4: 00 to teach you how to grow high-yield, high-quality snow lotus fruit!

November every year is the time when snow lotus fruit is ripe and on the market, it is loved by consumers because of its sweet and crisp taste, and it has a wide planting area in our country. Here are 4 points to teach you how to grow high-yield, high-quality snow lotus fruit!

I. the basic situation of snow lotus fruit

1. The origin of Saussurea fruit

The snow lotus fruit we often talk about is actually another name for chrysanthemum potato, as well as snow lotus potato, ten thousand roots and so on. It is a perennial herb native to the Andes in South America and can be eaten as a rhizome vegetable. At present, it has been planted in Peru, Argentina, Yunnan, Taiwan and other places, and has been successfully introduced and cultivated in Fujian, Hainan, Guizhou, Hunan, Hubei, Shandong, Sichuan, Henan and Hebei.

two。 The value of Saussurea fruit

Saussurea fruit is rich in carbohydrates, fat, protein and cellulose, which has the functions of tonifying blood and nourishing blood, tonifying qi, improving immunity, enhancing memory, nourishing yin and tonifying yin, treating constipation, detoxification, appetizer, heat-clearing, freckle, anti-aging and so on. Snow lotus fruit after peeling can be eaten fresh, stewed or made into cookies.

3. Edible taboos of Saussurea involucrata

Snow lotus fruit should not be eaten with high-protein foods such as milk and eggs, which is not conducive to protein digestion and absorption; friends who are allergic to snow lotus fruit should not eat snow lotus fruit, otherwise it will cause diarrhea, metabolic acidosis, increased heart rate but decreased blood pressure, dehydration, hypoproteinemia, disturbance of consciousness and even shock; people with cold body and bad stomach should eat carefully.

Second, how to grow snow lotus fruit?

1. Planting time of Saussurea fruit

The best planting time for snow lotus fruit is in spring. Of course, the planting time varies in different regions, and the earlier the planting, the better. If it is cultivated in the open field, it is usually around the middle of April, and planting in the greenhouse can start in late March.

two。 Planting method of Saussurea involucrata

The main results are as follows: (1) the planting land of snow lotus fruit should be sandy soil with convenient drainage and irrigation. 2000-3000 kg of farm manure per mu should be applied in the winning lot, and then deep ploughing should be carried out after spreading evenly. In order to prevent underground insect pests, an appropriate amount of quicklime can be applied in the pit to prevent it.

(2) planting according to the density of 1100 plants per mu, watering, weeding and soil cultivation should be carried out when the seedlings grow to about 20 cm; the amount of watering should be increased appropriately in the weather with less rain, and timely drainage should be carried out when there is more Rain Water.

(3) cut off the overgrown and overgrown branches during the peak growing season; generally speaking, the growing period of Saussurea does not need to use chemical fertilizers and pesticides, but some manure and biogas fertilizer can be properly applied to the seedlings that are too weak.

(4) when the small yellow flowers withered around October, they can be dug and stored indoors or in the cellar, and the stems and leaves can be used as fodder.

The planting and management technology of snow lotus fruit is not difficult, as long as you master the above points, basically the yield of 5000-6000 kg / mu will not be less, and the income per mu is mostly more than 3000 yuan. Friends who want to do planting projects might as well consider planting snow lotus fruit.