Cultivation techniques and profits of Bletilla striata

Now the Chinese herbal medicine market is relatively hot, many farmers who used to grow fruits and vegetables have turned to invest in the cultivation of traditional Chinese medicine, Bletilla striata is one of the more popular. Bletilla striata, also known as Bletilla striata, belongs to the order asparagus, so what are the cultivation techniques and profits of Bletilla striata?

1. Cultivation techniques of Bletilla striata

1. Land selection and preparation

Bletilla striata has strong adaptability and has no special requirements for soil. It likes warm and moist environment and is not cold-resistant. It is appropriate to choose sandy soil with loose and fertile, good drainage and humus when planting. After selecting the plot, plough it above 20cm, apply barnyard manure and compost as base fertilizer, applying 1000 kg per mu, if there is no farm manure, you can also use compound fertilizer and organic fertilizer instead, applying 100kg organic fertilizer and 50kg compound fertilizer per mu. After fertilization, mix it with the soil evenly, shallow ploughing once before planting, rake fine and level it, and make a 1.5-meter-wide high border.

2. Methods of reproduction

White and can be propagated with seeds and tubers, but sowing is more difficult, the survival rate is lower, and tuber propagation is easier, so tuber propagation is mostly used in production. Tuber propagation is generally from September to November, Bletilla striata is dug out, and medium-sized, pest-free tubers are selected. Each tuber is required to have one or two bud holes, and can be planted after mixing with plant ash. The furrow is opened according to the row spacing of 20-25cm and the ditch depth is 5-6cm. When planting, the tuber is put into the ditch according to the plant spacing of 10cm, which requires that the bud eye should be upward, the soil should be compacted and the grass should be watered.

3. Field management

After the emergence of Bletilla striata seedlings, to do a good job of weeding, Bletilla striata seedling management attaches great importance to weeding, weeds will affect the growth of seedlings, it is best to pull weeds. After weeding, it is necessary to combine the growth of seedlings and the looseness of the soil, timely ploughing and loosening the soil, whether it is intermediate ploughing or weeding, must be shallow hoe, so as not to damage the root system.

Second, the planting profit of Bletilla striata

The profit of Bletilla striata is usually 10-20 thousand.

The early input cost of Bletilla striata is about 30,000 yuan, including seedlings, labor, fertilizers, pesticides, land rent and other expenses. If the later income is considerable, the net profit per mu can be more than 30,000 yuan. This needs to be determined according to the general direction of the market, not the definite value.

At present, the planting profit of Bletilla striata is still very considerable. First of all, you need to do a good market research on whether it is suitable for planting Bletilla striata and whether there are buyers or prescriptions to buy it on a large scale after successful planting. After figuring out these two points, we will decide whether to plant or not. We should not blindly follow the trend of planting Chinese herbal medicines. There are also many examples of losing money in the end.