How to Grow Artemisia selengensis? The Latest Planting Technique Tutorial

Artemisia selengensis, also called "luhao" (Artemisia selengensis), is a plant in the Asteraceae family. It is distributed throughout China and is very popular among many people. The tender stems and leaves of Artemisia selengensis can be eaten as a vegetable; they can be served cold dressed or used for stir-frying. Therefore, more and more people are growing Artemisia selengensis now. However, many people do not know how to grow it. So today, the editor brings you the planting technique for Artemisia selengensis. Let's take a look together below!

1. Land preparation and fertilization

Before planting Artemisia selengensis, we first need to do a good job of land preparation and fertilization for the planting plot. The previous crop in the planting plot should mainly be a non-Asteraceae crop, ensuring good drainage and irrigation conditions and high soil fertility. Before planting, the soil should be plowed and dried, and sufficient base fertilizer should be applied along with it. It should mainly be decomposed farmyard manure, and then the land should be prepared and beds made, with the bed width kept at about 2 m, mainly using deep furrows and high beds for cultivation. Then we should also pay attention to removing weeds in the field to ensure normal root growth and development of Artemisia selengensis and improve nutrient accumulation.

2. Drilling and planting

The propagation method of Artemisia selengensis is generally mainly seed propagation. The sowing time is generally March-April each year; mix the seeds thoroughly and evenly with fine soil, and then sow directly. As for the sowing method, either direct sowing or drilling can be used, but it is best to use drilling. When drilling, the row spacing should be kept at about 30 cm. Then after sowing, cover with a layer of fine soil and water. Under normal circumstances, seedlings will emerge in late March. After the seedlings emerge, thinning and replanting should be done well to ensure a full stand rate.

3. Field management

When Artemisia selengensis is sown, the temperature is still relatively low, so it is easily damaged by severe frost, resulting in frost-killed plants. Therefore, if the aboveground part is hit by frost, pay attention to promptly cutting off the Artemisia selengensis stems. Then remove dead branches, fallen leaves, weeds, and so on in the field, and loosen the soil appropriately. Then apply an appropriate amount of compound fertilizer per mu, pour in sufficient bottom water, and after about a week, put up a shed and cover with film. Directly cover the plant with plastic film and press the edges firmly. If the soil has been heavily fertilized, then we should appropriately delay the time of covering with plastic film. Finally, on sunny days, when the temperature is relatively high at noon, proper ventilation should be done at this time to lower the temperature and humidity.

4. Harvest management

The planting methods of Artemisia selengensis generally include open-field planting and protected cultivation. In protected cultivation, Artemisia selengensis can be covered in stages and batches. This can advance its time to market and ensure a balanced supply. Among them, in greenhouse-covered cultivation, after about one and a half months of covering, when the plants have grown to about 22 cm, they can be harvested and sold. When harvesting, first cut it off at the base of Artemisia selengensis, retain a small amount of new leaves on the tender stems, and remove all other leaves. Then stack it in a cool place, cover it with a layer of wet cloth, and let it simply soften a little before it can be sold.

The above is a brief introduction to the planting technique for Artemisia selengensis. That is all for today's introduction. This article is for reference only, and we hope it can help everyone!