How do You Grow medicinal plants Outdoors?

There are two types of medicinal plants cultivation: one is indoor cultivation and the other is outdoor cultivation. Indoor planting is relatively convenient for the control of external conditions such as temperature, humidity, soil, sunlight and so on. Outdoor planting is free of space constraints.

So how do we grow medicinal plants outdoors? First we need to pick the land and the soil. According to the growth characteristics of medicinal plants, it is best to choose the soil rich in potassium, nitrogen, phosphorus, of course, other trace elements can not be forgotten, and the soil acidity is better between 5.8 to 7.8, because the weak acidic and alkaline soil environment are suitable for the survival and germination of the medicinal plants seeds.

When we do the removal of weed, it is better that herbicides and other chemicals cannot be used, because it is likely to affect the soil moisture and acidity, not conducive to seed germination and subsequent growth. If necessary, the weeds need to be pulled out by hand, to minimize damage to the soil. Secondly, we need to dig holes for the weeds , the size of the hole is about 1.5 feet * 1.5 feet for each hole, and do not expect the plant can break through the hard surface on their own, unless you are testing the quality of the soil. In addition, the gap between each plant must be controlled, because the plants growing in the land are not competitive with potted plants for their roots can grow arbitrarily, and their branches and leaves will gradually grow. This also shows that the plant can not be transplanted on a regular basis, destroying the stability of the root. Given the germination of the seeds, it is necessary to select a suitable season for medicinal plants for planting. The suitable germination temperature for medicinal plants is between 24 and 32 degrees Celsius, so you can choose to sow early in spring.

After the planting business is over, the soil should be released in to ensure that the seeds can get adequate oxygen and moisture, especially after watering or rain. The soil needs to be loosened to prevent the seeds in the soil from yellowing and deterioration. medicinal plants is then continuously irrigated after seeding for one month to maintain the content of soil moisture which can be up to 80 per cent. In addition, in order to ensure soil quality, it is necessary to fertilize the plant in a timely manner, mainly based on three elements which are potassium, nitrogen and phosphorus. Mixed fertilization is more effective than fertilization of a single element. medicinal plants is a light crop, shortening the sun can promote flowering, but the plant is small and fiber yield is small, while prolonging the time of sunshine can delay flowering. Due to the long-term extension of vegetation, plant  growth  becomes massive with high fiber yield.The duration of sunlight exposure can be carried out as needed in certain control.

We need to pay more attention to its growth status. If the plant appears to fall or the leaf is becoming yellow, they are the signals that they should be taken timely measures, and the plant branches should also be pruned as far as possible to make it long and tall, to prevent yellowing of the branches and leaves in vain from absorbing the plant nutrition. If the leaves or the stems are needed, it should try to remove the female buds according to the morphological difference of the female and male plants. If harvesting the seeds is the main purpose, the male buds should be removed as far as possible. The actions are taken according to the different purpose of planting.

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