How to Fertilize Mint? Detailed Guide to the Latest Fertilization Methods
Mint is used very widely in our country, and it has considerable value in various industries. Its benefits for the human body are relatively great: it can boost appetite, promote digestion, and also has various effects such as treating colds and providing a cooling, heat-dissipating effect. So now the planting area of mint is also relatively widespread. So how should fertilizer be applied when growing mint? Below, the editor will briefly introduce it to everyone. Let's take a look together!
1. Growth habits
Mint has relatively strong growth ability and can adapt as quickly as possible in many environments. It has no great requirements for temperature or soil. Although mint's growth ability is relatively strong, its demand for nutrients is still relatively high, and in order to achieve the goal of increasing income and yield, fertilization work is essential. During the growing process, mint needs many trace elements, such as iron and calcium, and basic elements such as nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium are also indispensable. Only by ensuring sufficient nutrients can mint grow better and improve yield and quality.
2. Number of topdressings
When topdressing mint, attention should be paid to controlling the number of topdressings. Generally, during the entire growth period of mint, topdressing is done about 3 times. During mint's first-cut period, control the amount of fertilizer according to mint's growth conditions and soil fertility, and carry it out together with the work of cultivating and weeding. When mint seedlings have grown to about 10 cm tall, carry out the first topdressing. At this time, the amount of fertilizer used should not be too much, because its root ability is still relatively weak, and the soil temperature has not yet fully risen. If too much fertilizer is applied, fertilizer damage is likely to occur.
3. Second topdressing
The second topdressing of mint is done at the start of summer. During this period, the mint plants grow relatively fast. Root ability gradually strengthens, sap flow is fast, and the number of leaves also increases, so photosynthesis becomes greater. Therefore, during this period, mint's demand for nutrients increases. So the amount of fertilizer should be appropriately increased, with farmyard manure and cake fertilizer as the main fertilizers. Then, during the Grain in Ear period, carry out the third topdressing, reasonably according to mint's growth condition.
4. Topdressing during the second-cut period
Finally, we should also do a good job of topdressing during mint's second-cut period. During the second-cut period, apply fertilizer once when the seedlings grow to 10 cm, and then apply fertilizer again when they grow another 10 cm. The fertilizer should mainly be urea or compound fertilizer, to ensure that the subsequent new seedlings have sufficient vegetative growth and to increase yield. Finally, carry out the last topdressing one month before harvest to extend mint's harvest period, which is very good for mint's yield and quality.
The above is a brief introduction to mint fertilization methods. Fertilizing mint is certainly important, but there must also be a reasonable fertilization method and guaranteed fertilizer amount, and only then can mint growth be better promoted. That is all for today's introduction. This article is for reference only, and I hope it can help everyone!