When I first graduated, I worked for a few years in a vanilla company, where I was mainly responsible for growing vanilla. Vanilla plants basically contain a special aromatic odor, have certain health value, and can also be watched.
There are many common herbs that we are familiar with, such as mint, lavender, rosemary, verbena, lemongrass and so on. Most vanilla is more suitable for potted plants, it is eaten as a seasoning in small amounts, plant a pot, and add a little more when eating.
Three cups of chicken cooked with a nine-story tower
Although vanilla is eaten in relatively small amounts, when we make certain dishes, it is the soul, and without it, the dishes we make are not that flavor. But vanilla belongs to a niche vegetable, not want to eat immediately can buy, plant a few at home, eat now pick the most convenient.
Today's introduction to you is a kind of vanilla that is indispensable for making three cups of chicken, called the Nine-Story Tower, the scientific name is basil. The nine-story tower is a plant of the genus Basil, which belongs to the same family as mint and also has a special odor. But its smell is milder, and adding a nine-story tower to make three cups of chicken can enrich its taste and taste more fragrant.
Compared with other vanilla plants, the nine-story tower is relatively beautiful, the plant type is small, the leaves are emerald green, the leaves are round and cute, and it is very ornamental to plant a few pots at home. The stems are small cylindrical, the leaves are born on the stems, and the overlapping layers are layered, resembling a pagoda.
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" >, vanilla plants are quite simple to grow, the same is true for the nine-story tower, let's first look at its requirements for environmental conditions</h1>
1, one year old, the growth time is very long, not hardy. In the northern region, when sown in the summer, it can always be harvested and received frost, and if it is moved indoors, it can continue to grow.
2, like warm and humid climate, the suitable temperature for growth is 20-35 ° C, the suitable temperature for seed germination is 25-28 ° C, all northern regions of open sowing late, generally in May to start sowing. However, seedlings can be raised in greenhouses in early April.
3, like enough light, enough light under the smell will be strong.
4, the soil requirements are not very strict, but in order to make the nine-story tower grow better, give priority to the soil fertile plot planting, before sowing more manure as the bottom fertilizer, less or no chemical fertilizer. Fertilizers can somewhat destroy the smell of aromatic plants.
< h1 class = "pgc-h-arrow-right" > the cultivation method of two- and nine-storey towers</h1>
1. Sowing seeds
Whether it is production or home planting, priority is given to the planting method of rearing and then colonization. The seeds of the nine-story tower are small, but the plants are relatively large, and if they are sown directly, they are easy to sow very densely. In terms of production, you can choose to raise seedlings in the cave plate, and it is good to use disposable paper cup seedlings for home planting.
The seeds of the nine-story tower are not very good to emerge, mainly because the seed surface has colloidality, resulting in slow water absorption, and we can wash the gum with clean water before sowing. Then let it dry a little, and there is no moisture on the surface of the seed before sowing.
Seedling soil can be used for vegetable seedling special soil, one seed per hole in the hole plate, and 2-3 seeds can be placed in the paper cup. After sowing, the soil is watered thoroughly, and the seedlings begin to emerge in about five or six days.
2. Transplanting
Nine-story tower seedlings can be transplanted when they have three or four true leaves, and the transplanting method is the same as that of vegetables, choose to transplant on sunny days, and water through after planting to promote slow seedlings.
3. Field management
Watering: The leaves of the nine-story tower are large and thin, and the water lost by transpiration is relatively large and faster. During the cultivation process, we should pay attention to the supply of water and keep the soil moist. The rainy season is to pay attention to drainage.
Fertilization: On the basis of applying plantar fertilizer, it is not recommended to apply chemical fertilizer, if the plant grows really weak, it is not suitable to apply pure nitrogen fertilizer, you can apply nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium ternary compound fertilizer.
Harvesting: If it is edible, the nine-story tower is generally picked with leaves or tender tips to promote the production of side buds, and then continue to harvest and grow.
Pests and diseases: The nine-story tower has very few pests and diseases, and there is almost no spraying during the growth process.