{"title":"Echinacea##\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/restorationseeds.mom\/pages\/table-menu4\"\u003eEchinacea\u003c\/a\u003e","description":"\u003cp\u003eNative to eastern North America and present to some extent in the Midwest United States. Its habitats include dry open woods, prairies and barrens. Echinacea is a genus of nine plant species in the aster family native to North America. Echinacea species were used by native groups for medicinal purposes than any other plant. Today Echinacea is the best selling herb in health-food stores accounting for nearly 10 percent of total sales in the U.S. \u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"echinacea-purpurea","title":"echinacea purpurea","description":"\"\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/restorationseeds.mom\/pages\/table-menu4\"\u003eEchinacea purpurea\u003c\/a\u003e##\n\u003cdiv class=\"how-to-grow-trigger how-to-grow-title\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"label\"\u003eHOW TO GROW ECHINACEA PURPUREA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"icon-down-arrow\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"how-to-grow-content\"\u003eSow directly in the fall or indoors 8-10 weeks before last frost. Amend soil with limestone. Plant out directly or pot up once or twice enhances root development. Easiest propagation is by division. Clumps can be divided in spring or autumn. Pencil sized root cuttings will develop into when when started in late autumn or early winter, lay down lengthwise. Basal shoot cuttings may be rooted in the spring when treated with rooting hormone. Reduce weed competition to enhance root production for medicine. Read more about growing on our web site. If direct seeding, sow five times more seed than each plant needed in spring or autumn. If you want 10 plants you need 50 seeds. Controlling weeds is difficult with direct sowing because the plants are very small until well established and require hand weeding. Don’t fertilize until plants are established in mid-July to not stimulate weed growth. There are about 117,000 seeds per pound of Echinacea purpurea. You will need 30,000 to 40,000 plants per acre. Plants transplant well if watered-in with water transplanter or by hand. Once established, echinaceas thrive with little care, are drought tolerant and do not favor highly enriched soil. Good drainage is essential, will not tolerate wet soils. Per acre, 1,500 pounds of dry foliage the second and third year is a good crop and 1,200 pounds of roots is good at the end of the third year. About 1\/2 pound of fresh root per dormant plant. Concentrate on growing strong Echinacea plants the first year. Harvest foliage “the herb’ the second and third growing season without hurting root production very much. Harvest and dehydrate root in the autumn of the third year. Harvest foliage like hay, cut, swath, sun dry and bale. For the highest quality herb cut and dehydrate it at 120˚F to 10 percent moisture content, then bale, put in burlap bag and sew shut. Roots maybe dug and harvested by hand, you may loose the bottom few inches. To harvest the most root, run a tractor pulled sub-soil knife with long bars behind it to raise the soil several inches and pop the roots up a bit, then dig with a modified field potato digger. Take to rotary washer, dry at 120˚F until less than 10 percent moisture. Put in burlap bag, weight and sew shut. If you hand dig a field, you may see 15-20 percent root grow-back the next spring. Soil pH 6.1-7.0. Hardiness zones 3-10. Perennial.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDays from maturity calculated from the date of seeding. Average 3,300 seeds per ounce Usual seed life: best fresh 1st year, but remains viable up to 7 years if refrigerated. Do not save first year seed, 2% germination rate. Good seed crops from second or third year seed, up to 100 pounds of seed per acre.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlanting Depth \u003cb\u003e1\/4-1\/2”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSoil Temp. Germ. \u003cb\u003e65-70˚F\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDays to Germ. \u003cb\u003e10-21\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlant Spacing \u003cb\u003e20-24”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRow Spacing \u003cb\u003e24-36”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDays To Maturity \u003cb\u003e2-3 years\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Shade\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eMoist Well Drained\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n##Echinacea purpurea is the easiest species to grow, and is most adaptable. By choosing to plant purpurea, one takes the pressure off wild populations of E. angustifolia and others. Medicinally, use the plant at the early stage of any infection, primarily for the prevention or treatment of cold and flu symptoms. Echinacea speeds the immune system response by up to 24 hours. Blood purifier. Long lasting for cut or dry flowers, sturdy and prolific, grows to 47” tall by 20” wide. Cone-shaped flower heads and drooping flower petals are usually light purple in the wild. Some flower debris is included with seed. Also known as eastern purple coneflower or purple coneflower. Tags: Color: Purple, Certification: Organic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNative to eastern North America and present to some extent in the Midwest United States. Its habitats include dry open woods, prairies and barrens. Echinacea is a genus of nine plant species in the aster family native to North America. Echinacea species were used by native groups for medicinal purposes than any other plant. Today Echinacea is the best selling herb in health-food stores accounting for nearly 10 percent of total sales in the U.S. ##White Dog Farm##Conventional##Seed grower since 2019##\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0129\/8922\/files\/White_Dog_Farm.jpg?v=1639376547##White Dog Farm is nestled in the Williams Valley and is home to Greg \u0026amp; Kate Stanko. We are stewards of a 5 acre farm shared by sheep, chickens, pigs and Puja, our LGD. Our passion is to nurture the earth, grow flowers and vegetables sustainably using organic practices. Correspond to whitedogfarm57@gmail.com","brand":"RESTORATION SEEDS","offers":[{"title":"75 Seeds","offer_id":982040640,"sku":"10512","price":4.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"750 Seeds","offer_id":41065217032234,"sku":"","price":24.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0129\/8922\/products\/Purpurea_IMG_1431_e31b3f73-ab8e-4b2d-a362-51550bfdfdb2.jpg?v=1487922016"},{"product_id":"echinacea-angustifolia","title":"Echinacea angustifolia","description":"\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/restorationseeds.mom\/pages\/table-menu4\"\u003eEchinacea angustifolia\u003c\/a\u003e##\n\u003cdiv class=\"how-to-grow-trigger how-to-grow-title\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"label\"\u003eHOW TO GROW ECHINACEA ANGUSTIFOLIA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"icon-down-arrow\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"how-to-grow-content\"\u003eSow at 64-71˚F for 2-4 weeks, move to 40˚F cold stratification for 9 weeks, move to 50˚F for germination. Requires constant moisture for germination. If it is difficult to maintain ideal moisture conditions in the field, direct sowing is not recommended. Plant out directly or pot up once or twice enhances root development. Reduce weed competition to enhance root production for medicine. Seeds require light to germinate, press into soil, do not cover. Read more about growing on our web site.Echinacea angustifolia will not tolerate acid soils. Do not start in potting soils with peat moss or sawdust, use coir with a neutral pH. It needs alkaline soils and will tolerate very high alkaline levels. Start greenhouse grown plants 120 days before planting date in individual pots or seedling trays. There are about 145,000 seeds per pound of Echinacea angustifolia. You will need 30,000 to 40,000 plants or 1.5 to 2 pounds of seed per acre. Plants transplant well if watered-in with water transplanter or by hand.Treatment with ethylene gas has been shown to speed germination of Echinacea angustifolia by Neil Reese of the South Dakota State University. Ethylene is a plant hormone associated with ripening apples and pears. Ethrel is commercially available non-organic product that releases ethylene gas and is sold under the trade name “Ethephon”. For an organic method, place flats in a root cellar with ripening apples for a couple weeks. Alternately, direct so in the August on steam cleaned, sterilized soil at the rate of 100 seeds per square foot. Seeds will stratify naturally, germinate in early spring and be ready to transplant into bareroot into rows by June or the beginning of July at the latest. Controlling weeds is difficult with direct sowing because the plants are very small until well established and require hand weeding. Don’t fertilize until plants are established in mid-July to not stimulate weed growth.Once established, echinaceas thrive with little care, are drought tolerant and do not favor highly enriched soil. Good drainage is essential, will not tolerate wet soils. Per acre, 1,500 pounds of dry foliage the second and third year is a good crop and 1,200 pounds of roots is good at the end of the third year. Concentrate on growing strong Echinacea plants the first year. Harvest foliage “the herb’ the second and third growing season without hurting root production very much. Harvest and dehydrate root in the autumn of the third year. Harvest foliage like hay, cut, swath, sun dry and bale. For the highest quality herb cut and dehydrate it at 120˚F to 10 percent moisture content, then bale, put in burlap bag and sew shut.E. angustifolia is more difficult to harvest than E. purpurea. Echinacea angustifolia roots will grow down 15 to 18”. You can hand dig but this generally looses the bottom several inches. To harvest the most root, run a tractor pulled sub-soil knife with long bars behind it to raise the soil several inches and pop the roots up a bit, then dig with a modified field potato digger. Take to rotary washer, dry at 120˚F until less than 10 percent moisture. Put in burlap bag, weight and sew shut. If you hand dig a field, you may see 15-20 percent root grow-back the next spring. Soil pH 6.1-7.0. Hardiness zones 3-10. Perennial.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDays from maturity calculated from the date of seeding. Average 3,300 seeds per ounce. Difficult to germinate. With stratified seed, 28 percent to 35 percent germination is okay and 40 percent is great. It is normal to buy seed guaranteed to have 80 percent viable embryos and still only get 28-35 percent germination due to the large number that abort after moisture is added to the soil. Usual seed life: best fresh 1st year, but remains viable up to 7 years if refrigerated. Do not save first year seed, 2% germination rate. Good seed crops from second or third year seed, up to 100 pounds of seed per acre.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlanting Depth \u003cb\u003esurface-1\/4”\u003c\/b\u003e requires light\u003cbr\u003eSoil Temp. Germ. \u003cb\u003e65-70˚F\u003c\/b\u003e stratify\u003cbr\u003eDays to Germ. \u003cb\u003e15-25\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlant Spacing \u003cb\u003e12”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRow Spacing \u003cb\u003e18-24”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDays To Maturity \u003cb\u003e2-3 years\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Shade\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eMoist Well Drained\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n##Echinacea angustifolia is much more difficult to germinate, grow and harvest than Echinacea purpurea. Taken at the early stage of any infection, primarily for the prevention or treatment of cold and flu symptoms, Echinacea speeds the immune system response by up to 24 hours. Blood purifier. Drought tolerant, long lasting for cut or dry flowers, sturdy and prolific, grows 16 to 28” tall. Also known as narrow leaved purple coneflower. Tags: Color: Purple, Specialty: Drought Tolerant.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEchinacea angustifolia is a prairie species found in the U.S. and Canada on barrens and dry western parries with rocky to sandy-clay soil. There are two subspecies: E. a. angustifolia is native from Saskatchewan and Manitoba in the north to New Mexico, Texas, and Louisiana in the south, while E. a. strigosa has a more limited range in Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, and Louisiana. Echinacea is a genus of nine plant species in the aster family native to North America. Echinacea species were used by native groups for medicinal purposes than any other plant. 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