The invention discloses a pennisetum sinese planting device and method, and belongs to the technical field of pennisetum sinese planting. The pennisetum sinese planting device structurally comprises an upper box body fixedly arranged through a support, a lower box body matched with the upper box body is arranged below the upper box body, a cutting blade is arranged at the upper end of the lower box body, and the lower end of the lower box body is fixedly arranged on a conveying mechanism. Through matching of the upper box body and the lower box body,pennisetum sinese planting gets rid of dependence on land, and meanwhile, stems, leaves and root hairs can be quickly separated, so that the stems, the leaves and the root hairs can be fully utilized, large-scale mechanical planting is conveniently realized and the planting efficiency is improved by matching with a conveying structure, organic solid wastes can be added into the box body after being treated, nutrients are provided for growth of pennisetum sinese, and humus resources are produced; and the pennisetum sinese planting device and method can be popularized and applied to the field of planting of root block type Chinese herbal medicines for many years, the problem that plants excessively depend on the land during planting is effectively solved, and meanwhile sustainable production and repeated utilization of resources are facilitated.