Provided are a multi-drum washing machine and a control method therefor, and the multi-drum washing machine includes: at least two independent washing drums, a control panel (3), an integrated circuit (IC) controller and a driving circuit board; the control panel (3) has a plurality of input control elements (9) and a plurality of output display elements (10), the input control elements (9) are configured for inputting laundry parameters; the output display elements (10) are configured for displaying states in a washing process; and the IC controller and the driving circuit board are connected to the control panel (3) and control an operation of the washing drums.
