How to Grow Madeira Vine? A Complete Guide to the Planting Method
Madeira vine is also called Chuanqi, or Tu Sanqi. Madeira vine is a perennial vine plant, grown in most parts of China, especially mainly in the southern regions of our country. The main producing areas of Madeira vine are Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang and other places in our country. It is rich in vitamins, has high nutritional value, and also tastes good. It has the effects of nourishing, invigorating blood, enriching blood, reducing swelling and dispersing blood stasis, and is mainly used to treat waist and knee pain, weakness after illness, fractures, bruises and injuries, etc. So how do you grow Madeira vine? Let us take a look at its planting method below.
1. Seedbed preparation
We generally build the seedbed in a greenhouse. The seedbed is about five or six meters long and about one meter five wide. The seedbed can generally be built with wood, and can also be built with cement, but a wooden one is easier to disassemble. The preparation of the nutrient soil is similar to the nutrient preparation for edible mushroom cultivation. Then mix the nutrient soil and field soil evenly at a ratio of two to one, add an appropriate amount of livestock manure, spread it on the seedbed at a thickness of about ten cm, and then rake the nutrient soil on the seedbed level before raising seedlings.
2. Scientific seedling raising
Madeira vine seedlings are generally raised by cutting propagation. For the cuttings of Madeira vine, choose healthy branches that are more than one year old, about fifteen cm long, with at least two nodes on the branch. We gently insert the selected cuttings into the seedbed to a depth of four or five cm, with a distance of about five or six cm between each cutting. In order to promote rooting of the branches, water thoroughly. Within one week after cutting, we need to adjust the temperature to between 25 and 30 degrees, and after one week keep the temperature between 22 and 25 degrees, and provide appropriate ventilation and light.
3. Field preparation
The planting site for Madeira vine is generally chosen in sandy loam soil with sufficient soil fertility, close to a water source, convenient for irrigation, and with good drainage and permeability. Before planting, plow the land deeply and apply a heavy base fertilizer, with the base fertilizer being 2,500 kg of organic fertilizer per mu. After preparing the land, open furrows and make beds at a width of one meter five to one meter seven. Pull out the cultivated Madeira vine seedlings together with the base soil, and plant them at a density of 5,000 seedlings per mu, with a row spacing of 20 cm and a plant spacing of about 15 cm for each plant, and water after planting.
4. Field management
Madeira vine has relatively strong growth and also has a certain drought resistance, but in order to improve the yield and quality of Madeira vine, its demand for water is still quite large. Generally, water once every ten days, and the amount of water should not be too much, but in high temperature seasons, when there is no rainfall, then basically it needs to be watered every day. Of course, when there is continuous rain, also remember to drain the water to avoid root rot. During the growth process of Madeira vine, multiple topdressings are needed, mainly according to the specific growth condition of Madeira vine, especially after each harvest, an appropriate amount of farmyard manure needs to be applied as topdressing, and the soil should be loosened in time to enhance the permeability of the soil. Finally, because Madeira vine grows relatively vigorously, we continuously pinch off the growing tips, prune, and train the branches, so as to improve its yield and quality.
5. Pest and disease control
The main disease of Madeira vine is snake eye disease, which runs through the entire growth process of Madeira vine, mainly harming the leaves of Madeira vine, ultimately affecting its yield and even causing it to lose its edible value. We can enhance the resistance of the plants by reducing the use of nitrogen fertilizer and balancing fertilization, and secondly, we can use Banjituo for control. The main pests are tobacco cutworm, beet armyworm and aphids, etc. We can use trichlorfon for control, but the best is to use pyrethroid insecticides for control, because they are less toxic.
The above is what the editor wants to share with you today, the planting method of Madeira vine. Madeira vine and Sanqi are two completely different medicinal materials, so everyone must not confuse them. If you want to learn more about Madeira vine, remember to leave a message for the editor.