Seed price and planting method of cassia seed

Cassia seed for leguminous Cassia annual subshrub herb Cassia or small Cassia dry mature seeds, also known as Cassia, also pupil, false mung bean, etc., medicine has the effect of clearing liver, improving eyesight, moistening intestines and relaxing bowels, cultivation value is high, China's Yangtze River south of the provinces and regions generally cultivated, below we will take a look at Cassia seed prices and planting methods!

How much is seed weight?

The price of Cassia seed is about 15~30 yuan a catty, but the price varies greatly due to different varieties, quality and origin. Cassia seed is native to tropical America and widely distributed in all provinces south of Yangtze River in China. It is often born on hillsides, wilderness and beach sands. Cassia seed is extremely vigorous in plant communities and often competes with other plants for nutrients, so it is regarded as a difficult weed to eradicate in North America and other regions.

The growing environment of Cassia seed

Cassia seed likes warm and humid climate, is not cold-resistant, is afraid of frost, leaves fall off or even die after frost, likes sufficient sunshine during growth, requires ventilation and light transmission during flowering and fruiting, is beneficial to pod fruiting, full seeds, and is not strict with soil requirements. As long as drainage is good, it can be planted on general land, not continuous cropping. It can also be planted on scattered land in front of or behind houses or by roadsides outside courtyards or ditches. Like warm and humid climate, sunshine is conducive to its growth.

Seed method of cassia seed

1. Seed selection: Select disease-free, large and plump seeds from Cassia seeds, soak them in water at 50℃ for 24 hours, and remove floating grains and moth-eaten grains. Take out the plump seeds, air them to remove the surface moisture, and sow them.

2, sowing time: cassia seed sowing period in the "clear","grain rain" period, drill, in the whole border according to the row spacing 45 cm, open about 3 cm deep ditch, the seeds scattered in the ditch, covered with soil, gently suppressed.

3. Sowing method: If the land is dry before sowing, water the border first, and then sow after water infiltration. The seed amount per mu is 1~1.5 kg. The planting in front of the house or scattered land is generally done by hole sowing, and 2~3 seeds can be placed in each hole.

The cultivation method of cassia seed

1. Land selection and preparation: Cassia seed should be selected from flat land or sunny slope with good drainage and irrigation conditions. It is forbidden to apply 2000 kg of farm manure per mu for continuous cropping, and 60 kg of calcium superphosphate should be added as base fertilizer. Deep ploughing, fine rake flat, make 1.3 meters wide flat bed.

2. Thinning seedlings: Thinning seedlings begins when the seedlings of Cassia seed are about 5 cm high. When the seedling height is 15 cm, the seedling is fixed according to the plant spacing of 30~40 cm in combination with intertillage and weeding.

3. Intertillage and weeding: frequent weeding should be carried out after seedling emergence of cassia seed to before sealing. After watering, soil hardening should be cultivated in time, and attention should be paid to shallow hoeing between plants and deep hoeing between rows. When seedling height is about 40 cm, the last time of intertillage can prevent lodging.

4. Timely topdressing: Cassia seed is applied 1~2 times before sealing, combined with soil cultivation and topdressing, 1000 kg of farm manure per mu, 15 kg of urea, and watering immediately after application.

5, drainage irrigation: Cassia seed should always keep the soil moist throughout the growth period, especially in the flowering days should be watered in time, pay attention to drainage in rainy season.

6. Harvest and processing: Cassia seeds are harvested when the pods are brown before and after "cold dew", cut off the whole plant, lay the seeds after drying, remove the pericarp and impurities, and then provide medicinal products. It is better to have full seeds, dry bodies, brown colors, no sand and impurities.