How Our Chinese Medicinal Herb Test Plots Were Doing in 2010
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Collapse ▲7/8/2022 – Update. It is almost twelve years since I wrote the post below, but our efforts with Chinese Medicinal Herbs continues, and most of the test plots described are still in existence. Sadly, as hard as we and many others have tried, we have never been able to obtain the funding to really make an impact with this project.
9/14/2010 – A number of people have been asking about the six Chinese Medicinal Herb Test Plots that we have in western North Carolina. These test plots are part of a multi-agency project to develop some new alternative crops for western North Carolina. The Alternative Agriculture Workgroup (AAW) is a cooperative effort in Western North Carolina to address the issues of the supply and quality of herbs used in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Participants include community colleges, state universities, the extension service, private businesses, and interested landowners. This initiative has worked to identify economically viable Chinese herbs that grow well in this climate and that have a base for analysis in current research. In spring, 2010, test plots were planted in WNC to cultivate these plants. These locally grown herbs will be evaluated for how well they grow, their quality, and how they compare to imported samples from China.
Here are some pictures of some of the plants that we are growing this year at the Mountain Horticultural Crops Research Station, which is one of the six locations. We have some of the plants in the full sun and some in the shade. As you can see, some plants are doing great, and some, not so good.
Astragalus Huang Qi in mid-July
Chinese skullcap Huang Qin in late July
Goji Berry Gou Qi Zi in mid-July
Gynostemma Jiao Gu Lin in mid-July
Lobelia inflata in mid-July
Peonia Bai Shao in mid-July
Pinellia in mid-July
Polygonum He Shou Wu in mid-July
Salvia milteriza Don Shen in mid-July
Schizandra Wu Wei Zi in mid-July
Authored by Jeanine Davis, NC Alternative Crops & Organics Program, Department of Horticultural Science, NC State University.