Osmanthus fragrans should be treated immediately after collection and should not be preserved for too long. When processing, filter out the magazine first, then soak it in light salt water for more than 10 minutes, and then rinse it with a shower. After washing, dry the water with a hair dryer. Be careful not to dry or dry. Save as soon as possible after processing. You can freeze it, put it in a plastic bag and put it in the freezer. It can also be made into dried osmanthus fragrans and dried with quicklime. Or it can be made into osmanthus sauce, which is more convenient to take.

Cultivation of osmanthus fragrans

1, selection of culture soil

Osmanthus fragrans likes warm and humid growth environment, and the choice of cultivation soil should be fertile and loose, slightly acidic loam with drainage and ventilation. Osmanthus fragrans can be potted with peat soil, garden soil and vermiculite rich in organic matter at home. It is more suitable to choose a pottery pot or ceramic pot with a diameter of 20~30 cm and a depth of 35~40 cm.

2, light and temperature requirements

The suitable growth temperature of osmanthus fragrans is about 18~28℃, and it is not resistant to cold. In the cultivation of osmanthus fragrans in northern China, it is necessary to do antifreeze protection in winter, otherwise it will freeze the leaves and affect the growth of the next year. Osmanthus fragrans likes light and is also suitable for growing in a semi-cloudy environment. Avoid exposure to the sun. When the sun is strong at noon in summer, you should pay attention to shading.

3. Water and fertilizer

Osmanthus fragrans should be dried on the surface of basin soil. Finger pry open the surface of the basin soil below 2 cm before watering, but no water is allowed in the basin. Keep the soil moist during the growing period, spray more water on the leaves at ordinary times, and water less during the flowering period. Osmanthus fragrans likes fertilizer. In the growing period, thin fertilizer 1 time is applied every 7~ 10 days, mainly nitrogen fertilizer, and phosphorus and potassium fertilizer are applied once in summer to make the flowers flourish.