer. Especially in the harsh environment of high temperature and humidity, sunburn and death are easy to occur. If you start planting vanilla in winter, you will have to go through winter and spring. If the roots and plants have a certain dormancy time, they will have stronger resistance. Compared with the summer period, the resistance will be better, so the vitality will last longer.

Therefore, the hot and humid environment in summer in South China is not conducive to the growth of vanilla. For the three northern regions, the growth rate of vanilla is much slower, during this time, the root system is slowly stretching, as long as the spring temperature warms up and the sun comes out, the vanilla will continue to grow upward.

Although the growth rate of vanilla raised in winter in central and eastern China is not fast, the aroma will be more concentrated, the flavor of vanilla in winter is stronger than that in other seasons, and the plant looks compact. Winter management for watering, fertilization, pruning and other requirements are less, easier to take care of, can save a lot of time. In addition, the temperature in winter is relatively low, which is not conducive to the reproduction and growth of bacteria, so diseases and insect pests are also relatively few.