The Latest Blue Honeysuckle Planting Techniques and Methods Tutorial
Blue honeysuckle, also known as sheep milk fruit, black bear fruit, etc., is a rare, pure natural edible berry. It has a sweet and sour taste, is rich, can be eaten raw, can also provide pigment, and can also be used for winemaking, making beverages and jam. Its edible value is extremely high. In addition, it also has extremely high nutritional value, cannot have the effect of clearing heat and detoxifying, and can also lower blood pressure, increase blood cell count, and treat anorexia in children. So how should it be planted? Let's learn about it together.
1. Site selection and land preparation
Choose a sunny, convenient for irrigation, flat land or gentle sloping land for planting. It is best to choose loose, fertile, well-drained sandy loam or sandy soil for planting, with a pH value preferably between 4.5-7.5. During cultivation, for the convenience of management as well as picking and sales, the planting site is best located in an area with convenient transportation. Before planting, plow the soil deeply to mature it, remove weeds and residual plants, and apply decomposed organic fertilizer during plowing to improve soil properties, increase soil nutrients, and give the plants enough nutrients for growth and development.
2. Propagation
The propagation methods of blue honeysuckle include sowing, cutting, and division, among other methods. For sowing, harvest the mature fruit, take out the seeds, and store them in wet sand. In the following year, choose a fertile, loose, and well-drained area for sowing. Generally, after two years of cultivation, it can be used for afforestation. Cuttings generally begin in spring when the temperature rises above 15 degrees. Select current-year branches from the mother plant as cuttings, apply rooting powder to the base, and insert them into fertile soil. After 2-3 years of cultivation, they can be planted out. The sprouting and tillering ability of blue honeysuckle is extremely strong, so for division propagation, after selecting good root strips, simply plant them in fertile soil, and the survival rate is as high as 95%.
3. Field planting
When planting out, choose strong seedlings bred from good varieties. The seedlings are required to grow robustly, have well-developed roots, and plump buds. Seedlings with a height above 25 cm and a main root length above 25 cm are preferred. Generally, a mature blue honeysuckle clump can reach about 1.5-2 m in height, and the crown width can reach 2-2.5 m. Therefore, when planting out, in order to maintain ventilation and light transmission between plants, the row spacing is generally controlled at 4×4 m. Generally, about 600 planting holes are dug per hectare, and it is appropriate to plant in each hole, with the spacing between plants controlled at 20×20 cm. When planting, hold the seedling upright, firm the soil when covering it, and water thoroughly once after planting, so that a vigorously growing clump can form as soon as possible.
4. Orchard management
After planting out and surviving, water frequently to keep the soil moisture content above 40%, meeting the plant's water needs. At the same time, if there is water accumulation in the soil, drain it in time. Blue honeysuckle likes fertilizer but is relatively sensitive to chemical fertilizers, so when fertilizing, apply farmyard manure as much as possible and avoid chemical fertilizers, so as to maintain the purity of the fruit as a green food. After planting, each year according to the field soil and weed conditions, carry out intertillage and weeding 2-3 times to promote plant root growth. Blue honeysuckle has strong sprouting ability. In order to increase new branches in the clump, cut it back to the ground and cut the stems to promote the sprouting of new branches.
The above is an introduction to blue honeysuckle planting techniques. We hope it can help you. If you want to learn more planting knowledge, please stay tuned to us.