How to Grow Impatiens? A Detailed Guide to Planting Methods
Impatiens is also called "Ji Xing Zi" (quick-tempered seed), or "Fengxian Tougu Cao" (Impatiens bone-penetrating herb). It is a commonly used folk herbal medicine; both the seeds and the stems can be used as medicine. The stems can be used to treat rheumatic pain and have the effects of dispelling wind-dampness, relieving pain and promoting blood circulation. The seeds are generally used to treat dysphagia, abdominal masses and amenorrhea. So how do you grow impatiens? Let's learn the planting methods for impatiens together.
1. Land preparation and fertilization
Impatiens has the characteristics of liking light, fearing moisture, tolerating heat and having poor cold resistance. At the same time, impatiens has extremely strong vitality and good adaptability to the environment. The planting site is generally chosen as a plot facing the sun, with fertile, loose soil, good drainage and convenient irrigation. Land preparation should be carried out together with base fertilizer, applying sufficient base fertilizer. The base fertilizer is mainly organic fertilizer. Mix the base fertilizer with the soil, then prepare the land and make beds again, with a bed width of about 1 m to 1.5 m. According to different climates and terrain, make high beds or flat beds.
2. Sowing and raising seedlings
Impatiens can be sown in spring and autumn. When sowing, the temperature of the planting site is generally between 20 and 25 degrees, and the soil humidity should be about 60% to 70%. Before sowing, the soil needs to be watered once. After the soil is thoroughly wet, sow the seeds evenly at a row spacing of 30 cm, and cover with a thin layer of soil to mask the seeds. Generally, seedlings emerge in about one week.
3. Field management
About 15 to 20 days after the impatiens seedlings emerge, the seedlings are generally 6 to 10 cm tall. We should reasonably thin and evenly distribute the seedlings. Generally, the distance between each plant is about 15 cm, and three seedlings need to be retained per spot. While thinning the seedlings, we should clean up the weeds in the field and carry out intertillage and loosening of the soil at the appropriate time. Intertillage and weeding should be carried out at least three times each year. When the seedlings grow to about 35 cm, the old leaves at the lower part of the stem should be properly removed, and the terminal buds should be pinched off to promote the growth of branches. Fertilize reasonably as a top dressing, mainly with cake fertilizer, by making furrows and applying fertilizer, thereby increasing the yield of impatiens. When impatiens blooms, remove the early-opening flower buds to promote the plant's growth, and fertilize once every half a month.
4. Disease and pest prevention ⟧11⟧Impatiens has strong resistance and rarely suffers from pests and diseases. However, under high temperature and high humidity, powdery mildew and leaf spot may also appear. We need to use thiophanate-methyl wettable powder and carbendazim wettable powder for treatment. Secondly, the red hawk moth is the main pest of impatiens. It mainly damages the branches and leaves of impatiens. Manual capture is best, as this can avoid the impact of chemicals on impatiens. Of course, low-toxicity pyrethroid insecticides can also be used for spraying and killing.
Impatiens is very resistant and rarely troubled by pests or diseases. However, under conditions of high temperature and high humidity, powdery mildew and leaf spot can also appear. We need to use thiophanate-methyl wettable powder and carbendazim wettable powder for treatment. Secondly, the red hawk moth is the main pest of impatiens, mainly damaging the branches and leaves of the plant. It is best to catch them by hand, which avoids the impact of chemicals on the impatiens; of course, you can also use low-toxicity pyrethroid insecticides for spraying and control.
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