What are the latest precautions for growing Eucommia ulmoides?

The main function of Eucommia ulmoides is to nourish and strengthen the body. For people with relatively weak liver and kidney function, it is an excellent medicine. At the same time, it also has the effect of preventing miscarriage. In ancient times, imperial concubines in the palace would use this medicinal herb to prevent miscarriage, while ordinary common people could not afford it, which shows its preciousness. Today what we need to understand are some precautions that should be taken when growing this medicinal herb Eucommia ulmoides. Let us take a look together below with the editor.

1. Seed treatment

Eucommia ulmoides can be sown in two seasons, namely spring and autumn. If the seeds of Eucommia ulmoides are sown directly, both the germination speed and the later growth speed are very slow. Therefore, before sowing, we generally scald the seeds in hot water at 40 to 50 degrees. After about five or six hours, remove the seeds, soak them in cold water for half an hour, and then put them into hot water again. After repeating this method three or four times, remove the seeds. Finally, mix the seeds with sand and a chemical agent and place them at a temperature suitable for seed germination for sprouting. If the temperature is not enough, cover them with a layer of plastic film to keep them warm. When basically all the seeds have sprouted young buds, they can be sown. In this way, the survival rate of Eucommia ulmoides is greatly improved.

2. Planting density

Eucommia ulmoides is different from other medicinal herbs. It can survive continuously for many years and will grow larger and larger. Therefore, when planting, the space it will need after growing larger must be taken into consideration. In this way, Eucommia ulmoides can grow better, and at the same time the later work of transplanting because the density is too high is also reduced. The usual planting spacing is 3 m between rows and 2 m between plants.

3. Fertilizer and water management

In order to drain and irrigate better, we first dig water trenches when planting. The first watering of Eucommia ulmoides is needed at sowing time, when the land must be watered thoroughly so that it can germinate quickly. The second watering is within one week after field planting, because some are transplanted during field planting, so in order to ensure full survival, watering is necessary to provide it with sufficient moisture. At the same time, the first topdressing is also needed during this period. The fertilizer needed for the growth of Eucommia ulmoides is generally biased toward organic fertilizer, because only in this way can it grow better; other fertilizers do not have a particularly great effect on it. Next, when Eucommia ulmoides develops to a certain stage, it will bloom, so watering and fertilizing are also needed at this time. The main fertilizing method is spray application. Finally, after each harvest, fertilizer must be applied, because only in this way can Eucommia ulmoides have a higher yield in the coming year.

4. Disease control

Eucommia ulmoides generally develops diseases during the seedling stage. After five years, diseases rarely occur, so during the seedling stage, preventive measures against them must be strengthened. The main diseases are damping-off and root rot. If root rot is relatively serious, it will directly cause the death of the whole plant, while the early symptoms of damping-off are a small amount of branches and leaves withering, and in severe cases it will also cause the whole plant to wither. Therefore, if sufficient preventive measures and preparations for diseases are not made, then the yield will be disastrous.

5. Harvesting methods

There are three harvesting methods for Eucommia ulmoides, because its fruit can be harvested, its flowers can be harvested, and its bark can also be harvested, and the one we most commonly use is its bark. As we all know, flowers and fruits will bloom and mature at a certain time, while bark also has requirements. We cannot harvest the bark too early, because bark harvested too early does not have much medicinal effect and is a defective product with little use value. Therefore, it is generally harvested as late as possible, but the bark cannot be peeled too late either, because if it is peeled only in winter, then it will freeze to death.

6. Maintenance methods

After harvesting, we need to maintain it, so that its service life can be extended and a good yield can also be obtained in the coming year. After harvesting the flowers and fruits, we need to water and fertilize it to maintain sufficient nutrients for its growth. Next, after peeling the bark, Eucommia ulmoides is very prone to disease and will also attract many pests, so after peeling the bark we need to spray it with a layer of chemical agent to protect the branches from being damaged by pests. Finally, if the bark is peeled relatively late and new bark has not grown by winter, we need to wrap it with a layer of plastic film to keep the temperature and prevent frost injury.

The above are some issues brought to you by Qinnong Network regarding the precautions for growing Eucommia ulmoides. Although these issues are all very ordinary matters, if they are all done well, then the annual yield will increase, and the money that can be earned will also be greater.