How to grow dandelions? What are the planting prospects and profits?

Dandelion is also called yellow violet, mother-in-law Ding, is a perennial herb of dandelion genus Compositae, its whole plant can be used as medicine, or a delicious and refreshing wild vegetable, can be cut 6 or 7 crops a year, planting benefit is better. So how do you grow dandelions? What about the planting prospects and profits?

1. Dandelion planting method

1. Seed preparation

Harvest time: dandelion in wild conditions, as long as the biennial plants can flower and seed. Dandelion seed harvesting time in the flower disc from green to yellow green, seeds from milky brown can be carried out. Be careful not to wait until the dandelion disk dehisces before harvesting. After the disk dehisces, the seeds are scattered and difficult to collect, resulting in loss.

Picking method: When picking seeds, you can first pick the flower disk of dandelion and store it indoors. It is best to wait for a day to ripen before processing. Wait until the dandelion flower disk is completely dispersed, then dry it indoors for 1~2 days, until the seeds are half dry, rub off the villi at the tip of the seeds, and then dry the seeds for later use.

2. soil preparation and fertilization

Dandelion best growth of soil environment is loose fertile, good drainage sandy loam. Dandelion like fertilizer, about an acre to apply organic fertilizer 2000-3500kg, and mixed with calcium superphosphate 15kg, evenly scattered on the ground can be.

Sowing requirements: dandelion sowing requirements in the soil wet conditions, if the soil is dry, it is necessary to irrigate two days before sowing. Spring sowing should pay attention to the best plastic film cover, so that the soil to maintain a moist state. Summer sowing can be done without mulch because of sufficient rain.

3. seed reproduction

Since dandelion seeds do not have a dormancy period, the seeds harvested after maturity can be sown at any time from spring to autumn. In winter, due to the low temperature, they need to be sown in the greenhouse.

Seeding method: Use warm water to blanch seeds for germination treatment, which can sprout early. Warm water scalding seed is to put the seed in warm water at 50-55℃, soak it for about 8 hours, remove the seed and wrap it in wet cloth, put it in a place about 25℃, cover it with wet cloth, pour it with warm water once a day in the morning and evening, and sow it after about 3 or 4 days of seed germination.

II. Cultivation prospects of dandelion

In recent years, the market demand for dandelion is increasing. Dandelion is not only a common traditional Chinese medicine, but also a popular special vegetable in the market. Dandelion is rich in nutrients, especially carotene and iron content is 2-3 times that of ordinary vegetables, and has long been served as a green and healthy vegetable. When dandelion is sold as an ingredient, the profit is often 2-3 times that of when it is sold as a medicinal material. Dandelion is one of the most popular edible dandelion.

III. Planting profit The big-leaf dandelion sold as a medicinal material can reach 580-650 kg per mu, the market price is 5-6 yuan/kg, and the benefit per mu is 2900-3900 yuan. Dandelion root yield per mu 200-250 kg, market price in 12-13 yuan/kg, mu benefit of 2400-3250 yuan. As a new dish, the current market price of dandelion is between 20-30 yuan per kilogram, which shows that the price is much higher than that sold as medicinal materials.

The above is a simple introduction to dandelion planting methods and planting prospects and profits. Dandelion, as an emerging vegetable variety, has a large market demand and a lot of economic benefits higher than medicinal products. It is a very good planting project.

Time: 2019-03-13 Click: