The planting methods and conditions of konjac have a great demand for fertilizer.

Selection of garden plot: choose fertile, acidic or neutral soil with strong drainage, cool and gouty garden plot, deep tillage and fertilization before sowing. Sowing: disinfecting seed taro, sowing in spring or winter, that is, sowing around Qingming Festival or December to Spring Festival. Daily management: regular fertilization, ensure adequate fertility, promote konjac growth, seedling stage to ensure that the soil moist, after which you can not water, but to do a good job of drainage.

Cultivation Conditions of Konjac

1. Soil: The soil for planting konjac requires deep soil layer, loose and fertile, rich in organic matter and humus, good drainage, preferably neutral acidic sandy loam, PH value controlled between 6.5 and 7.5.

2, humidity: planting konjac garden ground water level should be low, soil moisture content of 50-65 is better, air relative humidity control in 55-70; annual precipitation of 1000-1500mm is appropriate.

3, temperature: 15=25℃ is the most suitable temperature for konjac growth, if the temperature is higher than 35℃, konjac growth will be inhibited.

4, light: konjac shade resistance, most afraid of direct sunlight, so planting konjac light intensity should be weak, time should not be too long; sunlight 1/3 is the best light intensity for the development of its aboveground part, its root development needs dark light.

Konjac planting method

1, soil preparation: konjac higher requirements for the environment, planting konjac soil is best to choose loose fertile, good drainage acid or neutral soil, PH value control between 6-7. Konjac likes to grow in humid, semi-shady environments, so it is best to grow in cool, well-ventilated places. Before sowing, the land should be deeply ploughed, the depth should be controlled at about 40cm, and appropriate fertilizer should be applied.

2. Sowing: There are several methods of propagation of konjac, among which planting taro is the most commonly used. Different varieties of taro have different sizes. Before sowing, seed taro should be disinfected to prevent pathogen damage. Sowing can generally be carried out before and after Qingming Festival or from December to Spring Festival. The method of drilling is adopted. The sowing depth is 5cm. The seed taro cannot be contacted with fertilizer when sowing.

3. Daily management: Konjac has a large demand for fertilizer, so it is necessary to ensure sufficient fertilizer when planting. Generally, fertilizer is mainly farmyard manure, supplemented by chemical fertilizer, and the base fertilizer should be applied sufficiently. Konjac is drought-tolerant, except for watering during seedling stage, it basically does not need watering afterwards, and natural precipitation is enough for it to grow; however, drainage measures should be taken in rainy season to avoid water accumulation causing tuber rot.

The efficacy and function of konjac

1, intestinal protection: the mature konjac after extraction and separation to get konjac flour, water heating konjac flour can be obtained after konjac gel, when the human body ingested konjac gel, will adhere to the human intestinal wall, forming a translucent film coating, can hinder all kinds of toxic substances deposited in the intestinal tract, hinder the intestinal absorption of carcinogens, has a certain effect on the protection of intestinal tract.

2, detoxification laxative: konjac is rich in dietary fiber, help gastrointestinal motility, promote defecation.

3, reduce cholesterol: konjac polysaccharide contained in konjac, has a very strong expansion force, after intake by the human body can fill the stomach, inhibit the absorption of cholesterol in the stomach, promote cholesterol excretion.

4, lower blood sugar: konjac contains a lot of water-soluble fiber, can inhibit the absorption of carbohydrates in the stomach, can effectively reduce blood sugar after meals.

5, weight loss: Konjac calories and fat content and sugar content are very low, but the dietary fiber content is very high, Konjac glucomannan and dietary fiber after intake by the human body will have a sense of satiety, reduce food intake, and dietary fiber will promote gastrointestinal motility, enhance defecation feeling, so Konjac has a good weight loss effect.

Calcium supplement: 100 grams of konjac contains 43mg calcium, although the content is not very high, but it is easily absorbed by the body, eating konjac has the effect of calcium supplement.