What kind of traditional Chinese medicine is suitable for planting in different soils?

China has a vast territory and rich land resources, and there are many kinds of soil in different regions, such as pure sand, semi-sandy soil, loess, northeast black soil, clay and so on. However, the cultivation of traditional Chinese medicine also depends on the soil, planting according to local conditions, choosing suitable varieties to plant in different soils can achieve twice the result with half the effort, and the yield has also increased. So, what kind of traditional Chinese medicine is suitable for planting clay and sand respectively?

1. Pure sandy soil

If there is no water, it is not good to grow anything. If there is some water in the warm desert, it can still be developed. Sandy land needs to choose drought-resistant varieties for planting, such as licorice in Xinjiang.

two。 Sandy soil

Sandy soil, beach, seasonal river bed, if you can grow crops, you can grow traditional Chinese medicine, mainly root medicine varieties, such as Platycodon grandiflorum, Fangfeng, Shegan, Anemarrhena, Radix Scutellariae, Radix Astragali, Radix Isatidis, and so on. Many varieties like sandy soil, which is conducive to root growth, more fertilization and high yield.

Astragalus likes cool, cold and drought-resistant, and is afraid of heat and waterlogging. It is suitable for planting in sandy loam soil with deep soil layer, rich humus and strong water permeability. Strong saline-alkali land is not suitable for planting. Root vertical growth can reach more than 1 meter, commonly known as "whip pole qi". The clayey roots of the soil grow slowly and are deformed, and the soil layer is thin, with many horizontal roots and many branches, showing a "chicken claw shape" and poor quality. Avoid continuous cropping and should not rotate with potatoes and flax. The hard seed rate can reach 30% mi 60%. In the year of direct seeding, only stems and leaves grow but do not blossom, and the next year they blossom and bear fruit and can produce seeds.

3. Loess

General roots, flowers and leaves can be planted, the north is more loess, water conservancy conditions are the best.

4. Northeast black land

Is the humus soil for many years, belongs to the temperate continental monsoon climate, four distinct seasons, high temperature and rainy summer, cold and dry winter, northeast wild there are many varieties of Chinese herbal medicine, more than 70 species, such as Platycodon grandiflorum, Radix Astragali, Guan Fangfeng, Bupleurum, Scutellaria baicalensis, Polygala, etc., you can choose a good market variety for development.

5. Clay soil

It is not conducive to root growth, root medicine varieties are not good, you can choose the varieties of medicinal aboveground parts, such as perilla, dandelion, safflower, honeysuckle, wolfberry, patchouli, giant wheat, diding and so on.