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Dogwood Planting Techniques and Field Management of Dogwood
Most traditional Chinese medicinal herbs are native wild plants, and it is precisely because of this that herb gatherers exist. However, with the continuous development of traditional Chinese medicine and the advancement of modern science and technology, wild Chinese medicinal herbs can no longer meet people's needs, and
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Detailed Explanation of Schisandra Planting Techniques and Cultivation Methods
Abstract Seed propagation: After the Schisandra fruits are harvested in autumn, remove the pulp and wash out the seeds, then sun-dry and store them. Sowing: Soak the seeds at room temperature for 1 day and night, then mix them evenly with 3 times the amount of clean river sand, and bury them in a relatively cool place. After 3-4 months, when the seeds crack open and the radicle emerges, they can be
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How to Grow Reishi Mushrooms? A Detailed Guide to Reishi Cultivation Techniques
Reishi mushroom has long served as the iconic image of the "immortal herb" in people's minds. Especially in "Legend of the White Snake," after the white snake used the reishi immortal herb to bring Xu Xian back from the dead, the status of reishi became ever more deeply rooted. With science's in-depth exploration of reishi, reishi will also
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Detailed Explanation of Fennel Planting Time, Methods and Field Management Techniques
Abstract Planting time: spring sowing is around March-April, autumn sowing is around September, winter sowing is from late November to early December, and intercropping sowing is in mid-April. Planting method: select fennel varieties with strong branching ability, high yield and lodging resistance. When the seedlings grow to 5-6 cm, start thinning. Full stand is reached 30 days after sowing. Cultivation and weeding are needed. Water timely in the middle and late stages. During the growing period, phosphate fertilizer may be applied appropriately, with less nitrogen fertilizer. No topdressing is needed in the middle and late stages. Top promptly and actively prevent and control pests and diseases. ⟦4 <p class="cintro"><span>Abstract</span>Planting time: spring sowing is around March-April, autumn sowing is around September, winter sowing is from late November to early December, and intercropping sowing is in mid-April. Planting method: select fennel varieties with strong branching ability, high yield and lodging resistance. When the seedlings grow to 5-6 cm, start thinning. Full stand is reached 30 days after sowing. Cultivation and weeding are needed. Water timely in the middle and late stages. During the growing period, phosphate fertilizer may be applied appropriately, with less nitrogen fertilizer. No topdressing is needed in the middle and late stages. Top promptly and actively prevent and control pests and diseases.</p> <p></p> <p>As a traditional material, fennel has long followed relatively traditional techniques and methods in cultivation. Although science and technology continue to develop and have had a certain impact on fennel cultivation, growers still need to keep exploring if fennel cultivation is to become more high-quality and efficient.</p><p></p><p><strong>I. Fennel Cultivation Techniques</strong></p><p>1. Sowing methods</p><p>(1) Main sowing includes winter sowing (seed-ball sowing) and spring and autumn sowing.</p><p>(2) Winter sowing: before winter of the previous year, sow the seeds into frozen farmland that has been salted and has suitable soil moisture (in the Kashgar reclamation area, November 25 to December 5, or using a 3 cm soil temperature below 5°C as the indicator), and harvest in the second year.</p><p>(3) Spring sowing: sow, manage and harvest in the spring of the same year (the degree to which spring sowing is advanced has a non-linear positive correlation with harvested fennel yield).</p><p>(4) Autumn sowing: carry out autumn sowing around September.</p><p>(5) Intercropping sowing: taking advantage of fennel's short growth period, after sowing wide-and-narrow-row crops under plastic film in spring, intercrop fennel in the wide rows. Intercropping sowing is suitable before April 12 or when the 5 cm soil temperature is no higher than 15°C.