Cultivation Techniques and Field Management Methods for Pinellia (Pinellia ternata)

To grow Pinellia, you need to choose a sunny and flat piece of land. After sowing and raising seedlings, carry out management work according to the growth conditions. Management mainly consists of fertilizing and watering, removing weeds, earthing up the soil, and preventing and controlling pests and diseases.

Cultivation and Management of Pinellia

1. Field Management

Field management mainly includes cultivating and weeding, earthing up the soil, and pest and disease control. Cultivating and weeding generally depends on the weather conditions; inspect the field frequently and pull out weeds promptly when found, using chemicals as little as possible. While weeding, you can also shallow-cultivate 2-3cm, but not too deep, so as not to damage the roots. The purpose of earthing up is to cover the bulbils so that they can take root and sprout as quickly as possible in the moist soil and form new plants as early as possible. For earthing up, use fine mud from the plow pan, about 200 kg per mu, and spread it evenly over the bed surface, 1-1.5cm thick, to cover the bulbils and seeds, then press it down lightly.

2. Disease Control

Diseases have always been the most troublesome thing for growers, so during the process of growing Pinellia we must frequently observe its condition. If disease is found, it must be dealt with promptly. If it is not dealt with in time, it will lead to a reduction in the Pinellia yield, and in severe cases it can even lead to total crop failure. We can choose medication to treat it according to the disease situation of the Pinellia.