How to grow puncture vine (Tribulus terrestris)? Detailed planting method
Puncture vine (Tribulus terrestris) is a medicinal herb that is grown in all parts of our country, but many of us are not familiar with it. In fact, most people who have lived in rural areas have basically seen puncture vine; it generally grows in sandy land, wasteland, hillsides and other places. When puncture vine is fresh, it can be used as feed, and the part that can be used as medicine is its fruit. It has effects such as calming the liver and relieving depression, activating blood and dispelling wind, and improving eyesight and relieving itching; at the same time, it has certain therapeutic effects on sexual function, cerebrovascular and nervous systems, and it can also inhibit cancer, lower blood sugar, regulate blood lipids and so on. So how should puncture vine be planted? Now let's follow the editor to learn about it.
1. Soil and fertilizer management
Puncture vine has characteristics such as liking light, being drought-tolerant, liking dryness, and having strong adaptability. It has no particular requirements for soil and can grow in various soils, but its growth varies with different soils, especially in areas that are rainy, prone to waterlogging, and prone to water accumulation, where it grows the worst. It grows best in fertile soil with strong permeability. When preparing the land, it should be done together with the spreading of organic fertilizer, deep plowing the land, mixing the soil and organic fertilizer evenly, and cleaning up the weeds in the soil. Break up the clods, make high beds about one meter to one and a half meters wide, level the bed surface, with drainage ditches about thirty cm deep, and connect the ditches to one another.
2. Scientific propagation
Puncture vine is generally propagated by seeds, and the best time for sowing is from the end of March to early April each year. Before sowing, we need to grind the seeds twice with a rice milling machine, and then select plump, undamaged, high-quality seeds. After selecting the seeds, they can be sown directly, but it is best to soak them for about half an hour in a medicinal agent prepared with a water-retaining agent before sowing. When sowing, dig holes and sow according to a row spacing of fifty cm and a plant spacing of about thirty-five cm. After sowing, cover with soil to hide the seeds and water an appropriate amount, which is beneficial for emergence.
3. Field management
When the seedlings of puncture vine in the field grow to about six or seven cm, we should pull out the weaker puncture vine seedling tips in the field as well as the overly dense seedlings, then check the growth of the puncture vine in the field and replant in time to ensure a full stand of seedlings in the field. After emergence, weeds will also grow along with them in the field, so timely intertillage and weeding should be carried out. After planting, carry out the second intertillage. Generally, intertillage is carried out twice, and weeding should be carried out at least three times. Under the condition of applying sufficient base fertilizer, topdressing should be carried out according to the growth of the seedlings. Generally, two topdressings are enough, mainly with manure and urine water. By mid-to-late August, in order to promote seed maturity, we need to pinch off the tops to promote the growth of side branches, so as to increase yield and achieve the purpose of ripening.
4. Pest and disease control
Wild puncture vine has strong disease resistance, but artificially cultivated puncture vine has more pests and diseases, so during the planting process we need to prepare in advance for the prevention of pests and diseases. Among them, the main diseases are white rust, black spot, powdery mildew, rust and damping-off. We can use metalaxyl-copper wettable powder, zineb wettable powder, sulfur colloidal suspension, triadimefon wettable powder, and damping-off powder respectively for control. The main insect pests include crickets, bean aphids, red spiders, and globular scale insects, which can be controlled with trichlorfon.
The above are the planting methods for puncture vine. That is all for today's introduction from the editor. I hope it can help all friends who love planting. If you want to learn more about other planting-related information, you can consult the editor.