How to plant lotus root in dry land

The lotus root is a kind of vegetable that many people like very much, and the dry land planting technology of lotus root is a new planting technology, it is the cultivation of lotus root to get rid of the dependence on the pool, but in dry land planting, water management is also very important, so today we are mainly to learn the technology of planting lotus root in dry land, let's take a look.

1. Land selection and preparation

Planting lotus root in dry land, then its requirements for planting land are also relatively high. Generally speaking, it is best to choose the land with rich water source, good water quality and deep soil layer. Secondly, the drainage and irrigation conditions of planting are good, and the soil fertility should be sufficient. In the soil preparation, we should level the planting land, and ensure that there is no leakage, no fertilizer leakage, at the same time to do a good job of drainage holes and such as water mouth. When ready, mash the clay loam rich in humus, apply mixed organic fertilizer, turn it over again, and flatten the land.

2. Select and row lotus roots

The choice of lotus root is also very important, generally choose the whole lotus root with seed lotus root as seed lotus root, such lotus root is conducive to the growth of new plants, at the same time, it has a certain guarantee for the yield and quality of lotus root. Generally speaking, the lotus root can be drained in May, which is divided into water seed and dry seed. The amount of lotus root per mu is about four to five hundred jin. Finally, it is planted according to the row spacing of 2 cm, and the lotus root and lotus root should be closely connected. If you plant water, you can inject about three or four centimeters of water before draining the lotus root, while for dry planting, you can open a ditch first, and then drain the lotus root and then release water.

3. Field management

The field management of planting lotus root in dry land is mainly the regulation of water level, plant adjustment, topdressing and the control of diseases and insect pests. About eight to ten days after the discharge of lotus root, the moisture in the field does not need too much, usually about five or six centimeters. When the lotus root sprouts and grows floating leaves, then we need to adjust the moisture in the field and keep it at about 25 centimeters. Timely watering in the dry weather and timely drainage in the rainy season. About a month after the lotus root survived, we should pick the floating leaves and adjust the plant accordingly to ensure a concentrated supply of nutrients. In the case of adequate application of base fertilizer, we need topdressing about twice in the growth stage of lotus root. Mainly with mature manure, combined with the use of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium fertilizer, the water level should be lowered when fertilizing, such as fertilizer infiltrating into the soil, and then injected with new water.

4. Points for attention

There are also many points to pay attention to when planting lotus roots in dry land. First of all, we should pay attention to the selection of land. The base of the planting land should be filled with lime, cement and so on. Secondly, the soil quality of the planting land is preferably clayey loam, and the selected lotus root is the whole lotus root, preferably with seed lotus root, which is conducive to sending out new buds. Finally, it is to discharge the lotus root before and after International Labour Day, neither too early nor too late, and pay attention to the field management in the later stage.

The above is the method of planting lotus root in dry land, and now this method of planting lotus root is very popular in many places, so if you really want to learn, you can also go to the field to experience and understand. this will be of great help to improve the yield and quality of lotus root.