How much is sea buckthorn seed per jin? Detailed explanation of sowing time and planting methods

Sea buckthorn is a deciduous shrub whose trees can be used for desert greening, and its fruit has a high vitamin C content. So, how much is sea buckthorn seed per jin? When should it be sown? How should it be planted?

I. How much is sea buckthorn seed per jin?

The price of sea buckthorn seed is about 50-80 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 that contains 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 it is drought-tolerant and resistant to wind and sand, and can survive on salinized land, it is widely used for soil and water conservation.

II. When is sea buckthorn sown?

Sea buckthorn can be sown in spring, summer and autumn, but spring is preferable. In spring, it can germinate when the temperature at a soil depth of 5 cm reaches 9-10°C. Autumn sowing is generally later, but does not require pregermination; only dry seeds are sown.

III. How is sea buckthorn planted?

1. Soil selection: Sea buckthorn is not strict about soil requirements. It can be planted on chestnut-cinnamon soil, gray-cinnamon soil, brown-cinnamon soil, meadow soil and black loess soil, and can also grow on gravelly soil, mildly saline-alkali soil and even arsenic 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 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 and pruned 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 swelling.

4. Promoting flower differentiation: The alternate bearing of sea buckthorn causes an imbalance in the tree's load, which affects both balanced returns and orchard tree health. During the annual flower bud differentiation period, ring-brushing Cuhuawang No. 2 once can greatly promote flower bud differentiation and increase the flowering and fruit-setting rate.

5. Disease control: Sea buckthorn shrinkage disease is a devastating disease. Disease-resistant varieties should be selected when planting, and field management should be strengthened. Starting in late April, open holes and irrigate with 500 times dilution of 40% carbendazim suspension concentrate or 800 times dilution of thiophanate-methyl.

6. Pest control: During the occurrence period of spring cankerworm and apple small leafroller, spray sea buckthorn with 2500 times dilution of 25% mieshabi or 3000 times dilution of 20% sumixanding. To control sea buckthorn aphids, spray 2500-3000 times dilution of 10% imidacloprid.

7. Timely harvest: The maturity period of sea buckthorn fruit is marked by its distinctive color and fruit size, and the harvest period is determined accordingly. However, because it has many thorns, small fruit, thin skin that breaks easily, and short fruit stalks that do not fall off naturally, harvesting brings many difficulties.