What are the other names for mugwort? What are the key points of its planting method?
Mugwort is a plant whose entire body can be used as medicine, and there is often talk of soaking the feet or bathing with mugwort to drive out cold and remove dampness. Indeed, mugwort has the effects of dispelling cold, removing dampness, reducing inflammation, relieving cough, and calming asthma. Besides its medicinal value, mugwort can also be used to fumigate and disinfect rooms, make natural dyes, and serve as an excellent feed additive for poultry and livestock. Let us take a look below at what the other names for mugwort are and what the key points of its planting method are.
I. What are the other names for mugwort?
The other names for mugwort include bingtai, ec ao, xiang ai, qi ai, ai hao, ai, jiu cao, yi cao, huang cao, ai rong, and so on. It is a plant with a strong aroma.
Mugwort is mainly distributed in Asian countries such as China, Russia, and Japan. In our country it grows everywhere except in the high-cold and extremely arid regions. Its requirements for the growing environment are not very high; even in wasteland, on hillsides, and beside roads, it can be found.
II. What are the key points of the mugwort planting method?
1. Propagation method
Generally, rhizome division can be used for propagation, which belongs to asexual reproduction, and mugwort seeds can also be used for propagation. Rhizome division propagation is generally carried out in November each year, while seed propagation is in March. Make the bed about 1.5 m wide, with the middle high and the two sides low, so as to avoid water gathering into a depression and causing the plants to die. Use rotted farmyard manure as the base fertilizer, in sufficient amount, mix it evenly with the soil, then water, and the amount should also be sufficient.
2. Selection of soil
Mugwort has strong adaptability and can grow in all kinds of soil. Any place with sunlight and smooth drainage will do; of course, moist and fertile soil is even better.
3. Light requirements
The growth of mugwort has a high demand for sunlight, and a place with ample light and good ventilation is most suitable.
4. Control of planting density
When the plants grow to about 5-10 cm, plant them in relatively moist soil, controlling the plant spacing at 25 cm, the row spacing at 30 cm, and planting 2~3 plants per hole. During transplanting, the soil must be kept moist so as to ensure smooth growth.
5. Key points of field management
If the plants survive after planting, when they grow to 30 cm, apply a seedling-promoting fertilizer; urea can be used as the seedling-promoting fertilizer, broadcast on rainy days and sprayed on the leaves on sunny days. Carry out intertillage and weeding regularly, mostly in mid-April. Harvesting mugwort is generally in June; after harvesting, the field should be turned and prepared, and farmyard manure, stable manure, cake fertilizer, etc. should be applied as base fertilizer.
6. Key points of harvesting mugwort
The first harvest is generally carried out in May-June, chosen on a sunny day, and the stems and leaves should be separated. After drying in the sun, pack and store them or sell them. The second harvest is generally chosen on a sunny day in mid-to-late July. The third harvest is carried out around the time of frost, and after harvesting, winter management of the field is also needed.