</p><p></p><p>2. Variety selection</p><p>It is advisable to choose Shache small fennel with strong branching ability, high yield, lodging resistance, and plump seeds that have been purified, rejuvenated and screened.</p><p>3. Sowing requirements</p><p>(1) Main sowing of fennel includes hole sowing and drill sowing.</p><p>(2) Winter sowing is mainly hole sowing (row spacing 20-30 cm, hole spacing 9-12 cm), spring sowing is mainly drill sowing (30 cm equal row spacing, plant spacing 5-8 cm), and intercropping sowing uses hole sowing, with sowing depth 1.5-2.5 cm, pressed down after sowing, and seeding rate 22.5-30 kg per hectare (1000-grain weight 1.3-1.8 g).</p><p>(3) Hole sowing: 300,000-500,000 holes per hectare, with 1.4-2 million seedlings retained; drill sowing: 1.5-1.8 million seedlings retained.</p><p></p><p><strong>II. Field Management of Fennel</strong></p><p>1. Thinning and final singling</p><p>When the seedlings grow to 5-6 cm, start thinning. Follow the principle of “thin early and single timely”, keeping the superior and removing the inferior. Remove excess small, weak and diseased seedlings promptly. Generally thin 2—3 times, with final plant spacing 40—50 cm, retaining 2500—3000 plants per mu.</p><p>2. Cultivation and weeding</p><p>About 30 days after sowing fennel, a full stand is reached. Because the seedling stage is long and the seedlings are small and weak, they are very susceptible to weed damage, or the soil may crust after rain, so cultivate early and frequently, and break up crusts promptly after rain. Weeds in the seedling rows should be pulled out by hand as early as possible to promote seedling growth.</p><p></p><p>3. Irrigation and fertilization</p><p>(1) Fennel has a shallow root system at the seedling stage, weak water absorption capacity, relatively wide plant and row spacing, poor shading, and large soil moisture evaporation, making drought likely, so irrigate early. Generally, the first irrigation is around May 15.</p><p>(2) Irrigation in the middle and late stages follows the principle of “watching the sky, watching the soil, watching the growth”, handled flexibly, with 2—3 irrigations throughout the growth period.</p><p>(3) From mid-August, strictly control water and fertilizer to prevent excessive vegetative growth and late maturity. Seed-production fennel prefers phosphate fertilizer and should not be given too much nitrogen fertilizer. Generally, 7—8 kg of diammonium phosphate per mu is applied as topdressing together with the first irrigation. To control vegetative growth, no topdressing is generally applied in the middle and late stages.</p><p></p><p>4. Topping</p><p>(1) Fennel's main branch has strong growth dominance. If allowed to develop naturally, excessive vegetative growth becomes serious. Especially in the later stage, rainy weather can cause a large number of new flowers, resulting in many flowers but a low spike-setting rate, wasting nutrients and severely reducing yield. Therefore, top promptly to control plant growth, reasonably adjust population density, and adjust nutrient distribution in the plant.</p><p>(2) Generally top before flowering to remove apical dominance, promote seed setting, make flowering uniform, and improve yield and quality.</p><p>5. Harvest</p><p>Seed-production fennel seeds do not mature uniformly, some early and some late. In order to reduce seed loss and increase yield, staged and batch harvesting may be adopted. First harvest the early-maturing seeds in time, and then harvest all at once around October 10.</p><p></p><p><strong>III. Precautions for Fennel Cultivation</strong></p><p>1. To make emergence fast and uniform, it is best to soak and sprout the seeds before sowing. The method is to soak the seeds for 24 hours, then rub the seeds with your hands and wash them several times until the water is clear. Spread the wet seeds on burlap or a straw mat, place them in a cool place to dry slightly, then put them in a clay pot, cover with a wet cloth, and sprout at 16-23°C.</p><p>2. Fennel is mostly sown by the wet sowing method, that is, reserve soil for covering when making the bed, water the base before sowing, then scatter evenly and cover with soil. Fennel has a small leaf area and is very suitable for dense planting, with a seeding rate of 3-5 kg per mu.