Asparagus is generally planted in spring from April to May. If it is in a greenhouse, it can also be planted from August to September. The young stems can be harvested in the following spring. The yield in previous years has increased year by year. The year is high, and the high-yielding period is 4 to 10 years after planting.

To plant asparagus, you should choose a place with higher terrain and convenient drainage. The land should not be planted with radishes or green vegetables before cultivation.

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Asparagus planting skills

1. Land preparation

To plant asparagus, choose sandy soil with high terrain for cultivation and good drainage. Conveniently, before planting asparagus, radishes and green vegetables cannot be planted in the land. Before planting, the soil should be turned over about 25cm, plowed into ridge fields, and a planting ditch 30cm deep and 40cm wide should be dug. Apply 3000kg of organic fertilizer or farmyard manure per acre in the ditch. Base fertilizer.

2. Planting

Put 10cm thick soil into the planting trench, and plant the bamboo shoots into the trench with a spacing of about 40cm. The roots and eyes of the bamboo shoots should face the same direction along the trench. , cover the soil and compact it. When covering the soil, do not let the bamboo shoots fall down. Water them thoroughly. After the water has penetrated, sprinkle a thin layer of soil, 1 to 2cm.

3. Water and fertilizer management

Top dressing begins one month after the bamboo shoots are planted, mainly diluted cake fertilizer water, organic fertilizer liquid, and manure water. After autumn, the fertilizer concentration can be gradually increased and watered Water once every half month and once every 10 days in summer. Make sure the soil is moist when harvesting in spring. After four years of planting, you should topdress with a three-element compound fertilizer with a balanced content of three elements every autumn and winter.

4. Precautions

After the bamboo shoots are planted, it is necessary to clean up the weeds. Especially in summer, weeds grow very quickly and easily compete with asparagus for nutrients. Then when picking, This is done in the morning and evening. Pick all the young stems 2cm away from the soil. During short-term storage, you can spray some water on the asparagus.

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