When is ginseng harvested?

Ginseng is a valuable traditional Chinese medicine. At present, few of them are wild, and most of them are artificially planted. So, when will ginseng be harvested?

When will ginseng be harvested?

The harvest time of ginseng varies from place to place, if it is the ginseng area of Jilin Province, the harvest in mid-September is the best; if it is the ginseng area of Liaoning, it is the best in the first ten days of September. If the climate in the same producing area is different, the harvest time is also different. If it is a warm year, ginseng withered late, the harvest time is late; if it is a cold year, ginseng withered early, the harvest time is early.

Second, how many years can ginseng be harvested?

The number of years of ginseng planting can be harvested mainly depends on the weight of ginseng root and the content of saponins. In a certain number of years, it increases with the increase of ginseng growth years, but the longer the years, the smaller the increase.

From the point of view of the weight gain rate of ginseng root, the weight gain rate of 2-year-old ginseng root was more than 5 times that of 1-year-old ginseng root, 3-4 times of 2-year-old ginseng root, 1-1.5 times of 3-year-old ginseng root, 1-1.5 times of 4-year-old ginseng root, and 0.7 times of 6-year-old ginseng root weight gain. After 7 years old, the weight gain rate of ginseng root decreased further year by year. From the point of view of the content of saponins, the root content of 1-2-year-old ginseng was very low, gradually increased at 3-4 years old, the accumulation rate at 5-6 years old was the fastest, and decreased gradually after 7 years old. Generally speaking, it is suitable for ginseng to be planted for 4-6 years.

Third, how to harvest ginseng?

First of all, after the harvest time of ginseng was determined, the shed was removed half a month in advance in order to release the sun and rain and promote the weight gain of ginseng root and the accumulation of organic matter. Then, dig from one end of the ginseng bed, do not damage the ginseng root and bud, do not cut off the ginseng root and ginseng beard. Finally, pick up the ginseng roots while planing, shake off the soil, load them head-to-head and tail out into the basket and transport them to the processing plant.