When is the blooming season of pink muhly grass?

Pink muhly grass blooms from mid-September to mid-November each year. Planting pink muhly grass in large patches can present a spectacular scene like a pink sea of clouds, with an excellent ornamental effect. So, how do you plant pink muhly grass? Follow the editor of Tuliu.com and take a look!

1. How do you plant pink muhly grass?

1. Seed selection and seed treatment

The step of seed selection and seed treatment is very important, and it has a great impact on the survival rate of sowing. When selecting seeds, choose ones that are uniform in size, plump, and have a brown glossy surface. Soak the selected seeds in water for 12-24 hours. After soaking, soak them in an antiseptic solution for about five minutes to prevent rotting, and finally wash them clean with water and dry them in the sun.

2. Selection of planting site

A flat piece of land with sufficient light, smooth drainage, loose soil, and rich organic matter should be chosen as the sowing site. However, before sowing we still need to carry out some treatment, that is, shallow plowing the sowing site and applying base fertilizer, without making beds, but the land needs to be raked level to ensure drainage in summer.

3. Precautions for sowing

Pink muhly grass is sown in spring and mainly grows in summer. Because the seeds of pink muhly grass are very small, when planting, please choose calm weather and sow in the morning or evening. After sowing, the soil needs to be covered; the depth does not need to be too thick, and a soil cover depth of about 1 cm is enough.

4. Seedling stage management

Ensure all conditions are suitable, especially temperature and humidity, and wait about five to nine days for seedlings to emerge. Management during the seedling stage is mainly watering. When the seeds germinate and grow to 5-10 cm, remove small young plants according to growth density, ensuring about 10 buds per clump, generally 10-25 clumps per sq m.

5. Daily management

Daily management mainly involves paying attention to watering to replenish moisture, but it should not be watered too much. If it feels insufficiently robust, you can use Huacanlan organic nutrient fertilizer diluted with water and spray it as a foliar fertilizer; it does not damage the stems and leaves and is absorbed quickly. Because it is more suitable for wild cultivation and grows relatively fast, we need to pay extra attention to water and fertilizer management from June to October to help it grow, bloom, and set seed better.

Finally, let me tell everyone that pink muhly grass seeds can be purchased on Taobao.