A Detailed Guide to Sea Buckthorn Seed Prices and Planting Methods
Sea buckthorn, also known as vinegar willow, black thorn, sour thorn, etc., is a deciduous shrub in the genus Hippophae of the family Elaeagnaceae. It is widely cultivated in northwestern China. Its roots, stems, leaves, flowers, and especially its fruit are rich in nutrients and biologically active substances, and can be widely used in many fields such as food, medicine, light industry, aerospace, and agriculture, animal husbandry and fishery. Let's take a look at sea buckthorn seed prices and planting methods below!
How much does a jin of sea buckthorn seeds cost?
The price of sea buckthorn seeds is about 50 to 80 yuan per jin, but prices vary greatly depending on seed quality, place of origin, market and purchase quantity. Sea buckthorn is currently the precious economic forest tree species in the world containing the most types of natural vitamins. Besides being eaten fresh, the fruit can also be processed into juice, fruit wine, jam, preserved fruit, jelly, beverages, health products, etc. Because of its characteristics of being drought-tolerant and resistant to wind and sand, and its ability to survive on salinized land, it is widely used for soil and water conservation.
What varieties of sea buckthorn are there?
1. Gyantse sea buckthorn: Gyantse sea buckthorn is produced in the area of Lhasa, Gyantse and Yadong in Tibet, China, and is cultivated in Lhasa.
2. Mongolian sea buckthorn: Mongolian sea buckthorn is produced in Ili, Qira, Nilka and other places.
3. Chinese sea buckthorn: Chinese sea buckthorn is produced in Hebei, Inner Mongolia, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Sichuan and other places.
4. Yunnan sea buckthorn: Yunnan sea buckthorn is produced in Baoxing and south of Kangding in Sichuan, northwestern Yunnan, and the area east of Lhasa in Tibet.
Sea Buckthorn Sowing Methods
1. Sowing time: Sea buckthorn can be sown in spring, summer and autumn, but spring is preferable. In spring, when the temperature at a soil depth of 5 cm reaches 9-10°C, it can germinate. Autumn sowing is generally done late, but does not require germination acceleration; only dry seeds are sown.
2. Seed germination acceleration: Before sowing, sea buckthorn seeds should be soaked and germinated. During germination acceleration, first disinfect with a 0.5% potassium permanganate aqueous solution for 2 hours, then carry out the germination treatment. When 30-40% of the seeds have split open, they can be sown.
3. Sowing method: Sea buckthorn should be sown with wide row spacing and a broad sowing width. Scatter the seeds evenly within the sowing width, cover with fine sandy soil and press lightly. Spring sowing will mostly emerge in about 5-7 days, while autumn sowing mostly emerges in April of the following year.
Sea Buckthorn Planting Methods
1. Soil selection: Sea buckthorn is not strict about soil requirements. It can be planted on chestnut calcareous soil, gray calcareous soil, brown calcareous soil, meadow soil and black loess soil. It can also grow on gravelly soil, mildly saline-alkali soil, and even on feldspathic sandstone and semi-rocky semi-soil areas, but it does not like overly heavy clay soil.
2. Planting density: About 220 sea buckthorn trees are planted per mu, with a plant-to-row spacing of 1.5×2 m. It is dioecious, so pay attention to a reasonable ratio of female to male plants when planting. The size of the planting hole depends on the size of the sapling, generally 35 cm in diameter and 35 cm deep.
3. Shaping and pruning: Sea buckthorn trees should be promptly cleaned of diseased and dead branches. At the same time, during the flower bud stage, young fruit stage and fruit swelling stage, spray Zhuangguodiling to thicken the fruit stalk, prevent flower drop, improve pollination ability, increase the fruit-setting rate, and speed up the swelling rate.
4. Promoting flower differentiation: The alternate bearing of sea buckthorn trees makes the tree's load unbalanced, which affects both balanced returns and orchard tree health. During the annual flower bud differentiation period, brush Cuhuawang No. 2 in a ring once, which can greatly promote flower bud differentiation and increase the flowering and fruit-setting rate.
5. Disease control: Sea buckthorn dry shrinkage disease is a devastating disease. When planting, disease-resistant varieties should be selected, and field management should be strengthened. Starting in late April, open holes and irrigate with a 500-fold solution of 40% carbendazim suspension concentrate or an 800-fold solution of thiophanate-methyl.
6. Pest control: During the outbreak period of pests such as the spring cankerworm and the fruit leaf roller, spray with a 2500-fold solution of 25% miehshabi or a 3000-fold solution of 20% fenvalerate. To control sea buckthorn aphids, spray with a 2500-3000-fold solution of 10% imidacloprid.
7. Timely harvesting: The maturity period of sea buckthorn fruit is marked by its unique color and fruit size, which determines the harvest time. However, because it has many thorns, small fruits, thin skin that breaks easily, and short fruit stalks that do not fall off naturally, harvesting presents many difficulties.