The wolfberry leaves eaten by Guangdong people are Chinese wolfberry, which comes from North China and other regions.

The wolfberry leaves that Cantonese people love to eat are the young leaves of Chinese wolfberry cultivated as vegetables, which are different from the medicinal wolfberry leaves. Lycium barbarum is divided into two types: Ningxia wolfberry and Chinese wolfberry. Ningxia wolfberry is famous for its medicinal uses; Chinese wolfberry is often cultivated as a vegetable for both medicinal and food purposes in temperate areas, but it generally does not bear fruit due to the variety, geographical climate and other reasons. The main production areas of Chinese wolfberry leaves are in North China and other places, and they are also cultivated in other areas.

Guangdong has a special liking for wolfberry leaves. In spring and summer, wolfberry leaves are often used to cook soup with pork, pig liver or pig intestines. In the Meizhou area, local people have a classic breakfast combination - wolfberry leaf broth and Hakka pickled noodles. The broth is clear and the pickled noodles are rich. One is clear and the other is thick. It is natural and delicious.

Planting of wolfberry leaves:

Generally, it can be planted in early spring around Qingming Festival, before germination, and when the soil thaws 35cm. Small-area scattered planting artificial field operations mostly use small-density square configuration (2m × 2m) or rectangular configuration (1.5m The utilization rate of machinery in field operation, the spacing between planting plants is 1m×3m, and the planting density is 3330 plants/hm2 in a rectangular configuration.

The utilization rate of agricultural mechanization can account for 73% of the total field work workload. Set the dry height to 50~60cm, and cut the dug part of the root system flat. Dig pits at fixed points according to the selected planting density. The specifications of the planting pit are 30cm×30cm×40cm.

In each pit, first apply 5kg/hole of organic fertilizer (decomposed livestock manure can be used), add 100g of nitrogen-phosphorus compound fertilizer, mix it into the topsoil and mix well, take out 1/2, and pile the remaining soil into a hill shape. Put the seedlings in, the roots will naturally go downward and vertically, and the rhizomes will be slightly higher than the surface of the hole. Fill in the mixed soil, then fill in the subsoil, and suppress it. If there is a lack of water moisture, you can cover it with a film to moisturize it and irrigate it thoroughly.

Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia - Wolfberry Leaves