Where is the wormwood planting base in Nanyang and how to harvest wormwood correctly?

The area planted with mugwort in Dengzhou and Tongbai counties under the jurisdiction of Nanyang City reaches more than 40,000 acres. Tanghe, Sheqi, Nanzhao, Wolong, Wancheng and other counties and districts The area planted with mugwort exceeds 10,000 acres. Between Dafengying Town and Qiaotou Town in Sheqi County, there is currently the largest mugwort planting enterprise in China (China Yi Zhongjing Company), with a current planting area of ??more than 5,000 acres of mugwort.

1. Where is the Nanyang mugwort planting base?

1. According to statistics, the mugwort planting area in Nanyang City has exceeded 240,000 acres, and 4 mugwort industrial parks have been built. There are 1,529 registered companies with annual sales of 8 billion yuan, making it the largest moxa product processing base and moxa leaf distribution center in the country, with a national market share of about 70%.

2. The area planted with mugwort in Dengzhou and Tongbai districts of Nanyang City reaches more than 40,000 acres, and the area planted with mugwort in counties such as Tanghe, Sheqi, Nanzhao, Wolong, and Wancheng counties is More than 10,000 acres. Among them, Nanyang Laoailing is larger in scale. In Xinzhuang Village, Tongzhaipu Town, Tanghe County, there is a 3,000-acre high-quality mugwort planting base of Nanyang Daai Ecological Agriculture Development Co., Ltd.; in Qiaotou Town, Sheqi County, there is a national characteristic agriculture Wormwood circular economy demonstration base. Between Dafengying Town and Qiaotou Town in Sheqi County, there is the largest mugwort planting enterprise in China - China Medical Zhongjing Company, with a current planting area of ??more than 5,000 acres of mugwort.

2. How to harvest mugwort correctly

1. Harvesting time: The harvest period of the first crop of mugwort leaves is around early June, and the harvest period of the second crop is around mid-to-early July. The third crop harvest period is before and after frost. When harvesting, choose a sunny day for harvesting.

2. Harvesting method: Prepare a pair of gloves to avoid being scratched by the dead branches in the lower part of the mugwort; grab the middle part of the mugwort from the left and right, and use a sickle in your right hand to harvest 5cm away from the ground. When harvesting, it is best to harvest the entire plant. If you only need a small amount of mugwort leaves, you can directly pick a small amount of leaves or pistils from the mugwort plants.

3. Preservation: Put the whole mugwort in the sun to dry for about a day to remove excess water, then roll off the mugwort leaves, spread them out and continue to dry, usually about 3-4 days. Dry the mugwort leaves well.