I, what is the snow red

Snow red is a variant of mustard, belonging to the Cruciferae, Brassica genus of annual herbs, also called potherb mustard, snow cabbage, spring not old and so on.

Second, the basic introduction of the snow red

Morphological features: the snow red plant height of about 30-150 cm or so, the plant on the hairless, prickly hairs on the stem with frosting, the stem is erect, there are branches. The shape of the basal leaves is oblanceolate or oblong-oblanceolate, the leaves are irregularly serrated or biserrate, the upper and top cauline leaves are small, oblong in shape, the leaves are entire and crumpled. Racemes are terminal, flowers are yellow in color, sepals are yellowish, oblong-elliptic in shape, petals are obovate. The longhorn fruits are linear and the seeds are spherical, about 1 mm or so in diameter and purple-brown in color.

Growth habit: Sherry red like cool climate, the growth of the appropriate temperature of 15-20 ℃, can withstand low temperatures. It grows well in full sunlight and grows rapidly.

Reproduction methods: the snow red can be used to reproduce the method of sowing, choose to sow in late August to early September, more than the use of flat beds direct seeding, after sowing covered with thin soil.

Disease and pest control: the snow red should pay attention to good disease and pest control, the disease is mainly virus disease, rhizoctonia, insect pests are mainly aphids, the problem of timely use of drugs to deal with.