How to Grow Puncture Vine (Tribulus terrestris)? The Latest Planting Techniques and Methods Tutorial

Puncture vine, also called white puncture vine (Tribulus terrestris), is a plant belonging to the Zygophyllaceae family and is distributed throughout China. Puncture vine has relatively high economic value; fresh green puncture vine can be used as feed for livestock such as cattle and sheep. Its fruit can also be used as medicine, having various effects such as calming the liver and improving eyesight, dispelling wind and promoting blood circulation, and it has a certain economic value. So how should puncture vine be planted? Today, the editor brings you the planting techniques for puncture vine, so let's take a look together!

1. Soil Selection

Puncture vine was originally a kind of wild grass, so it has extremely strong growth ability, and wild puncture vine is not strict about soil requirements and can grow normally on most soils. However, artificial cultivation is mainly for yield, so when planting artificially, the work of soil selection is still very important, and sandy soil with loose texture, sufficient fertility and strong permeability should be the main choice. After selecting the soil, the land preparation work should be done well, removing debris from the soil and disinfecting it. Then apply sufficient fertilizer to improve soil fertility, ensuring that puncture vine growth has sufficient nutrients,

2. Propagation Methods

The propagation method of puncture vine is generally mainly seed propagation, and the seeds of puncture vine mature around August each year. Select plump and full green-white fruits, then dry the fruits in the sun. Before sowing, separate the fruits from the seeds and select pure seeds. The sowing time is in spring each year; before sowing, water the soil thoroughly, then scatter the seeds and cover with soil. If sowing in holes, then the row spacing should be controlled at about 50 cm, and the plant spacing should be maintained at about 35 cm, and the sowing holes should be dug well. Sow about 4 seeds in each hole, then cover with soil and water, and the sowing rate per mu should be controlled at about two kilograms. To improve the seed germination rate, appropriate pre-germination treatment can be done before sowing.

3. Seedling Management

When the seedlings grow to about 5 cm, thinning should be carried out, promptly removing weak seedlings and seedlings that are too densely grown. Then when the seedlings grow to about 10 cm tall, if broadcast sowing was used, the retained plant spacing should be controlled at about 35 cm; if hole sowing was used, about 3 seedlings should be retained in each hole. If there is a phenomenon of missing seedlings, they should be replanted in time. Then during the seedling stage we should also do a good job of weeding, as weeds will compete for the growth nutrients of puncture vine. So they should be removed in time; during the small seedling stage, weeding should not be too deep or too heavy, to avoid damaging the roots of puncture vine seedlings, and shallow hoeing of about two cm is sufficient.

In addition to applying sufficient base fertilizer before planting, during the puncture vine planting process we should also appropriately topdress according to the soil fertility situation, and topdressing should be done about two times throughout the entire growth period. Around the Mid-Autumn Festival, the work of retaining seeds should be done well; in order to ensure that the seed maturation time does not differ too much, the growth points of each branch should be pinched off in time. This ensures that the branches and vines can increase the number of short branches and the fruiting rate. Finally, the prevention and control of pests and diseases should be done well, such as white rust, red spider mites, etc., to avoid pests and diseases harming the growth of puncture vine, causing a decline in yield and affecting planting benefits.

The above is a brief introduction to the planting techniques for puncture vine. The planting techniques for puncture vine are actually very simple, but if you want to increase yield, then management work is very important, so everyone must pay close attention. That is all for today's introduction; this article is for reference only, and I hope it can help everyone!