Price and planting method of turmeric

Turmeric is a perennial herb of the family Zingiberaceae. It is rich in spicy flavor, fine fiber, rich in ginger oil and delicious in taste. It has been planted in many parts of the country, but the climate at 27 degrees north latitude is very suitable for the growth of turmeric, and the yield is also relatively high. With a good market reputation, let's take a look at the price and planting method of turmeric.

How much is turmeric per jin?

The price of turmeric is about 5-8 yuan per jin, but it varies according to the quality, origin, market and season of turmeric. Ginger has small species of ginger, large kinds of ginger and other varieties, medicinal use of small species of ginger is better, used to call small species of ginger "small turmeric", small turmeric cut pure yellow, spicy taste, tender meat flavor, fine fiber. On the other hand, the large kind of ginger is grayish yellow with iron color, the fiber is thicker, spicy and fragrant are not as good as the small kind of ginger, and its efficacy is also poor, so it is suitable for cooking ingredients.

Sowing method of Little turmeric

1. Soil preparation and fertilization: continuous cropping of small yellow and ginger should be planted on sandy land with deep soil layer, loose and fertile soil and convenient drainage and irrigation. before sowing, 1000-1500 kg of farm fertilizer, 50 kg of calcium magnesium phosphate fertilizer and 20 kg of compound fertilizer should be applied as base fertilizer, and then divide the border and open the ditch.

2. Select ginger species: ginger species should be carefully selected before sowing, and weak ginger pieces that are moldy, rotten and withered should be removed. 50 grams of 100 grams of ginger with 1 or 2 strong buds should be selected. Too large pieces of ginger should be cut with a knife or cut open, but the wound should be disinfected with plant ash or lime.

3. Soaking seeds to promote sprouting: before sowing, spread out and dry the seeds for 1-2 days, then soak the seeds with 1:l:120 Bordeaux solution for 10 minutes, and then stack them with damp sand to cover them with thin film. Keep the temperature at 20: 30 ℃ and sprout in 8: 10 days.

4. Sowing method: the small turmeric is sown according to the size and strength of the buds. The amount of seeds per mu is 300,500kg. After the ditches and ponds are beaten, the ginger seeds are placed obliquely, and the buds are arranged in one direction. Cover with fully mature farm manure or soil fertilizer and then cover a small amount of soil.

Planting method of turmeric

1. Watering and drainage: after sowing, if the soil is moist, the seedlings can emerge without watering, and if the soil is dry, it should be watered once, but not too much, and should be irrigated timely according to soil moisture and plant growth after emergence, early and late watering should be advocated in the high temperature period, and attention should be paid to waterlogging in the rainy season.

2. Cultivate the soil in the middle ploughing: the small turmeric seedlings are about 15 cm high combined with ploughing and weeding to cultivate the soil, and the topdressing is mainly based on human feces and urine. After that, each seedling is forced to fertilize the soil again, and the soil thickness is not buried in the seedling tip for a total of 3 times.

3. Reasonable interplanting: small turmeric is afraid of strong light, so it can be planted net or intercropped between ridges. Interplanting between ridges can be planted under tall crops such as melons and beans, and can also be planted between rows of Baogu, and shaded by shade sheds or tree branches and artemisia sticks.

4. timely topdressing: small turmeric is generally topdressing twice, the first is from early June to early July, 20 kg of compound fertilizer and 10 kg of urea are applied per mu, and the second is from early September to early October. 30 kg of compound fertilizer and 10 kg of potassium chloride were applied per mu.

5. pest control: corn borer is the insect pest of small turmeric, and the main diseases are ginger blast and anthracnose. Ginger blast is sprayed with agricultural streptomycin or Yeqingshuang or Bordeaux solution at the initial stage of the disease, methyl thiophanate plus carbendazim is used for anthrax, and dipterex is used for corn borer.