-
The most suitable planting time for Gastrodia elata and its impact on yield
Gastrodia elata is best planted during its dormant period. Winter planting in October to November and spring planting in March to April both give relatively good results. Gastrodia elata is generally not planted in summer, because this is precisely its growing season; digging it up at this time disrupts the relationship between Gastrodia elata and Armillaria mellea, and even if it barely survives, the results are very poor. Choosing an appropriate cultivation time is one of the important measures for increasing Gastrodia elata yields. The most suitable cultivation time is October to November (called autumn-winter planting), followed by February to March (called spring planting), and the worst is June to July
-
Mott dwarf elephant grass is suitable as forage for fish farming
Mott dwarf elephant grass is a grass-family forage introduced from the United States a few years ago. This grass is perennial, with a plant height of 0.8-1.4 m, short and numerous nodes, a large amount of leaves per plant, and strong tillering and regrowth ability. It is relatively cold-tolerant; in winter the aboveground part turns yellow and withers, while the underground part survives. It sprouts in spring and begins to grow when the temperature is around 12°C. It prefers to grow in places with deep, fertile and moist soil. This forage is high-yielding and highly nutritious. Under good water and fertilizer conditions, it can produce 15,000-20,000 kg of fresh grass per mu, and its leaf amount accounts for 8
-
Golden-flower cassia is a rare tree species suitable for landscaping
Golden-flower cassia (Senna) is bred by crossing American golden-edged cassia (Senna bicapsularis) and dual-pod cassia (Senna didymobotrya), and is a deciduous small tree or shrub form. It has wide adaptability, vigorous growth, strong resistance, drought tolerance, and high-temperature tolerance. The plant height is 3 m to 4 m, with 5 to 7 pairs of leaflets. It blooms from mid-July each year, with one inflorescence per leaf, 7 to 12 flowers per inflorescence, opening from bottom to top, blooming continuously, with few leaves and many flowers. The flowers resemble wintersweet (Chimonanthus praecox), forming a tree full of blossoms; the buds are like golden beans, and the flowers are like golden butterflies. It bears pod-like fruits and belongs to the Fabaceae family. It grows vigorously, with lush branches and leaves, and a large quantity of bright, golden-yellow flowers, hence its laudatory name "treasure-gathering golden tree." Cold frost descends
-
What kind of fertilizer is suitable for azaleas?
Azaleas are fertilizer-loving plants and, in addition to the main nutrients nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, they also need trace elements such as boron, copper, molybdenum and zinc. Azaleas do best with fertilizers that are gentle and long-lasting. For home azalea growing, you can use horn, ram's horn and animal hoof pieces; these fertilizers contain 12%-15% nitrogen, 0.2%-8% phosphorus, and also a small amount of potassium and trace elements. Thin hoof pieces take effect 1 month after application, while thick hoof and horn pieces show their fertilizing effect after 2 months, and the fertility can last 6-8 months. When using them, you can bury the hoof pieces and so on around the edge or at the bottom of the pot while repotting or moving the plant into another pot.
-
What kind of potting soil is suitable for rhododendrons?
The choice of soil is crucial to the growth and development of rhododendrons. There are many ways to mix potting soil for cultivating rhododendrons, varying with the cultivar, but it must meet the following conditions: loose, well-drained, well-aerated, acidic soil, rich in humus, and with sufficient base fertilizer. Rhododendrons usually grow vigorously only in acidic loam; if in alkaline soil, the leaves soon turn yellow and the plant withers and dies. Rhododendrons are regarded as an indicator plant of acidic soil. Leaf mold soil is generally acidic, and pine needle humus soil is the best, making it the ideal potting soil for growing rhodo
-
Key points for azalea cultivation: suitable temperature is crucial
Azaleas are damaged when the temperature is too high or too low. Only under suitable temperature conditions can they develop and grow rapidly and robustly. Therefore, attention to the suitable temperature for azaleas should be a key point in azalea cultivation and management. Azaleas should be moved into a room with a temperature no lower than 5°C around Frost's Descent. During overwintering, different varieties have different temperature requirements. For example, summer azaleas should not be below 5°C, spring azaleas around 10°C, and Western azaleas about 8-15°C. It should be noted that below 3°C, varying degrees of cold damage may occur depending on the variety.
-
Super dryland rice White Pearl No. 1 is suitable for planting in the north
White Pearl No. 1 was introduced from Israel by the Mingfeng Agricultural Science Institute of Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province, and was developed through years of purification, hybridization and selection by the institute. After years of observation, summary and analysis over hundreds of days and nights at nearly a hundred trial sites in Northeast China, Northwest China and North China, each difficulty was overcome one by one, and a new high-yield dryland rice variety suitable for large-scale cultivation in the north was bred, and it is known as the super dryland rice of the north. When planted in Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province, this variety has a whole growth period of 110-125 days, is medium-short-stemmed, with a plant height of 90-95 cm, and does not lodge. It has large panicles and many grains, with an average
-
Polyploid black locust is a new type of tree species suitable for growing on poor soil
A sapling less than 10 cm long, looking like nothing more than a pea sprout, planted on barren land where nothing will grow, can shoot up to more than 3 m tall in a single year. This is a new type of tree species suitable for planting in China's western regions - polyploid black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) - successfully cultivated by the Lvyuan Seedling Research and Promotion Center of Changyi City, Shandong Province, together with experts from Beijing Forestry University, using plant tissue culture technology on the basis of introduced foreign tree species. With its excellent drought resistance, salt-alkali tolerance and tolerance of poor soil, it has become a highly favored "golden sapling"
-
Morphological Characteristics of Licorice and Introduction to Suitable Growing Conditions
[Morphological Characteristics]Licorice is a perennial herb, 30-100 cm tall. The whole plant is covered with short white pubescence and glandular hairs. The above-ground stem is erect, woody at the lower part, with angular, green branchlets. The leaves are alternate, odd-pinnately compound. The leaflets are in 3-8 pairs, ovate or ovate-elliptic, with entire margins, and the terminal leaflet is larger. The inflorescence is a raceme, axillary, with very short pedicels, an ovate bracteole below the base, a bell-shaped green calyx, and a papilionaceous corolla in purplish-red or blue-purple. The fruit is a legume, narrowly rectangular, curved into
-
What are the characteristics of miniature bonsai, and which plants are suitable for growing them?
Miniature bonsai is also called palm bonsai, named so because the pot does not exceed the size of a palm. The height is generally less than 10 cm, making it an extremely small bonsai. Because of its small size and ease of display and arrangement, it is deeply welcomed by people at home and abroad. At present, the style of miniature bonsai has become popular throughout the world. Miniature bonsai already existed in ancient China. In 1972, on the corridor mural of the tomb of Li Xian, Crown Prince Zhanghuai of the Tang Dynasty (son of Wu Zetian), unearthed at Qianling in Shaanxi, there are two palace ladies holding potted plants. This is the prototype of ancient Chinese palm potted plants, which shows
条件筛选