How much is the price of water chestnuts per jin in 2019? With fertilization skills

Water chestnut is also called horseshoe, its shape is especially like the chestnut on the tree, some places also call it "ground chestnut", that is to say, buried chestnut. Water chestnut is not only fruit, but also vegetables, is a popular seasonal food, Chinese medicine also water chestnut as a traditional Chinese medicine use. How much is the price of water chestnut in 2019? What are the benefits?

How much is the price of water chestnut in 2019?

In 2019, the price of chufa in the near future is about 2-4 yuan per catty, and there are certain differences in prices in different places. In addition, the price of chufa will be affected by the listing time, specification, variety and market price of chufa.

Now a lot of peels are sold in the market, the price is a little more expensive, the general street vendors change cut edge sell.

Water chestnut can generally be divided into two categories: water chestnut and red water chestnut. The main difference between these two categories lies in the starch content. The starch content of water chestnut is higher, the ripening time is earlier, the growth cycle is shorter, the meat quality is thicker, and it is suitable for making cooked food. Red horseshoe starch content is less, taste crisp, less dregs, raw or canned dessert production is more suitable. Common varieties of water chestnut more, such as Su chestnut, Xiaogan chestnut, Chinese chives, Guilin horseshoe, Yuhang chestnut and other varieties. Growers can choose the right variety for planting according to planting needs.

2. What are the fertilization techniques of chufa?

Water chestnut belongs to cyperaceae plant, belongs to shallow water perennial plant. Water chestnut stems erect into tubular, hollow stems, will open spikes. Underground growth has creeping rhizomes, at the top of the rhizomes will grow spherical stems, stem weight in 10 to 20 grams, that is, we eat water chestnut fruit, water chestnut top will grow a main bud of about one centimeter, there will be lateral bud growth around. May to October of each year is the flowering period of water chestnut, autumn and winter water chestnut maturity. In the process of planting, special attention should be paid to field management, there are two points of topdressing and water management. Fertilization should be combined with pipe water, and according to different soil appropriate fertilization, sand mud field should be applied less times, soil mud field can be applied more.

Three principles should be grasped when topdressing, the first is stability before, the second is control, and the third is attack after. This means that fertilization should be carried out according to the growth and development of different stages.

The first stage is the vegetative growth period from July to late August.

Tillering fertilizer: 10 days after planting, compound fertilizer 30 jin per mu.

Plant fertilizer: 20 days after planting, combine weeding with compound fertilizer 40 jin or urea 20 jin, potassium sulfate 20 jin per mu.

The second stage is the vegetative and reproductive growth period from the end of August to the end of September.

Strong seedling fertilizer: At the beginning of September, apply potassium sulfate compound fertilizer 50 jin and decomposed fence fertilizer 150~200 jin per mu.

The third stage is the corm expansion stage (end of September to early November)

Narrowing fertilizer: September 20 or so, potassium sulfate compound fertilizer 60~100 jin per mu.

Bulb expansion fertilizer: at the beginning of October, potassium sulfate compound fertilizer 60-100 jin per mu shall be applied.