How to grow ginseng? Mastering these planting techniques is key
Ginseng is also known as huangshen, dijing, shencao, and the king of a hundred herbs, and is one of the famous “Three Treasures of the Northeast.” Let's take a look at the techniques for growing ginseng.
1. Sowing techniques when planting ginseng
After ginseng seeds are harvested, they can be used for sowing, but ginseng seeds need about twenty to twenty-one months before they germinate, of which eight to nine months are the germination-promotion period. If germination is not promoted properly, ginseng seeds will not germinate either. When promoting germination, ginseng seeds can be sown into soil about five cm thick. The soil moisture should be maintained at around thirty-five percent, and the outside temperature should not change too much either; it should be between seventeen and eighteen degrees. Only when these conditions are met can ginseng seeds germinate normally.
2. Field management for growing ginseng
After ginseng is planted, once the ground thaws in spring, the cold-protection grass should be removed, and then the soil should be deeply turned once, but when turning the soil, the ginseng roots must not be damaged. After that, when loosening the soil for ginseng, it should not be too deep. In addition, after removing the cold-protection grass, medicine should also be used to disinfect the seedbed surface, which can ensure the healthy growth of young ginseng and also reduce the occurrence of various diseases. During the summer growing period of ginseng, light should be strictly controlled. When harvesting in autumn, do not harvest all at once; it should be done in two rounds, and all diseased fruit stems should be removed to prevent other healthy ginseng from being affected.
3. Selection of the growing environment for ginseng
This Chinese medicinal herb ginseng likes to grow in a half-shaded, half-sunny environment. It is strongly cold-resistant and cannot tolerate direct strong light. When planting, a shade shed needs to be prepared, and the shade shed can only be removed before eight in the morning and after six in the afternoon. If the shade shed is not used at noon, the ginseng leaves will become scorched and withered. In addition, when planting ginseng, the selected soil should be neutral or slightly acidic, and must absolutely not be alkaline soil.