Latest Prices for Anemarrhena Seeds and Detailed Planting Methods

Anemarrhena, also known as Chimu, Lianmu, Wild Knotweed and other names, is a perennial herbaceous plant of the genus Anemarrhena in the Liliaceae family. It is cultivated throughout China and has strong drought and cold resistance, able to grow in arid barren hills, deserts and wasteland with little rain. Its dried rhizome is a famous traditional Chinese medicine, with effects of nourishing yin and reducing fire, moistening dryness and lubricating the intestines, and promoting urination and defecation. Now let us take a look at the price of Anemarrhena seeds and planting methods!

How much is a jin of Anemarrhena seeds?

The price of Anemarrhena seeds is about 20-30 yuan per jin, but the price varies depending on seed quality, variety, place of origin and so on. Anemarrhena has strong adaptability, growing wild on sunny hillside grasslands and among weeds. It is cold-resistant, warmth-loving and drought-tolerant. Loose humus loam soil is suitable, while low-lying waterlogged and overly rich soils are not suitable for planting. It can be sown in all seasons of the year, but mainly in spring or summer.

Sowing methods for Anemarrhena

1. Seed collection: Anemarrhena harvests ripe fruits from late July to late September, places them in a ventilated and dry place to dry, rubs out the seeds, winnows away impurities, and stores them for later use.

2. Seed treatment: Soak Anemarrhena seeds in warm water at 30-40°C for 24 hours, remove and dry briefly, then sow. The sowing rate is about 3 kg per mu.

3. Sowing time: Anemarrhena can be sown in autumn or spring. Autumn sowing is before the ground freezes, and spring sowing is in April. The germination rate of seeds of the current year is 80-90%, while that of seeds stored for one year is only 40-50%.

4. Sowing method: Anemarrhena is generally sown in drills, with furrows opened at a row spacing of 15-20 cm and a depth of 1-2 cm. Sow the seeds evenly into the furrows, cover with soil, and keep the soil moist. Seedlings emerge in about 20 days.

Planting methods for Anemarrhena

1. Land preparation and fertilization: For planting Anemarrhena, choose well-drained sandy loam and neutral soil rich in humus. Deep plow 25-30 cm, harrow fine and level, make beds 1.2 m wide, dig drainage ditches, and apply 1500 kg of barnyard manure per mu.

2. Thinning and final singling: After Anemarrhena sprouts in spring, thin the seedlings when they are 4-5 cm tall, removing weak ones and keeping strong ones. When the seedlings are about 10 cm tall, final singling is done at a plant spacing of 4-5 cm. Reasonable close planting is the key to increasing Anemarrhena yield.

3. Loosening soil and weeding: After Anemarrhena seedlings emerge, weed and cultivate in time. After thinning, carry out one loosening and weeding, preferably shallow loosening, just loosening the soil surface, but weeds must be removed completely. After final singling, loosen soil and weed once more, keeping the bed surface loose and free of weeds.

4. Timely topdressing: In addition to sufficient base fertilizer, Anemarrhena should mainly be topdressed with nitrogen fertilizer at the seedling stage, and with nitrogen and potassium fertilizers in the middle and late growth stages. During the vigorous growth period from July to August each year, spray foliar fertilizer once every half month for 2 consecutive times. If rain occurs after spraying, spray once again.

5. Drainage and irrigation: Anemarrhena grows slowly in the first year, so water lightly. Before freezing, irrigate once with overwintering water to prevent winter drought. In the second year it grows faster, so watering frequency can be appropriately increased to promote root growth. After rain, dredge ditches in time for drainage.

6. Mulching with grass to prevent disease: For 1-3 year old Anemarrhena seedlings, covering with weeds after loosening soil, weeding and topdressing each spring can have the effect of preserving warmth and moisture and inhibiting weed growth.

7. Pest and disease control: Anemarrhena rarely suffers from diseases. The main pest is white grubs biting the rhizomes, which can be killed by pouring a 1000-1500 times dilution of 90% trichlorfon, or by applying 0.5-1 kg of dichlorvos per mu at sowing.

8. Harvesting and processing: Anemarrhena propagated from seeds is dug in spring or autumn of the third year. Dig out the rhizomes, remove the reed heads and fine roots, keep the yellow fuzz and light yellow leaf scars, wash off the soil, and dry in the sun or oven-dry to obtain Mao Zhi Mu. If the outer skin is removed while fresh and then sun-dried, it is known as Zhi Mu Rou.