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How to grow mullein

A, mullein cuttings:

1, first go to the market to buy fresh mullein, choose mullein thick branches, cut to about 15 cm, keep three nodes, in order to have a high rate of success, you can also stay a little bit longer, keep 1-2 more buds.

2, remove most of the leaves, cut off the top bud, leave the upper 2 leaves.

3, the lower side of the branch with scissors to cut a diagonal cut, cut at the vegetable buds, so that the cut is easy to root. Then it can be inserted in the soil, watered thoroughly on the line. The soil should be kept moist, spray some water every day can be, 10 days or so can grow roots.

Two, mullein planting method:

1, plant height 20 ~ 30 cm, need to set up a bracket, along the pot side evenly inserted into the 3 ~ 5 bamboo poles, the upper part of the close together and tied together with a rope, and then hauling the vines can be climbed.

2, more tolerant of moisture, but not long-term waterlogging. Should be watered often to keep wet, otherwise the leaves lack of water will taste bad, generally about 3 to 5 days in the spring watering 1 time, summer and fall 2 to 3 days watering 1 time.

3, if the base fertilizer is sufficient to ensure that the water and light can grow normally, without further fertilization. If the base fertilizer is insufficient, generally can be fertilized once every 2 weeks, or after harvest fertilizer, with the growth and gradually increase the amount of fertilizer, pay attention to the appropriate addition of nitrogen fertilizer to promote the growth of branches and leaves.

4, directly picking young leaves to eat, or picking the top of the young stem (about 10 ~ 15 cm). It is best not to fertilize or spray 1 week before picking, and the apical buds can be removed appropriately when the leaves are picked for consumption, so as to promote the sprouting of side buds. If there is no need to keep seeds for the time being, the flower buds need to be wiped out in time.

6, if you need to stay in the seed, should be appropriate to supplement the phosphorus and potassium fertilizer, after the flower of its own seed, without pollination, to be the fruit into a purple-black can be removed, dry and put in a cool place for storage can be.