A Complete Guide to the Latest Planting Methods for Burr Medic
Burr medic, also called alfalfa, is a legume plant and was originally a wild vegetable seen everywhere in our country. As people's pursuit of wild flavors grows, the demand for burr medic has gradually increased. It has also slowly become a basic vegetable in our gardens; the greater the market demand, the larger the planting area will be. Many friends want to grow it but do not know how. Today, the editor brings you the planting methods for burr medic. Let's take a look!
1. Site selection and land preparation
Burr medic has strong adaptability and can survive and grow in various soils, but loose, deep soil is more suitable for its growth, and the soil pH value needs to be controlled at around 6. Try to choose plots with convenient transportation, good drainage and irrigation, and few weeds. Prepare the land in time before sowing, and bury the grass seeds in the soil deep to prevent them from growing again. However, you can let some seeds germinate and break through the soil first to improve soil moisture. When there are too many weeds, eliminate them first before sowing, and remove underground grass stems by deep plowing and shallow cultivation to reduce weed damage. After preparing the land, apply fully decomposed farmyard manure as base fertilizer into the soil to improve soil fertility.
2. Seed selection and soaking
To ensure full emergence after sowing, we must also select good seeds before sowing, remove shriveled and bad seeds from the seeds, and we can put all the seeds into warm water and then scoop out the floating seeds that float on the surface. After selecting the seeds, soak and pregerminate them appropriately to improve the germination rate. Put the selected seeds into a water-permeable bag, then soak them in cool water for about 10 hours. Then take all the seeds out and place them in a cool place for about 2-3 days. During this process, water them once every 3 hours, and then sow.
3. Fertilizer and water management
Because burr medic needs a relatively large amount of water to germinate, after sowing it needs to be watered twice a day to keep the soil in a moist state. Especially in early summer and late summer, the water supply cannot be cut off. Under normal management, seedlings emerge about 5 days after sowing. After emergence, watering can be reduced to once a day, and after about a week watering can be stopped. When there is too much water accumulated in the field, pay attention to drainage to prevent waterlogging damage. When the seedlings have 2-3 true leaves, topdress in time, and then topdress in time according to the growth of the seedlings. In the later period, topdress once after each harvest, but it should be applied on the second day after harvest; applying it immediately can easily cause the plants to rot.
4. Timely harvest
The method of harvesting burr medic is generally mainly cutting. When cutting, pay attention to neatness; the stubble should not be too long, but it should be neat. If it is not kept low and neat, later planting management and harvesting will be greatly restricted, leading to reduced yield. There is no specific time for harvesting burr medic; it mainly depends on the sowing time. For example, when sown in early autumn, it can be harvested in about one month, and it can be harvested continuously 4 times. Therefore, when harvesting, everyone should first base it on the growth time of burr medic, and second pay attention to your own sowing time, and harvest at the right time.
The above is the editor's brief introduction to the planting methods of burr medic. Although the growth period of burr medic is relatively short, there is still a chance of pests and diseases. Therefore, everyone also needs to pay attention to pest and disease prevention and control to avoid harming the growth of burr medic and reducing yield. That is all for today's introduction. This article is for reference only. If you want to learn more related information, please continue to follow us!