What are the latest fertilization methods for dandelion?

Dandelion is a perennial herbaceous plant, also known as Huanghua Didin or Popodding. It is rich in vitamins and other trace elements, with relatively high nutritional and medicinal value. It has diuretic and cholagogic effects, and is commonly used to treat heat toxin, red swollen and painful eyes, jaundice, toothache, sore throat, acute mastitis, acute tonsillitis, gastritis and other inflammatory conditions. Dandelion is now cultivated in many regions, so how should dandelion be fertilized? Let's take a look below.

1. Base fertilizer

The application of base fertilizer is the foundation of dandelion growth. In fact, most people know that dandelion is a wild plant, and large amounts of wild dandelion grow in many rural areas. They do not have high nutrient requirements and are highly adaptable to the environment. However, in order to improve the yield and quality of dandelion, we still need to apply sufficient base fertilizer. The base fertilizer is mainly decomposed farmyard manure, generally applied at a rate of 3000 kg per mu, combined with a small amount of compound fertilizer. The fertilizer should be mixed evenly and turned into the soil.

2. Seedling fertilizer

When dandelion seedlings emerge, we can apply a little liquid fertilizer to promote seedling growth. The liquid fertilizer is mainly manure and urine water, or high-efficiency nitrogen fertilizer, applied by irrigation. Also, when fertilizing, be careful not to splash the liquid fertilizer onto the leaves of the seedlings, which would burn them. Secondly, when fertilizing, an appropriate amount of phosphate fertilizer can also be added to enhance the plant's resistance.

Growth fertilizer is generally applied when dandelion has grown three to four true leaves. Since dandelion is mainly grown to promote the growth of branches and leaves, we usually apply nitrogen fertilizer as the main fertilizer. At this stage, we can apply fertilizer by digging furrows or digging holes. The fertilizer used is mainly urea, with a small amount of potassium fertilizer and phosphate fertilizer added. The hole application method is the best method, as it allows the nutrients to be fully utilized.

4. Later-stage fertilizer

Later-stage fertilizer is actually also called later growth fertilizer. For this fertilization, we mainly need to choose the fertilizer and decide the amount based on the growth condition of the dandelion. If dandelion shows yellowing leaves or slow growth in the later stage of growth, then we need to apply an appropriate amount of urea, combined with a three-element compound fertilizer, which can be diluted with water and poured on, reducing the concentration, so that it is more conducive to the plant's later absorption and growth.

The fertilization method for dandelion is actually very simple, because dandelion grows quickly. Generally, when the base fertilizer is sufficient, the amount of later topdressing is usually not very large. Only when necessary do you need to properly apply a small amount of fertilizer to enhance immunity and promote growth. If you want to learn more about dandelion, remember to follow us.