When is the best season to plant Bletilla striata?

Bletilla striata planting season and time

Common varieties of Bletilla striata include: Small Bletilla striata, Water Bletilla striata, Fengji No. 1, etc. They can be planted in March in spring. In the south, the seedlings can be dug and planted at any time, while in the north, the seedlings need to be stored until the spring of the following year for planting.

Bletilla striata harvest season

Bletilla striata needs to be planted for 4 years and then harvested in September-October every autumn when the above-ground stems wither. The price of common cultivated varieties is 40-45 yuan per catty, and the price of wild varieties is generally 50-88 yuan per catty.

Steps and methods of planting Bletilla striata

1. Weeding: After selecting fertile and suitable land for planting, remove the weeds. You can choose to burn, weed manually or mechanically weed.

2. Land preparation: After weeding, apply insecticides to the soil when turning the soil. You can use a machine to turn the soil, which will be more effective. Manual turning is slower but more careful.

3. Planting: The width of the field ridge is 1.8-2 meters, the depth is 25-40 centimeters, and the width is 20-30 centimeters. After that, apply the base fertilizer and let it stand for two days before planting. The planting row spacing should be kept at 15-30 centimeters, and the depth should be about 3 centimeters.