Introduction to The Skin:
Aliases: (Flowering Plants) Ground wheat, broom, broom seedlings, broom vegetables, peacock pine, green brooms, Guanyin vegetables
Latin scientific name: Kochia scoparia (L.) Schrad.
Plant family: Quinoa family, ground skin genus
Identification points:
It is an annual herb, 50-100 cm tall, covered with short soft hairs, multi-branched, densely ovoid in shape. Single-leaf alternate, linear leaves, slender, dense, plant pink green, autumn leaves turn red, flowers without ornamental value planting. Cultivated ornamental is mainly a variant fine leaf type.
Plant flowering period:
The flowering period is from June to September, and the fruit period is from July to October.
Geographical distribution:
It is native to Europe and the central and southern regions of Asia. Distributed in Asia, Europe and most of the Chinese mainland, it is widely cultivated in China. Foreign distribution: North Africa, Africa, Europe, Asia, Central Europe, Russia Siberia region, Russian West Siberia region, Russian Far East, Ussuri, Zea-Breya, Central Asia.
Growth habit:
The skin is more adaptable, likes temperature, light, drought tolerance, not hardiness, soil requirements are not strict, more alkali tolerant soil. Fertile, loose, humus-rich loam soils are conducive to vigorous growth.
Cultivation techniques:
The adaptability of the ground skin is strong, and it can be planted in all parts of the north and south, and the soil requirements are not strict, and it can be planted in front of the house, behind the house, on the edge of the ground, in the corner of the ground and so on. Propagate with seeds and sow in the spring in April. Before sowing, watering, strip sowing, row spacing 0.5-0.8 meters, cover soil 0.4-0.5 cm, sowing amount of 1kg/667m2, slightly suppressed after sowing. Keep the soil moist and emerge in about 10 days. After the seedlings are ready, it is necessary to time the seedlings and seedlings, and timely loosen the soil, weed, water in a timely manner, and apply topdressing 2-3 times a year. When the autumn fruit is ripe, cut the whole grass, dry the fruit in the sun, remove impurities, and dry it for later. Cut the stems and leaves into sections and dry them in the sun.
Sowing seedlings
The suitable germination temperature of the skin is 10-20 ° C. Seedlings can be raised in the form of naked direct broadcasting or protected land seedling transplanting. Live streaming is available in mid-to-late April. Burrow sowing, strip sowing, sowing can be. Nursery seedlings in protected areas can be sown from early to mid-March. Although the skin is more drought-resistant and the soil requirements are not strict, it is also necessary to water enough before sowing and apply a certain amount of organic fertilizer with putrefaction. The thickness of the cover is 1-1.5 cm.
Field management
Fixing seedlings or transferring seedlings. If the bare ground is used, when the seedlings grow to 15-20 cm tall, the seedlings can be combined with the harvest seedlings according to the plant row spacing of 70-100 cm; if the protected land seedlings are used, the seedlings can be transplanted and colonized when the seedlings grow to 6-10 cm.
Water and fertilizer management
In addition to the application of plantar fertilizer, when thinning seedlings and slow seedlings, a one-time instant bio-organic fertilizer of 150kg/hm2 is applied in combination with irrigation. Although the skin is more drought tolerant, keeping the field moist not only increases yield, but also helps to improve the quality of its products. Therefore, watering should be done every 7-10 days during the growth period.
Harvest at the right time
Seedlings can generally be harvested when the plant grows to 15-20 cm tall, the stems and leaves can be harvested successively in April and July, and the whole plant or seed can be harvested after autumn.
Pest control
The skin is susceptible to aphids and can be controlled with 40% Lego Emulsion 1000-1200 times liquid. The skin is also susceptible to parasitism by silkworm seeds, and should be removed in time after discovery.
Garden Uses:
It is used to arrange hedges, flower landscapes, or several bushes planted in the center of the flower bed, which can be pruned into various geometric shapes for arrangement. Potted floor skin can be embellished and decorated in halls, halls, venues, etc. Garden cultivation is mainly its variant of var.culta: the plant is short in shape, the leaves are soft and tender green, and turn reddish-purple in autumn.
Artistic shape: The ground skin plant grows spherically, the branches and leaves are beautiful, the shape is like a small thousand cypress, the leaf shape is slender, the plant shape is beautiful, the tender green, the autumn is red, and the ornamental effect is excellent. By trimming shapes such as geometric patterns, group words, etc., it is combined with the flower bed as the main scene or lining. It can also be planted on both sides of roads and corridors.
Foil landscaping: As a colored leaf ground cover plant, the ground skin can be planted in groups in flower landscapes, flower beds, or with colorful flowers, which can be used to decorate the scattered starry sky. On the mounds and rockeries, the slopes are in place, the heights are staggered, and the dense ones are dense, which can form a unique garden landscape. At the same time, it is also one of the important summer flower bed plants, and its light green color brings people a cool feeling in the hot summer.
Economic use:
The old spring leaves can be used as feed, and the seeds contain 15% oil for food and industrial use.