When is the best time to sow shepherd's purse?

Shepherd's purse is suitable for sowing in spring, summer and autumn, because it is cold in winter and plants are difficult to grow. The specific suitable sowing dates are about February-March, July-August and September, and the germination rate of sowing in these three periods is relatively high. The growth period of shepherd's purse is very short. If you sow in spring, it usually takes more than a month to ripen and pick.

Sowing time of shepherd's purse

Shepherd's purse is a dicotyledonous plant, belonging to the genus Shepherd's purse in Cruciferae. It is an annual or biennial herb and can be planted three times a year.

Shepherd's purse is suitable for sowing in spring, summer and autumn, because it is cold in winter and plants are difficult to grow. The specific suitable sowing dates are about February-March, July-August and September, and the germination rate of sowing in these three periods is relatively high.

Shepherd's purse sowing method

Shepherd's purse is usually sown, but it should be uniform. When sowing, 1~3 times can mix the seeds and fine soil evenly. After sowing, tread lightly with your feet once to make the seeds closely contact with the soil, so that the seeds can absorb water and emerge in advance.

Shepherd's purse sown in early autumn will break the dormancy of seeds if new seeds harvested at that time are used. Usually, it is treated at low temperature, germinated by soil accumulation method or low temperature refrigerator at 2~7℃, and seeds begin to germinate and sow after 7~9 days.

Key points of shepherd's purse planting

Shepherd's purse is very adaptable. Generally, the temperature should be kept at 15-25 degrees during germination, and the temperature can be reduced appropriately during growth. If there are weeds, shepherd's purse seeds will soon be submerged by weeds. Therefore, when planting shepherd's purse, we should pay special attention to whether there are weeds, and if there are weeds, we should clean them up in time.

Ripening and harvesting period of shepherd's purse

The growth period of shepherd's purse is very short. If you sow in spring, it usually takes more than a month to ripen and pick. The best time to pick wild shepherd's purse is around March 3 of the lunar calendar, which is the beginning of April in the solar calendar.

The yield per mu of shepherd's purse in conventional cultivation is about 1400- 1600 kg. Climatic conditions, local soil conditions, fertilization frequency during planting, pest control and other factors will cause yield fluctuations.