Key points of Management of leafy vegetables after picking in early Spring

March is a period of rapid recovery of temperature, when the light is sufficient, very suitable for the growth of leafy vegetables, although it is in a special period, but express transportation is also gradually recovering, with the increase of leafy vegetables on the market, its supply also tends to be normal. Then the postharvest management of leafy vegetables is extremely important. Let's learn about it with the editor.

1. Timely harvest

The light is sufficient in early spring, and although the temperature rises quickly, the temperature at night is still relatively low, which is very suitable for the growth and development of leafy vegetables. Growers should adjust the harvest standards of vegetables according to market changes and comprehensively consider factors such as yield and price to achieve timely harvest. So as to improve the commerciality of leafy vegetables and reduce the risk of reducing the market price and affecting the income because of centralized harvest.

2. Avoid bolting

The temperature of leafy vegetables varies greatly from sowing, such as Chinese cabbage, baby cabbage, cabbage and lettuce, which are easily vernalized because of low temperature. Therefore, we should pay attention to the measures of vegetables, once the phenomenon of bolting is found, it should be harvested in advance to avoid losing commodity value because of bolting, resulting in great losses.

3. Reasonable fresh-keeping packaging

Attention should be paid to watering before picking leafy vegetables, and the temperature is high day and night in early spring. After picking, attention should be paid to keeping warm and moisturizing to prevent cold injury and decay. After picking, plastic film should be used to cover it in time to avoid nudity, and reasonable vegetable preservation methods should be selected to effectively prolong the storage period. Leafy vegetables should adopt the methods of packaging paper, boxes and bags to prolong the shelf life, and at the same time avoid breaking stems and leaves as far as possible in the process of picking and transportation, reduce mechanical loss, reduce loss rate, and reduce economic losses caused by this.

4. Proper household storage

In buying home, we should also pay attention to timely cold storage, the family refrigerator freezer temperature is generally 2-6 degrees, and leafy vegetables are suitable for fresh-keeping temperature between 0-5 degrees, so it is very suitable for storage in the refrigerator. In addition, when storing small spinach and wheat vegetables with high moisture content, you can wrap them with clean paper, because the paper can absorb part of the water, thus reducing the humidity of leafy vegetables and avoiding the phenomenon of rot caused by high humidity.

The above is the introduction of the main points of management of leafy vegetables after picking in early spring. I hope it can help you. If you want to know more about it, please follow us.