How to grow Lycopodium clavatum? A detailed guide to the planting method

Lycopodium clavatum, also called lion's grass, tendon-relaxing grass, or club moss, is a perennial herbaceous plant in the family Lycopodiaceae that mostly grows in the wild. It is often used to treat joint pain, bruises and injuries, and some very common ailments, so market demand has increased, which means wild Lycopodium clavatum resources have dwindled. That makes artificial cultivation necessary to protect wild resources and meet the needs of market development, so do you know how to grow it? Let's read the wonderful content below together.

1. Turning and preparing the planting site

Wild Lycopodium clavatum generally grows on hillsides or among mountain forests, or grows attached to cliffs and areas with moss. From this you can see that Lycopodium clavatum has fairly high requirements for a moist environment at the planting site, and second, that light intensity should not be strong. So for artificial cultivation of Lycopodium clavatum, it is best to choose clay soil with abundant water resources, fertile soil, and good water retention. When preparing the land, we only need to turn it over slightly and apply an appropriate amount of fertilizer, preferably organic fertilizer, and then we can get ready to plant.

2. Scientific planting

Lycopodium clavatum has very strong vitality, and when carrying out artificial cultivation, the method we most often use is division propagation, because this gives extremely high propagation speed as well as yield and quality. Also, when planting, we need to water the soil thoroughly first, and then plant. Because Lycopodium clavatum grows quickly, we need to control the planting density well when planting; the row spacing is generally 50 cm and the plant spacing is 35 cm.

3. Field management

After Lycopodium clavatum is planted, we need to pay attention to water management in the field. The growth of Lycopodium clavatum has a relatively large demand for water; under normal conditions, soil moisture is best kept at around 65% to 75%, which means water is generally needed about once every week. Second, we also need to pay attention to drainage, especially during continuous rainy weather, because if there is too much water, it will also affect the normal growth of Lycopodium clavatum. Also, during the growing process, we need to pay attention to weeding, because there are usually quite a lot of weeds where Lycopodium clavatum grows, which causes relatively large nutrient loss. Finally, apply topdressing reasonably; nitrogen fertilizer can be used to promote the growth rate of Lycopodium clavatum and increase its yield.

4. Harvesting and processing

Lycopodium clavatum is generally used as medicine in the form of the whole plant, and according to its growth rate, we can harvest it at least twice a year. It can be harvested once it has grown to about 30 to 120 cm; simply harvest it reasonably according to market demand. After harvesting, we need to process it so it can be sold. Generally, this means removing impurities from Lycopodium clavatum, then washing it clean, cutting it into small sections, and finally drying it in the sun, or drying it by other methods.

At present, Lycopodium clavatum on the Chinese market is still basically wild, and artificially cultivated Lycopodium clavatum is still very scarce, so we still need to keep working hard. That is all the content the editor wants to recommend to everyone today. If you have any other questions, remember to leave us a message for consultation.