1. Cinnamomum camphora pepper has strict requirements on the place of origin. Only the camphor tree planted in Zhangshu Town, Xiangyin County, Yueyang City, Hunan Province can be regarded as authentic Cinnamomum camphora pepper. "Good wind energy produces good water, and good land grows good seedlings." On the one hand, the pepper in Zhangshu Port can sell at such a sky-high price, which stems from the local special geographical environment. Zhangshu Town, a treasure trove of geomantic omen, has created conditions for the growth of peppers in Zhangshu Port. The unique soil environment here is an important reason for the delicious pepper in Zhangshu Port. The deep soil in Zhangshu Town is rich in zinc, selenium, iron and calcium, which also creates good conditions for the growth of pepper in Zhangshu Port.
Second, things are scarce, and the yield of pepper in Zhangshu Port is low. A file has been set up for each pepper in Zhangshu Port, and the growth process of each pepper has been recorded in the whole process. The name of farmers in Zhangshu Town is very strict with pepper plants. Every year, about 1000 seedlings are selected from hundreds of thousands of pepper trees for transplantation. After nearly a year of cultivation, peppers can be planted. However, the yield of pepper in Zhangshu Port is not high, which is less than one tenth of that of ordinary pepper, with an average yield of about 2500 kg per mu. Because of the high planting cost, low yield and its sweetness, crispness, smallness and freshness, the price of pepper in Zhangshu Town is very high.
Third, the peppers in Zhangshu Port are carefully cultivated by growers. Pepper in Zhangshu Port is planted without chemical fertilizer. Farmers in Zhangshu Town don't use chemical fertilizers to grow Zhangshu Port peppers, but all of them are organic fertilizers, farmyard manure, weed compost, etc., and no growth regulators are used. Worms can also be prevented by physical methods, such as manual catching or setting insect nets. When there are weeds, farmers never use herbicides, but pull them by hand.