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Dream Orchid Growing Guide: How to Choose Soil, Plant and Care for It So It Blooms?
The Dream Orchid is a type of orchid that has a long history in our country. Because its flowers are very beautiful and its ornamental value is high, it is deeply loved by flower enthusiasts. At present, many people like to place it in offices or homes to decorate the indoor environment and enhance its ornamental value. So
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Is Hydrangea Poisonous? Detailed Guide to Growing Methods and Color Adjustment Techniques
Hydrangea is also known as eight immortal flower, powder ball flower, foreign hydrangea, etc. According to relevant historical records, China was already cultivating hydrangeas during the Ming and Qing dynasties, and many scenic areas today also feature hydrangeas. The flowers of the hydrangea are almost entirely sterile flowers, artificial cultivation is very
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Are Goat Horn Peppers Sweet or Spicy? The King of Vitamin C: Varieties and Growing Methods
The goat horn pepper is a type of chili pepper shaped like a goat's horn, with thick flesh, a spicy taste and bright color; it can be eaten as food and also used to extract pigments. Because of its wide range of uses, high output value and good market demand, it is highly favored by farmers. So, is the goat horn pepper sweet or spicy? Which varieties are good to grow? How do you grow it?
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What flowers are good to keep at home? A review of eight flowers suitable for growing at home
Flowers have been the darling of scholars and poets since ancient times, and many people like to tend plants at home. So which flowers are suitable for growing at home? Below, let me review for you the eight kinds of flowers suitable for growing at home. 1. Clivia
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Rose, jasmine, and pothos: use these 2 kinds of pills, and they will grow like crazy even if you ignore them for half a year
After growing flowers for a long time, many people have picked up some little tricks for plant care. In the daily process of growing flowers, whether it is clivia, pothos, lucky bamboo, or spider plant, every kind of flower needs some knowledge and clever tips to grow vigorously. Now let me teach every
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How to grow bean sprouts and what types are there? Growing green, pollution-free vegetables at home
Bean sprouts refer to edible sprouts formed by the germination of plant seeds or other storage organs under dark or low-light conditions. Their growth cycle is short and they require no fertilizer or pesticide, so they are classified as green, pollution-free food. So how do you grow bean sprouts? What types are there?
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When to Plant Autumn Radishes? Variety Selection and High-Yield Growing Methods
Right now is the best season for planting autumn radishes, and to grow them well you need to choose good varieties and master certain management techniques. So which varieties are good for autumn radishes? When to plant them? How to grow them for high yield? 1. Which varieties are good for autumn radishes? For example, radish fleshy roots that
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Is purslane a "trigger food"? A detailed guide to common cultivated varieties and growing techniques
In rural fields and roadsides there is a weed with thick fleshy leaves, purslane (Portulaca oleracea); many rural friends have surely seen it. But this thing that is a weed in the countryside becomes a tender fresh vegetable once it enters the city. So, is purslane a trigger food? What are the common cultivated varieties? How
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Child mustard (er cai) growing techniques and precautions: master these 5 points and that is enough
Er cai (child mustard, a type of spore mustard green) is cold-tolerant, not heat-tolerant, and suited to autumn and winter planting. Because it makes use of land left idle in winter, has a short growing cycle, delivers quick results, tastes good, reaches the market during the winter vegetable off-season, is in high demand, and offers high economic returns, its planting area has expanded year by year in recent years, and it has become one of the major winter market vegetables. Because mustard-family vegetables are easily affected by climatic conditions, there are considerable growing risks. To avoid risks and grow er cai well, the <strong>er cai growing techniques</strong> and precautions have been compiled here for growers' reference only. <p style="text-align: center;"></p> <p style="text-indent:2em;"><strong><span style="color:#FF8C00">I. Er cai growing techniques</span></strong></p> <p style="text-indent:2em;"><span style="color:#008080">1. Seedbed preparation for sowing</span></p> <p style="text-indent:2em;">Choose a shaded area for the seedbed; loam or sandy loam with deep, fertile, loose soil, convenient drainage and irrigation, and no pests or diseases is best. In early to mid-August, deep-plough the soil to let it weather; scatter 15-25 kg of quicklime per mu to disinfect and adjust soil pH (a neutral to slightly alkaline pH of 6.5-8). If only quicklime is scattered, the soil will harden and become poor; add decomposed human and livestock manure plus superphosphate and plant ash, as well as trace elements such as boron, magnesium and zinc, as a base fertilizer, mix thoroughly with the seedbed soil, level and finely break up the soil, and make beds about 1.7 m wide for later use.</p> <p style="text-indent:2em;"><span style="color:#008080">2. Sowing and raising seedlings</span></p> <p style="text-indent:2em;">To grow er cai well, choosing the sowing period is very important and is the key; different sowing periods give completely different results: if the sowing period is too early and the temperature is too high, the plants easily bolt into a club shape, flower, and become leggy; if the sowing period is too late, there are few or small child buds, they take a pineapple shape, do not easily form child buds and become hollow plants, are prone to disease, and yield is low, losing quality and marketability.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"></p> <p style="text-indent:2em;"><strong><span style="color:#FF8C00">II. Er cai growing precautions</span></strong></p> <p style="text-indent:2em;">1. Mastering the sowing period is the key to growing er cai well; er cai forms child buds in cool climates.</p> <p style="text-indent:2em;">2. For arranging a suitable sowing period, in low-altitude areas (below 800 m) the sowing period is generally August 25 to September 15, with September 1 to 3 being optimal (southwest China: Sichuan, Chongqing, Yunnan, Guizhou).</p> <p style="text-indent:2em;">3. The temperature during the period when er cai child buds form is 8-15°C. In high-altitude areas, please choose the sowing period cautiously on the basis of successful trial plantings, and only then promote cultivation on a large scale. Sowing before August 20 and after September 20 is strictly prohibited, otherwise the plants easily bolt into a club shape and do not grow child buds. If the temperature is too high, child buds cannot form and the plants easily bolt and flower.</p> <p style="text-indent:2em;">4. Er cai seedlings are generally about 25 days old; transplant in October, with a reference spacing of 45-50 cm between plants and rows, and about 2,000 plants per mu. For fertilizing, note that it should be light first and heavy later; when weeding, be careful not to damage the roots, and cultivate shallowly. If high temperatures occur before Start of Winter and the plants grow too vigorously and become leggy, spray a 500-800 times dilution of paclobutrazol. Throughout the whole growth period, strictly guard against aphids and damping-off. The harvest period is January to March of the following year.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"></p>
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Is Grape Growing Profitable? Prospects Analysis and Growing Techniques
Grapes are a major fruit among fruits, one of the most common and most frequently eaten types, so grapes hold a very important position in our country and even in the world. So is growing grapes profitable? What are the prospects for grape growing? How do you grow them? Grape growing methods and techniques
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