Detailed Explanation of Cinnamon Cultivation Methods and Key Technical Points
Cinnamon, also known as Yushu or Ping'an tree, is a plant of the genus Cinnamomum and an extremely precious tree species. Its bark is often used to make spices, cooking materials, and medicinal herbs, and it has extremely high edible and medicinal value, with effects of tonifying fire and supporting yang, dispelling cold and relieving pain, and warming and unblocking meridians. So do you know how to cultivate it? Let's take a look together.
1. Land Selection and Preparation
Cinnamon prefers a warm and humid climate and is suitable for growing in environments with an average temperature above 20 degrees. When the temperature is below 20 degrees, growth will slow down or stop. It requires abundant rainfall, so during cultivation, pay attention to whether the local weather and climate are suitable for its growth. Choose a sunny, wind-sheltered, sun-facing slope for planting, requiring deep soil layers, fertile and loose soil, and well-drained sandy loam. After selecting the plot, first plow the soil, apply enough organic fertilizer such as barnyard manure or compost, and then make raised beds 1 m wide and 10 cm high, or 1.2 m wide and 20 cm high.
2. Seed Collection
Cinnamon propagation methods include sprout propagation, cutting propagation, and seed propagation, but for large-scale seedling cultivation, the sowing propagation method is used. From February to April each year, harvest the mature fruits from the plant. The characteristics of mature fruits are a purple-black skin and softened flesh. After harvesting, place them in clean water and rub and wash them to remove the peel and flesh, then scoop out the seeds that sink to the bottom and dry them. It is best to sow immediately after harvesting, because cinnamon seeds have a short lifespan; sun exposure and long storage will reduce their vitality and affect the germination rate.
3. Sowing and Seedling Cultivation
After the seeds are treated, they should not be sown immediately. They must go through a germination-promotion step to ensure the germination rate. Mix the seeds with wet sand at a ratio of 1:2, store them indoors in a cool, wind-sheltered place, and sow after about two months. When sowing, use the method of drilling furrows and sowing in rows, using 20 kg of seeds per mu. After sowing, cover with a layer of fine soil about 2 cm thick, then cover with plastic film or rice straw to keep warm and moist. When the seedlings emerge, promptly remove the plastic film and rice straw, and clear weeds. When the seedlings grow to 3-5 true leaves, begin watering and fertilizing. When the seedlings grow to 30 cm, they can be planted out.
4. Planting Out
When planting out, first dig planting holes, with 3-4 m between each hole and 2-3 m between rows, and each hole can be given 20 kg of farmyard manure as base fertilizer. In spring from March to April, choose a cloudy day or a day with light rain, lift the seedlings, and after lifting them, prune off excess branches and leaves at the base and overly long main roots, then dip the roots in yellow mud slurry and pack them with wet grass before transporting them to the planting site. When planting out, keep the seedlings upright and spread out their root systems, then firm the soil after covering. If the soil is dry, water once promptly with settling water.
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