Planting time and method of mustard

Mustard is one of the most widely used vegetables. Some mustard can be used as medicine, some can extract oil, and some can be eaten as vegetables. In China, the planting area is relatively extensive, and the market demand is also good. Friends in rural areas can consider planting every day. Next, let's learn how to plant with the editor.

1. Planting time

Mustard has a high demand for temperature, and the general low temperature can easily lead to its death, so the planting time is mostly concentrated in summer and autumn. If you are in the south, you can usually start in July, and the more you go north, the later you plant, and those near the Yangtze River can start sowing around August. If you are located in the north, such as Henan, you will usually start planting around October. Planting is not recommended after October.

2. Sowing with whole soil

Mustard likes highly permeable soil, so it is recommended to choose fertile sandy soil when planting. If it is ordinary land, the land should be turned over thoroughly, and large chunks of soil should be broken. Then it is flattened into a belt, easy to manage, the width is controlled at about 1 meter, and the middle aisle is reserved for drainage or daily management. When sowing, a certain amount of fertilizer can be applied to speed up its germination. 2-3 seeds in each pit are basically enough, about 3-5 cm deep in the soil.

3. Fertilizer and water management

When sowing, you don't need too much water, just moisten the soil a little, about 2 centimeters of soil. The emergence rate of mustard is very fast, and the emergence of young seedlings can be seen after sowing for 3-5 days. at this time, topdressing is needed to speed up its growth. fertilizer is mainly farm organic fertilizer, and urea chemical fertilizer can be applied if the conditions can not be met. Water depends on the situation, to ensure that the soil is not dry, when there is soil hardening, we should pay attention to the application of more water, the degree of wetness to the soil kneaded in the hand will not have a very dry feeling, more water or drainage.

4. Field management

Because the environment where mustard grows will be more fertile, weeds and the like will appear more frequently, so weeding needs to be relatively frequent. Mustard more pests are mostly aphids, and are more likely to appear, so daily inspections need to check more spot checks to see if there are aphids on mustard leaves. Mustard lives in a relatively humid and hot environment, so the main thing to prevent diseases is rot.

The above is the method of mustard cultivation and its time-related information, the cultivation of vegetables is still more management, especially mustard this variety. Hope to provide some reference for friends who need to plant. If you want more information, you can follow our website.