Latest Prices for Mock Strawberry Seeds and a Detailed Guide to Growing Them
Mock strawberry, also known as Shepao grass, Longtuzhu, Sanzhuafeng, etc., is a perennial herbaceous plant of the genus Duchesnea in the Rosaceae family. It is widely distributed throughout the country. The whole plant is used medicinally to clear heat and detoxify, invigorate blood and disperse stasis, and astringe and stop bleeding. It can also treat venomous snake bites, be applied to treat boils, and can be used to kill fly maggots. Now let us take a look together at the price of mock strawberry seeds and how to grow them!
How much does a jin of mock strawberry seeds cost?
The price of mock strawberry seeds is generally around 130 to 180 yuan per jin, but prices vary greatly depending on seed quality, variety, place of origin, and the market. Mock strawberry mostly grows on hillsides, riverbanks, grasslands, and damp places. It prefers shade and coolness, warmth and moisture, is cold-tolerant, not drought-tolerant, and not tolerant of waterlogging. In North China it can overwinter in the open field, and its suitable growing temperature is 15 to 25°C. It has no strict requirements for soil; garden soil, sandy loam, and neutral soil can all support good growth, and it is best suited to loose, moist sandy loam.
Propagation methods for mock strawberry
1. Seed propagation: Mock strawberry grown directly from seed propagates rather slowly. It is best to sow seeds indoors in pots in autumn, then transplant in spring. The germination rate is usually below 10%. It can also be sown in an open-field seedbed.
2. Division propagation: Mock strawberry can be divided at any time, but spring and summer are best. The optimal spacing between plants and rows is 20×20 cm. Water after planting, and it can cover the ground completely within the same year.
How to grow mock strawberry
1. Soil selection: Mock strawberry has no strict requirements for environment or soil. It can survive in sandy soil, yellow soil, and humus soil. When establishing a planting, choosing loose soil with moderate fertility and good drainage gives better results.
2. Planting time: Mock strawberry has strong adaptability. In open-field cultivation it can survive in all seasons except winter. Summer transplanting has an even higher survival rate, grows quickly, and forms a lawn more easily.
3. Timely watering: When mock strawberry is planted by hand, it needs watering 3 to 4 times a year. Watering in early spring can make the lawn turn green earlier. Supplementing with water 1 to 2 times in the dry season makes the lawn grow more luxuriantly and improves the landscape effect. Before winter begins, it is best to water once more with winterizing water.
4. Plant adjustment: Mock strawberry is short overall and grows prostrately, so no pruning is needed. However, take care to prevent overly vigorous growth from causing poor ventilation and making the plants rot, so adjust the plants in time.
5. Reasonable fertilization: Mock strawberry is extremely adaptable and can grow normally all year without fertilization. If nitrogen fertilizer is applied in early spring, it can make it bloom and fruit earlier, creating a better landscape effect.
6. Pest and disease control: Wild mock strawberry has the characteristics of insect resistance and disease resistance, but when cultivated by hand with a row spacing of less than 10 cm and under high heat and high humidity with poor ventilation, it can contract rust disease. Spraying 15% triadimefon wettable powder diluted 800 to 1000 times is sufficient.