Introduction to dandelion cultivation techniques, and how much is it per jin as a medicinal and edible plant?

Dandelion is also known as Huanghua Diding, Popodding, Huahualang, Pugongcao, etc. It is a plant used both as medicine and food, and can be eaten raw, stir-fried, made into soup, made into wine, or used as medicine. So, how do you grow dandelion? Here we introduce dandelion cultivation techniques.

I. A brief introduction to dandelion!

1. What does dandelion look like?

Dandelion is a herbaceous plant in the Asteraceae family, genus Taraxacum. Its root is slightly conical, with a brown, wrinkled surface; its leaves are obovate-lanceolate, oblanceolate, or oblong-lanceolate, with toothed margins; the flowering period is from April to September, with yellow flowers; the fruiting period is from May to October, and the achene is obovate-lanceolate and dark brown.

2. What are the benefits of dandelion?

Dandelion is cold in nature and bitter-sweet in taste. It has the benefits of clearing heat and detoxifying, promoting urination, and dissipating nodules. It is used to treat acute mastitis, lymphadenitis, scrofula, boils and sores, acute conjunctivitis, cold with fever, acute tonsillitis, acute bronchitis, gastritis, hepatitis, cholecystitis, urinary tract infection, and so on.

3. What is the flower language of dandelion?

Dandelion has vibrant yellow flowers, and its flower language is “love that cannot stay”; the flowers of the autumn dandelion contain abundant nectar and can attract bees, and its flower language is “temptation”; the flower language of the flying arrow dandelion is “aiming at marbles”.

II. Introduction to dandelion cultivation techniques!

1. Land preparation

Before planting dandelion, choose the plot well. It is best to choose loose, fertile, well-drained sandy loam soil; then apply base fertilizer and spread the base fertilizer evenly over the ground; then plow deeply 20-25 cm, then level and harrow finely, and make beds 1.2 m wide, 10 m long, and 20 cm high.

2. Sowing

Dandelion is generally grown from seed, and can be sown at any time from spring to autumn; the soil should be moist at sowing time, and it should be watered thoroughly two days before sowing; when sowing, open shallow furrows in the bed, with a furrow spacing of 12 cm and a furrow width of 10 cm, sow the seeds in the furrows, cover with 1 cm of soil after sowing, and then cover with grass.

3. Emergence

If dandelion seeds were treated before sowing by scalding with warm water to promote germination, and sown when the temperature is about 15°C, seedlings can emerge in about 90 hours; if not treated to promote germination and sown in late May, it takes 10-12 days for seedlings to emerge, and if sown in July-August, it takes 15 days for seedlings to emerge.

4. Management

(1) Seedling stage: keep the soil moist before emergence, and water lightly in case of drought; after emergence, appropriately control moisture to prevent excessive growth and lodging; during the period of rapid leaf growth, keep the soil moist to promote vigorous leaf growth.

(2) Thinning: about 10 days after emergence, carry out the first intertillage and weeding and thinning, with a plant spacing of 3-5 cm; after that, carry out intertillage and weeding about once every 10 days until the rows close; after 20-30 days, final thinning can be carried out, with a plant spacing of 8-10 cm.

(3) Watering: water thoroughly once two days before sowing, water frequently after sowing, always keep the soil with appropriate moisture after emergence, water frequently during the growth period, water thoroughly once in late autumn and early winter, and then cover the bed surface with horse manure or wheat straw, etc., for overwintering.

(4) Fertilizing: when planting dandelion, apply 2000-3500 kg of farmyard manure per mu as base fertilizer, and 17-20 kg of ammonium nitrate as seed fertilizer; for autumn sowing, after winter begins, spread 2500 kg of organic fertilizer and 20 kg of superphosphate per mu on the bed surface; after turning green the following spring, apply 10-15 kg of urea and 8 kg of superphosphate per mu.

(5) Pests and diseases: dandelion has very strong disease and insect resistance, and generally does not require pest and disease control.

5. Harvesting

(1) As food: young plants of the same year may not have their leaves picked, and harvesting can begin only in the second year. You can also pick the outer large leaves in batches during the seedling stage for food, or cut the leaves other than the heart leaves with a knife for consumption, or cut the whole plant at once for market.

(2) As medicinal material: in late autumn, dig up the whole plant with roots, remove the soil, and dry it in the sun for medicinal use.

III. How much is dandelion per jin?

According to the 8u58 medicinal materials website, roots in bulk are 37 yuan/kg, wild sliced pieces in bulk are 13 yuan/kg, cultivated whole herb is 4 yuan/kg, and wild whole herb is 12 yuan/kg. According to the Chinese Medicinal Materials World website, at the Hehuachi medicine market, wild sliced pieces in bulk are 13.5 yuan/kg, and wild whole herb is 12 yuan/kg; at the Yulin medicine market, wild sliced pieces in bulk are 12.5 yuan/kg, and wild whole herb is 11.5 yuan/kg; at the Bozhou medicine market, roots in bulk are 40 yuan/kg, wild sliced pieces in bulk are 14 yuan/kg, cultivated whole herb is 4 yuan/kg, and wild whole herb is 12 yuan/kg; at the Anguo medicine market, roots in bulk are 25 yuan/kg, wild sliced pieces in bulk are 12 yuan/kg, cultivated whole herb is 3.5 yuan/kg, and wild whole herb is 10 yuan/kg.

The above is an introduction to dandelion cultivation techniques and prices. We hope it is useful to everyone.