What are the precautions for planting finger citron?

Finger citron is also called bergamot, it first appeared in the Compendium of Materia Medica, it can promote digestion, and has certain therapeutic effects on cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, but some of its components also have certain toxins, so it must be processed before being taken. It is one of the more precious Chinese medicinal materials, so today let's follow the editor and take a look at some of the issues that need attention when planting it.

1. Time

The planting time of finger citron is mainly related to its planting method, and secondly to the climate of the planting site. There are three main planting methods for finger citron. The first is seed propagation, generally sown around March each year, and the second is propagation by cuttings, generally planted around March each year and around August and September, and the third is propagation by layering, and its planting time is very close to that of cutting planting. Secondly, because there are certain differences in the climate of various regions of our country, we choose the most suitable time for planting according to the specific situation.

2. Soil

Although finger citron has strong adaptability, it still has a certain selectivity for soil, and soil with too much alkalinity is not suitable for planting finger citron, so when choosing a planting site, attention should be paid to first testing the pH of the soil, preferably slightly acidic soil is best, and secondly, choose land with a good drainage system, strong soil permeability and sufficient nutrients for planting.

3. Temperature

Finger citron is a tropical and subtropical plant, so it has certain requirements for temperature. The most suitable temperature for the growth of finger citron is around 20 to 25 degrees, among which the highest planting temperature cannot be higher than 32 degrees, above this temperature the finger citron plant will be burned to death, and at the same time the lowest temperature cannot be lower than 5 degrees, if it is lower than this temperature, it will stop growing. And many regions of our country have relatively distinct four seasons, and the temperature changes are also relatively large, so when planting, attention should be paid to regulating the temperature of the planting site, especially in summer and winter, pay attention to heat dissipation and keeping warm.

4. Fertilizer and water

Finger citron is a shallow-rooted plant, and its absorption of water and nutrients is relatively weak, so when fertilizing and watering, we should pay attention to increasing the number of times of fertilizing and watering, and an appropriate amount of fertilizer and water each time is enough. In spring, when finger citron grows branches and leaves, fertilize once a week as much as possible combined with watering and intertillage weeding, and by summer finger citron needs a lot of nutrients and water, because this is its peak growth season, so we should increase the amount of fertilizer and the intensity of watering. After entering autumn, the amount of water can be slowly reduced, and micro-fertilizers such as potassium fertilizer and phosphorus fertilizer can be applied as a top dressing. By winter, it is only necessary to keep the soil moist and have a small amount of nutrients.

5. Pruning

What needs special attention when pruning is that if the newly planted finger citron blooms, then we need to remove the flowers, otherwise it will affect the growth and development of the plant. Secondly, its pruning is different from that of other plants. Basically, pruning is needed all year round, because the branches and leaves of finger citron grow very fast. If reasonable pruning is not carried out, it is easy to cause the aging of the whole plant to accelerate, seriously affecting the yield.