Cultivation method of Leucaena leucaena

1. Soil

Choose some land with thicker soil, gentler slope and better drainage. Plow them all over, generally the plowing depth is 18 to 25 cm. You can also half-open the hole. Then add some fertilizer into it, so that the soil can make it grow better.

2. Water and fertilizer

From the time the buds form to the time the flowers bloom, you can generally water it 1 to 2 times. If there is too much water, it should be drained in time. Otherwise, the soil will become airtight, affecting the breathing of the roots and even causing root rot and death. Especially in places with heavy rain or low-lying areas, you must pay special attention to the presence of accumulated water. During droughts, adequate irrigation can be provided. During the seedling stage, you should check the growth of its roots. If you find that there are too few nodules, you should apply some fertilizer and add appropriate soil. In addition, calcium, magnesium and phosphorus fertilizers should be added every year.

3. Weeding

After the seeds of Leucaena leucophylla are sown, they will generally start to emerge in 5 to 15 days. It needs to be weeded 2 to 3 times during the seedling stage and when it turns green. When it grows to a height of 60 cm or has completely covered the ground, it can compete with weeds.

4. Thinning

Due to its special sowing method, it is not easy for the seedlings to emerge in an orderly manner. It often happens that 3 or 2 seedlings will grow in the existing bags, but there will be no seedlings in some bags. Therefore, it is necessary to transplant the seedlings on the seedbed into the nutrient bags without seedlings, and then fill the gap in the seedlings. In addition, all the seedlings with more than one seedling in the bag must also be transplanted out. Generally, thinning and transplanting cannot be done at any time. It is best to do it in the evening, and then water it enough and thoroughly, so that it can grow faster.