Detailed Explanation of Akebia Planting Techniques and Cultivation Management Points
Akebia, also called mountain clematis, is a deciduous woody vine of the Lardizabalaceae family. In China it is mainly distributed across the provinces of the Yangtze River basin. Akebia has high medicinal value, and its main medicinal part is the vine stem, which has effects such as promoting diuresis to treat strangury and clearing the heart to relieve restlessness. Its planting area in China is also fairly extensive, so how exactly should akebia be planted? Today the editor brings you the planting techniques for akebia. Let's take a look below!
1. Site selection and land preparation
Akebia is generally planted in mountainous or forest land, and the most commonly used planting methods are seedling raising by sowing or direct sowing. This is because these planting methods can make full use of land resources, and the control of fertility, temperature and moisture in mountain and forest land can be far better than in farmland. Before planting, land preparation must be done well: deep plowing and fertilizing, fully decomposing the organic matter in the soil, improving soil fertility, improving soil structure, adjusting the proportion of the three forms of soil - solid, liquid and gas - eliminating disease and insect bacteria, and promoting the growth of akebia.
2. Building trellises for climbing
Akebia is a twining and climbing plant, and tree species such as oil tea and orange can generally be chosen as climbing trellises. If building manually, cement can be used to build cement pillars, with specifications well controlled and spacing kept at about 5 m. Then bury the cement pillars about 60 cm into the ground, and attach 2-3 wires to the cement pillars to help akebia climb. In early May, carry out the first stem and vine guiding work, guiding the stem vines onto the first wire. Then about one month later, guide them onto the second wire, and finally around July, prune the stem vines that have grown beyond the second wire and become tangled with each other. When building trellises, control the spacing according to the terrain and be sure to leave walking paths.
3. Shaping and pruning
During the cultivation of akebia, weed control must be done well, with no fewer than two weedings each year, to ensure sufficient nutrients for akebia growth. Shaping and pruning must also be done well; proper pruning can significantly increase the thickness of the mother stems as well as quality and yield. When new shoots climb onto the first wire, be careful to prune the small stems that grow crossing each other and become tangled together. Around May each year, keep about 3 new shoots on each mother stem, and when there are 5-7 young leaves, be careful to remove the stem tips of the new shoots.
4. Field management
After the seedlings emerge, promptly uncover the covering rice straw, do a good job of weed control, and thin the seedlings in time. When the seedlings unfold their first true leaf, begin final thinning, controlling plant spacing at about 6 cm, then apply additional fertilizer appropriately, mainly urea and compound fertilizer. Pay attention to weather changes; when the weather is too dry, water promptly, but the amount of water should not be too much. In rainy weather with excessive watering, pay attention to drainage. Finally, pest and disease control must also be done well; during the seedling stage, pay attention to controlling the red grape leafhopper to prevent damage to the seedling stem tips, which would cause the stem vines to become shortened.
The above is a brief introduction to akebia planting techniques. Akebia has high medicinal efficacy, but it is rather troublesome to grow. When planting, everyone must pay attention to doing field management well and enhancing the growth capacity of akebia, so as to effectively increase yield, improve quality, and expand your own planting benefits. That is all for today's introduction. This article is for reference only, and I hope it can help everyone!