Can you grow potatoes in Tomb-Sweeping Day?
It depends on the region.
From the middle and late April to the beginning of May, this period is suitable for planting potatoes in the northeast and some northwest areas such as Gansu and Qinghai, and harvesting in autumn. Usually only one season can be planted in a year, so it is called one-season planting area in the north and northwest.
Shandong, Hebei, Henan, Shanxi, Jiangsu, Hunan, Hebei and so on. Spring potatoes are planted in February and March in Central Plains areas such as Shandong and Hebei, and harvesters are used in June and July. Autumn potatoes are sown in August and harvested in1early October 10-165438+.
Jiangsu, Zhejiang and other central and southern provinces can plant spring potatoes in1~ February and harvest them in May ~ June. It is sown in September and harvested in February in autumn. These areas are called the Central Plains and the Central and South China.
Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Yunnan, Guizhou and other places can plant one-season potatoes in the gap between rice harvest in autumn. Generally, it is sown in the middle and late June of 65438+ 10 ~/kloc-0+10, and harvested in February and March of the following year. Because the growing season is mostly in winter, these areas are usually called southern winter agricultural areas.
Growth habit of potato
1, potato likes to be cold, and it is a low-temperature crop. The formation and growth of underground potato requires a loose, breathable, cool and moist soil environment.
2. Temperature requirements for potatoes: The optimum temperature for tuber growth is 16℃ ~ 18℃, and when the local temperature is higher than 25℃, the tuber will stop growing; The optimum temperature for stem and leaf growth is 15℃ ~ 25℃, and it will stop growing when it exceeds 39℃.
3. The potato was introduced into China only 300 years ago. It is said that overseas Chinese introduced it from Southeast Asia. 2 1 century, the potato planting area in China ranks second in the world, with high yield, rich nutrition and strong adaptability to the environment. Now it has spread all over the world, and tropical and subtropical countries can cultivate and obtain high yield even in winter or cool season.
Method of growing potatoes at home
1. Choose a plot with abundant sunshine and good drainage, and apply base fertilizer, usually potassium fertilizer, such as plant ash or fermented chicken manure fertilizer. It's best not to choose the plot where potatoes have been planted for two years, because potatoes are easy to get sick and not easy to grow well.
In addition, if you choose slightly acidic soil, potatoes are not easy to scar, and Pippi is easy to rub off. In other words, when I was a child, I especially loved rubbing potato skins. When I rubbed them, I uncovered a big piece. I think I can cut a small mouth on the potato skin and rub them completely.
2. Potatoes can germinate and be planted in advance in 1 February or1February. If not, go to the market to buy sprouted potatoes in February.
3. Soil preparation. It is best to use cultivated land and apply basic fertilizer, mainly organic fertilizer and potassium fertilizer, to remove weeds in large stones. Plant ash is conducive to burning wasteland.