How to Grow Nephritis Grass? Detailed Explanation of Planting Methods and Technical Key Points
Nephritis grass, also known as apricot-leaf rabbit-ear wind, wrinkled leaf, and horse-hoof grass, is an annual herbaceous plant that grows on rural grasslands, hillsides, and other areas, and is currently mainly cultivated in the Yunnan region. Nephritis grass has effects such as clearing heat, draining dampness, relieving cough, and detoxifying, and is commonly used to treat nephritis, cystitis, bronchitis, dysentery, and other conditions, while also having certain curative effects on knife and gun wounds. So how is nephritis grass planted? Let us take a look at its planting methods below.
1. Site Selection and Land Preparation
Nephritis grass has extremely strong resistance and has no requirements for the planting site; generally, any land that can grow crops can be used to plant nephritis grass, and some plots that cannot grow crops can also be used to plant nephritis grass. So when selecting a planting site, we should still try to choose soil that is convenient for drainage and irrigation, transportation, fertile, and has good permeability. Next, the planting site should be far from pollution sources to avoid affecting the quality of the medicinal material. When preparing the land, plow the soil deeply, apply sufficient farmyard manure, carry out the application together with deep plowing, mix the soil and fertilizer evenly, then level it for planting, and form ridges and furrows before waiting to plant.
2. Scientific Propagation
The most common propagation methods for nephritis grass are seed propagation and division propagation. Seed propagation is also the most commonly used planting method. Generally, we evenly scatter the seeds of nephritis grass in the prepared field for cultivation. Sowing is generally done in drills, with a row spacing of about 35 cm between each row. Division propagation, on the other hand, uses the newly grown rhizomes of nephritis grass; after division, they are planted at a density of 30 cm row spacing and 25 cm plant spacing.
3. Watering and Fertilizing
If planting by seed propagation, seedlings generally emerge in about one to three weeks, while division propagation generally grows new roots about five days after planting. During the seedling stage of nephritis grass, we need to maintain a certain level of moisture in the field, usually around 40 percent. After the seedlings emerge, if there is no rainfall, then it is necessary to continue watering promptly to promote seedling growth, and during this period reasonable thinning and replanting of seedlings are also needed. After transplanting, the first topdressing is needed, which can be done by watering with manure and urine water, generally mainly nitrogen fertilizer. Throughout the entire growth process of nephritis grass, we need to water irregularly; from emergence to harvest, the number of waterings is about six to eight times, and the number of topdressings is about three to four times.
4. Cultivation and Weeding
Cultivation and weeding are also very important in the growth process of nephritis grass. Because during the growth of nephritis grass, weeds also grow very quickly, so we need to weed frequently. Generally, the first cultivation and weeding is carried out after transplanting, and cultivation is usually mainly shallow cultivation to avoid damaging the root system of nephritis grass. Next, weeding should be carried out according to the growth of weeds, and it should be done as early as possible to reduce nutrient consumption. Finally, in the later stage, loosening the soil irregularly is also needed to enhance soil permeability, for example after continuous rainfall or after frequent watering.
The above are the cultivation techniques for nephritis grass. I believe everyone now has a general understanding of the planting methods for nephritis grass. Today's sharing by the editor ends here. If everyone encounters some other problems not covered by the editor during the later planting process, you can leave a message for the editor for consultation.