How much profit can you make growing 5 mu of Sichuan pepper? Detailed management techniques

Sichuan pepper is an essential seasoning for Sichuan hot pot and Sichuan cuisine, and the price of different varieties of Sichuan pepper ranges from a few dozen to over a hundred yuan. In addition, Sichuan pepper is also a good planting project, so how much profit can you make growing 5 mu of Sichuan pepper? What are the planting and management techniques?

I. Basic introduction to Sichuan pepper

1. Producing areas of Sichuan pepper

Sichuan pepper is widely distributed in China, from the southern part of the Northeast in the north, to the northern slopes of the Five Ridges in the south, to the coastal areas of Jiangsu and Zhejiang in the southeast, and to southeastern Tibet in the southwest. Except for Taiwan, China, Hainan and Guangdong, which do not produce Sichuan pepper, it is basically produced in all other regions.

2. The price of Sichuan pepper

At present, the price of Hancheng Dahongpao Sichuan pepper varies from 50-65 yuan/jin depending on the grade. Generally, the price of first-grade Sichuan pepper is 48-53 yuan/jin, the price of medium-grade Sichuan pepper is 40-50 yuan/jin, and the price of lower-medium-grade Sichuan pepper is 35-40 yuan/jin.

3. The value of Sichuan pepper

In addition to its use as a seasoning to remove fishiness and enhance flavor, Sichuan pepper can also be used as medicine and in beauty care. Sichuan pepper oil has the effects of warming the middle and dispelling cold, removing dampness and relieving pain, and killing insects. Whether taken as a decoction or applied externally, it is very good, and it has certain effects in treating dysentery, ascariasis, vomiting and cough, etc.

4. Prospects for growing Sichuan pepper

The Sichuan pepper tree has relatively strong vitality and relatively few pest and disease problems, and can be managed extensively, so the cost input required is not too large. In addition, besides being used as a condiment, Sichuan pepper can also be used as medicine, for oil extraction, for making soap, and so on. In addition to domestic consumption, it is also exported abroad, so the prospects for growing Sichuan pepper are still quite considerable.

II. How much profit can you make growing 5 mu of Sichuan pepper?

To understand the profit from growing it, you first need to know roughly how much the input cost is.

1. The cost of growing Sichuan pepper

Generally, the cost input for growing Sichuan pepper includes land rent, seedlings, water and electricity, fertilizer and pesticides, labor, and other expenses. The total cost is about 1200 yuan/mu, and the cost for growing 5 mu is about 6000 yuan. Of course, labor costs and land rent and other expenses differ from region to region, so this can only serve as a reference.

2. The profit from growing Sichuan pepper

The yield of Sichuan pepper per mu ranges from 300-600 jin, and the yield increases gradually each year. Generally, the income per mu after three years of planting is about 3000 yuan, and after eight years the income can reach 6000 yuan/mu. In growing Sichuan pepper, except for the first year, which requires more cost, the costs afterward will decrease, while the profit can gradually increase. The income from 5 mu of Sichuan pepper after three years of planting is 15000 yuan; after deducting the 6000 cost, the net profit is about 9000.

III. What are the management techniques for growing Sichuan pepper?

To obtain high benefits from growing Sichuan pepper, management techniques are key, so the editor of Tuliu.com will introduce them one by one.

1. Sichuan pepper has strong adaptability, and can be planted in orchards whether on barren hills, wasteland, roadsides, and so on. When establishing the orchard, attention should be paid to applying base fertilizer and plowing, and at the same time good work should be done on soil and water conservation.

2. Determine the planting density and plant spacing according to different planting forms. Whether it is field ridge planting, Sichuan pepper orchard planting, mixed pepper forest planting, or hedgerow planting, the forms are all different, and everyone can choose according to the actual local conditions. In arid and semi-arid areas, plant about 100 plants/mu, and in other areas about 60 plants/mu.

3. After planting Sichuan pepper, water it thoroughly, and during the growing season apply topdressing 2-3 times. If there is a lack of water when topdressing, it should be combined with watering.

4. In addition, foliar fertilizer can be sprayed on the leaves about 6 times each year, during the flowering period, in the middle and late ten days of July, and after fruit harvest. Management of Sichuan pepper trees over winter should be strengthened, and protection can be carried out by methods such as whitewashing the main trunk of the plant.

5. During the growing process of Sichuan pepper, scale insects, red spider mites, root rot, rust disease, and so on are prone to appear. Growers should do preventive work in advance, apply corresponding agents to plants showing disease, and promptly clean up and burn branches and leaves with too severe disease outside the Sichuan pepper orchard.