How to plant Lysimachia christinae so it grows fast

Lysimachia christinae, also known as long-stemmed ground ivy, is currently distributed fairly widely in southern China and other areas. Lysimachia christinae has a certain ornamental and medicinal value, so it is deeply loved by consumers. In recent years, many people have wanted to grow Lysimachia christinae, but before planting, what everyone is probably most concerned about is its planting techniques!

How to grow Lysimachia christinae so it grows fast

1. For water quality, do not choose mineral water; just use some groundwater.

2. If you want Lysimachia christinae to grow fast, you can buy a good compound fertilizer, and next keep the water temperature for Lysimachia christinae within the range of 16-24°C.

3. When light is strong, the plant begins to grow horizontally, and when light is weak, the plant begins to grow upward. So let it receive sunlight from every direction, and it will grow faster.

How to plant Lysimachia christinae

1. Site selection: Lysimachia christinae is suitable for planting in fertile sandy loam and cool, moist plots. It can also be grown in scattered small patches in idle shady, damp places such as corners beside houses and along pond dams and ditches. Before land preparation, apply sufficient base fertilizer, 2500-3000 kg of decomposed organic fertilizer per mu. After plowing, rake the soil fine, open beds at 1.2 m, with a bed surface width of 90 cm, a ditch width of 30 cm, and a ditch depth of 20 cm.

2. Land preparation and planting: On the prepared land, open high beds 1.3 m wide, open shallow holes at a row and hole spacing of 16-20 cm each, insert two cuttings per hole, with 2-3 nodes buried in the soil, the same as planting sweet potato, press firmly with soil, apply a handful of dry fertilizer, water thoroughly, and they will take root and survive in a few days.

Field management after planting Lysimachia christinae

1. After cuttings of Lysimachia christinae are planted, you must water to protect the seedlings and keep them moist. When new leaves begin to appear, apply light human and livestock manure water. When the creeping stems grow to 13-15 cm, apply topdressing once more. After the autumn harvest, also apply topdressing once. Thereafter, do the same every year, mainly applying human and livestock manure water. You can also apply diluted urea at 1:100 as topdressing, and frequent light applications are best. Before each fertilization, carry out intertillage and weeding once to favor vigorous perennial roots the following year.

2. When new leaves appear, apply light human and livestock manure water once. If there are missing seedlings, promptly cut longer cuttings to fill them in. When the vines are about 20 cm long, carry out intertillage and weeding once, earth up once, and apply topdressing once. Each time, apply about 15000 kg of light human and livestock manure and urine per hectare. After the autumn harvest, also carry out intertillage, weeding, and topdressing once. Thereafter, every year in March-April and after each harvest, carry out intertillage, weeding, and topdressing with human and livestock manure and urine once.

How to prevent and control pests and diseases in Lysimachia christinae

1. Root rot. It mainly harms seedlings. Control methods: breed disease-resistant varieties. Pull out diseased plants and burn them in a centralized manner. Irrigate the affected area with 0.3% limewater to prevent spread.

2. Downy mildew. It mainly harms stems during the growing period. When affected, water-soaked spots appear, and after expansion they rot. Control methods: promptly remove and burn diseased parts. Improve ventilation conditions. In the early stage of the disease, spray with 50% thiophanate-methyl 1000-1500 times solution. Once every 15 days, for 3-4 times continuously.

3. Armyworms. They mainly harm leaves. Control methods: during the period when larvae enter the soil to pupate, dig the soil to destroy pupae. In the young larval stage, spray with 90% trichlorfon 1000 times solution. Taking advantage of the larvae's death-feigning habit, manually capture and kill them in the early morning. At the peak emergence stage of adults, use sugar-vinegar toxic liquid to trap and kill them.

4. Caterpillars. The larvae feed on leaves. Control methods: in winter, turn the soil around damaged plants to kill pupae. During the larval hatching period, spray with 90% trichlorfon 2000 times solution to kill larvae, with better results. During the adult stage, use black light lamps to trap and kill adult moths.

When planting Lysimachia christinae, you must do a good job of site selection, and then sow at the right time. If you want it to grow fast, first do a good job in management of light, water, fertilizer, pests and diseases, and only in this way can you ensure better growth.