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Dragon fruit fails to bear fruit mostly due to seedling plants; grafted plants bear fruit quickly
Summary If dragon fruit is grown from seedlings, it usually only flowers and rarely bears fruit, while grafted dragon fruit can bear fruit quickly. If the rootstock used for dragon fruit is queen of the night (Selenicereus grandiflorus), it may also only flower without bearing fruit. During dragon fruit cultivation, fertilizer must be applied frequently, and
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Detailed Guide to Mock Strawberry Cultivation Techniques: Planting Methods and Management Points
Mock strawberry grows mostly wild on hillsides, in grasslands, along roadsides, by ditches, or among weeds on field ridges; it is distributed throughout the country. The whole plant is used medicinally; it has the effects of clearing heat and detoxifying, promoting blood circulation and dispersing blood stasis, and astringing to stop bleeding, and it can also treat venomous snake bites, and be applied to treat boils and sores, etc.; it is also used to kill flies and maggots.
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What are the propagation methods for growing Salvia miltiorrhiza (red sage)?
Seed propagation: Broadcast sowing is generally used, and sowing is best done from the year's Grain in Ear to Summer Solstice and from End of Heat to White Dew in the year the seeds are collected. The seedbed should be land with a slightly higher elevation, loose and fertile soil, and convenient watering. For raising seedlings in mountainous areas, it is best to choose a hillside slope at the foot of a mountain facing east or southeast as the seedbed, to reduce sun exposure and help seedling emergence. The seedbed should first be plowed, and decomposed human manure and urine used as base fertilizer. The soil should be broken up fine and made into high beds 1.3-1.66 m wide. Then the seeds are evenly broadcast shallowly on the bed surface; after sowing, press lightly once with the foot so the seeds adhere closely to the surface soil (no need to cover with soil), cover with a thin layer of wheat straw, and sprinkle water frequently to keep it moist. When the seedlings have 3-5 true leaves, thin them out if they are found to be too dense. The thinned seedlings can be temporarily planted elsewhere and cultivated. During this period, pay attention to watering and promptly apply 1-2 topdressings of dilute human manure and urine to promote seedling growth. The suitable time for transplanting is from late October to early November of the same year. Before transplanting, open holes on the prepared bed surface at a spacing of 25 cm × 25 cm, with the hole depth depending on the length of the seedling roots. Plant 1-2 plants per hole, with the planting depth such that the heart bud is slightly exposed; do not plant too deep, and do not let the root crown be exposed above the soil. After planting, cover with soil until the holes are level, press slightly firm, and water promptly to settle the roots. When Salvia miltiorrhiza is transplanted early, it takes root early, and by the time the cold winter arrives it has already survived, and it will green up early the following year; as far as possible, do not delay transplanting until the severe cold season.</p><p></p><p>Root division propagation:</p><p>Carry out from the Beginning of Spring to Awakening of Insects. Select robust new roots about 1 cm in diameter for planting. Before planting, first cut the roots into 5-7 cm long root segments. The planting density is 27 cm between rows and 20 cm between plants. Open furrows on the bed surface, place the root segments upright in the furrows, taking care not to place the upper and lower ends upside down, and after planting cover level with soil. Seedlings generally emerge after Grain Rain. With root division propagation, flowering is later, and it is difficult to harvest seeds in the same year, but the roots grow faster.</p><p>Division propagation:</p><p>From the Beginning of Winter to the Awakening of Insects of the following year, when harvesting home-grown Salvia miltiorrhiza (generally between the Winter Solstice and the Beginning of Spring), select robust, disease-free plants, cut off the thick roots for medicinal use, and use the roots thinner than a cigarette, together with the rhizome head and heart leaves, as planting stock for propagation. Wild Salvia miltiorrhiza can also be dug up and transplanted together with roots and seedlings. Large seedlings can be divided into 2-4 plants according to the natural growth conditions of the buds and roots, and then planted.</p><p>Cuttage:</p><p>Around Qingming, select thick, strong stems, cut them into sections with 2-3 nodes each, cut off part of the leaves, and insert them into the prepared bed, burying 6-10 cm in the soil, leaving the buds slightly exposed above the soil surface, press the soil firm, and water immediately. After that, spray water with a sprayer in the morning and evening to keep the bed surface moist.</p>
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Which pesticide is effective for controlling stinging caterpillars
Stinging caterpillars are mostly found on green leaf surfaces and live by eating leaves. There are many common species, such as flat-shaped and prism-shaped ones, and most are larvae of the slug moth family. They once grew in large numbers on shrubs such as false indigo and on tree-of-heaven plants in northern China in summer and autumn. What pesticide should be used to control stinging caterpillars?
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What conditions are required for porcupine farming?
Abstract Porcupines are mostly raised using a semi free-range method. Suitable terrain should be chosen to build the farm, and feed should also be prepared according to certain requirements. In addition, the ratio of male to female porcupines raised on the farm is best set at 1:3 or 1:4.
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Why do sows eat piglets? It is mostly seen in first-time sows
Abstract The situation of sows eating piglets mainly occurs in first-time sows. The reasons are: the nutritional content in the feed is insufficient; the sow has eaten dead fetuses, afterbirth, and raw meat and bones from swill, which are similar in smell to newborn piglets; piglets from another litter wander into this pen by mistake, and the sow smells that the odor is wrong;
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Prevention and Control Methods and Technical Key Points for Rotting Stomach Disease in Sea Cucumber Aquaculture
This disease mostly occurs in the late auricularia larval stage, and is more likely to break out during the high-temperature period from June to July each year and when larval rearing density is high. The disease has been found in both Shandong and Liaoning provinces, and its incidence rate has shown a trend of increasing year by year. The main symptoms of disease and death are: the larval stomach wall thickens
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Detailed Explanation of Plastic Greenhouse Construction Methods and Steps
Since our country currently mostly chooses to build plastic greenhouses, the construction of the facility must consider both the development of the plants and the terrain. The basic requirements are: the greenhouse structure must meet the space needed for plant growth and fruiting, and be easy to manage; the greenhouse structure
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How to Treat Root Rot? Detailed Guide to Prevention and Control Methods
Root rot generally occurs from late March to early April, and enters its peak period in May, causing the roots of plants to rot and die. So how is it treated? How is it prevented? How to treat root rot? The treatment methods and medications used differ for root rot occurring in different plants,
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How to Grow Lucky Bamboo: Care Methods and Precautions
Lucky bamboo is mostly grown in water and is a common variety among indoor plants. Its leaves stay green all year round and it helps purify the air and beautify the environment. So how should it be grown? Below, the editor of Tuliu.com introduces it to you one by one. How to grow lucky bamboo? 1. Water management
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