Blue mustard cultivation methods and precautions

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How to grow blue mustard

Precautions for cultivating blue mustard

Blue mustard is a perennial or biennial herbaceous plant. It has strong adaptability and a short growth period. Let’s take a look at the cultivation methods and precautions of blue mustard.

Cultivation methods of blue mustard

Temperature and light

Blue mustard prefers a growing environment with sufficient sunshine and a cool climate, and keeps the temperature low Temperature can form good plant shape. Generally, it grows better in an environment with full sun to slightly shaded conditions, but in hot summer, proper shading and ventilation are required.

Water and Fertilizer

Since blue mustard is a dwarf plant with hairy branches and leaves, care should be taken when watering and fertilizing to avoid contamination of the leaf surface, and the residual water and fertilizer on the leaf surface should be wiped off in time, otherwise it will easily cause the branches and leaves to rot.

Soil

A well-drained, loose and breathable medium is suitable.

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When the environmental conditions for management are not so ideal, it is best to spray chlormequat 1 or 2 times, which can prevent blue mustard from growing too long and control the plant shape.

Normally, blue mustard has no serious pest or disease problems. Note that during the cultivation of blue mustard, reasonable and good plant-to-row spacing must be maintained to avoid affecting the plant shape due to crowding and causing diseases and insect pests.

Withered flowers and stems should be removed promptly to facilitate more luxuriant flowering in the second season. Blue mustard blooms luxuriantly in the spring of the second year and has good ornamental effect. At this time, it is suitable to match with other flowers and plants that bloom at the same time. For example, ox-eye daisy is a good choice.

Precautions for cultivating blue mustard

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