The invention belongs to the technical field of 
traditional Chinese medicine seedling cultivation, and discloses a protected raising method for 
Astragalus membranaceus seedlings using 
peat and 
vermiculite as substrates; the method includes calculating 
peat before unpacking in spring, adding 
vermiculite with equal volume after the 
peat is smashed, and applying a full-element composite slow-releasefertilizer; leveling the ground in a 
greenhouse, making ridges, and fixing 
ridge surfaces; pressing seeding ditches during seeding, 
sowing Astragalus membranaceus seeds, raking flat after seeding, andspraying enough water; carrying out daily management; removing beautifying planting bags in autumn, and digging with an iron fork from either side. According to the method, seeding is performed in advance through the warm-light effect of the 
greenhouse in autumn, winter and spring; compared with traditional open-land 
seedling raising methods for high-altitude cold regions, the method allows the 
seedling raising period to be shortened by half a year to one year, seedling yield to be increased by three times, first-level seedling rate to be increased by 60%, 
root rot rate to be decreased by 100%, and digging labor cost to be saved by 66.7%; the quality of the 
Astragalus membranaceus seedlings is improved, the 
pathogen infection sources are effectively controlled and prevented, and the supply 
bottleneck of Astragalus membranaceus seedlings in field production is solved.