</p><p>3. If sowing dry seeds, pay attention to frequent small waterings after sowing to keep the bed surface moist and facilitate seedling emergence. After seedlings emerge, pay attention to timely weeding. Do not water excessively at the seedling stage; keep the bed surface alternating between dry and moist. For one-time harvest, thinning is generally not carried out. If multiple harvests are planned, thinning may be combined with weeding, with seedling spacing 5-6 cm. When the plants are about 10 cm tall, water frequently and apply quick-acting nitrogen fertilizer together with watering. When the plants are about 30 cm tall, they can be harvested.</p><p></p><p><strong>IV. Harvesting and Processing of Fennel</strong></p><p>1. Harvesting requirements</p><p>When the plants grow to about 30 cm, they can be harvested. Spring-sown fennel is harvested twice in the same year, while autumn-sown fennel is harvested only once in the same year. In areas where it overwinters in the open field, after harvesting begins in the following spring, it can be harvested again after more than 40 days, with 4-5 harvests throughout the year.</p><p>2. Storage characteristics and storage and transport methods</p><p>Fennel is a fresh vegetable and is mainly sold fresh. It is mostly produced locally and sold locally. If market demand requires, according to its storage characteristics of preferring low temperature and high humidity, it can be stored short-term or transported under suitable conditions (temperature, 0°C; relative humidity, about 95%).</p><p></p><p>At present, there are already many summaries of the traditional techniques of fennel cultivation, but to follow the trend of the times, achieve large-scale cultivation, and realize mechanized agricultural production still presents certain difficulties. Therefore, from this perspective, fennel cultivation still requires substantial input of talent and technology.</p>
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Introduction to Scutellaria baicalensis Cultivation Techniques and Main Producing Areas
Astragalus membranaceus is a common traditional Chinese medicine; its appearance is quite similar to a tree root, and when picked up and smelled, it has a faint medicinal aroma. Astragalus membranaceus has many effects and functions, and it is currently very popular on the market. So now many people want to grow it, so first
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A Detailed Guide to Walnut Tree Grafting Methods and Cultivation Techniques
The emergence of grafting technology, on the one hand, makes old trees bloom anew; on the other hand, it also effectively shortens the tree's growth cycle. Walnut tree grafting technology is a great way to shorten the profit cycle. Planting walnut saplings takes at least 8~10 years to bear fruit,
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How to Grow American Ginseng? A Detailed Guide to American Ginseng Cultivation Techniques
Summary Site selection: It is best to choose mountain broad-leaved forest areas at an altitude of 800-1000 m or fertile farmland, and to choose loam or humus loam with a relatively deep humus layer that is slightly acidic, with a relatively high groundwater level and good drainage. Land preparation: plow in spring and summer of the year before sowing, and 1 year later
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How to Grow Honeysuckle from Seed? A Detailed Guide to Honeysuckle Cultivation Techniques
As the market demand for honeysuckle continues to increase, the traditional practice of harvesting small amounts of wild honeysuckle can no longer meet the needs of the market's rapid development. Therefore, cultivating honeysuckle is a crop that responds to market demand and has strong prospects for cultivation
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How to Grow Japanese Honeysuckle? A Detailed Guide to Cultivation Techniques
If it weren't for the breadth and depth of Chinese culture, the Chinese nation is the embodiment of wisdom. Take traditional Chinese medicinal herbs, for example. Many nameless little plants in the countryside, once tasted by our ancestors, leapt to become effective medicines for curing diseases and saving lives. The Japanese honeysuckle, a small country flower, has gradually become a way to earn
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How to Grow Gastrodia? A Detailed Guide to Gastrodia Cultivation Techniques
When it comes to Gastrodia, I believe everyone is familiar with it, because it is quite common in our daily lives. Gastrodia has very high edible value, and eating it in moderation brings many benefits to the body, and there are also many ways to eat it. So how do you grow and cultivate Gastrodia? Below, let's
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