How to Grow Burnet? The Latest Planting Techniques and Methods Tutorial
Burnet is a perennial herbaceous plant of the Rosaceae family. It is a traditional Chinese medicinal herb in China and has a wide distribution range. The tender seedling stems and flower spikes of burnet can be used for stir-frying, cooking, and more. It has various effects such as stopping bleeding and cooling blood, clearing heat and detoxifying, and it also has a certain ornamental value. So how should burnet be planted? Below, the editor brings you the planting techniques for burnet. Let's take a look together!
1. Seed collection and soaking
The end of September each year is the best time to harvest burnet seeds. At this time, burnet seed yield is high, and quality can also be guaranteed to a certain extent. Burnet has strong adaptability, and the seeds are plump and not easy to shed, so the harvest time can also be appropriately delayed to around October, which can increase the seed germination rate. After collecting seeds, treat the seeds and do a good job of seed soaking and disinfection. When soaking seeds, choose warm water, but the temperature must not be too high, otherwise the seeds may be scalded. Pay attention to the use of disinfectants to prevent excessive disinfection from affecting seed germination.
2. Timely sowing
After treating the seeds, choose sandy soil with sufficient sunlight and sufficient fertility, then prepare the land by deep plowing and making beds, combined with applying enough base fertilizer. Control the sowing density and sow comprehensively and evenly in the soil. After sowing, cover with fine soil, press appropriately, and water thoroughly. Before seedlings emerge, ensure the soil is sufficiently moist and keep the soil temperature at around 18 degrees to prevent too low a temperature from affecting burnet seed germination. Generally, seedlings emerge in 3 weeks. After emergence, strengthen management to ensure healthy growth of burnet seedlings and create a good growing environment for the seedlings.
3. Field management
Burnet has relatively strong growth ability, so field management can be appropriately relaxed. However, its water demand is relatively large, so during planting, keep the soil moist and water frequently. Also apply additional fertilizer appropriately. When topdressing, control the use of nitrogen fertilizer and mainly use decomposed farmyard manure. After each harvest, topdress once to restore burnet's growth vigor, promote leaf growth, and delay burnet bolting. If the planting purpose is tender leaves, then when the plant bolts, remove the flower stalks to promote new leaf growth. Finally, do a good job of intertillage and weeding to prevent weeds from taking away the nutrients for burnet growth.
4. Pest and disease control
The incidence of pests and diseases in burnet is relatively low because burnet has strong growth ability, but under poor management, some pests and diseases may still occur, such as powdery mildew, scarab beetles, and so on. Therefore, we must also do a good job in pest and disease prevention and control, weed frequently, control planting density well, and prevent overly dense planting from reducing field ventilation. Ensure burnet receives sufficient sunlight and prevent excessively high field humidity. Observe growth conditions frequently, and when symptoms of disease are found, take corresponding measures promptly to prevent the disease from spreading.
The above is a brief introduction to burnet planting techniques. Burnet planting techniques are relatively simple, and management is not so troublesome. However, everyone still needs to do the basic work well, otherwise it will still have a certain impact on burnet. That is all for today's introduction. This article is for reference only. Thank you all for reading and supporting.