There are hundreds of kinds of vegetables found in China, among which 40 or 50 kinds are mainly cultivated, such as root vegetables, Chinese cabbage, green leafy vegetables, onion and garlic, eggplant and melons. According to botanical characteristics.

root vegetables

Refers to vegetables with swollen fleshy taproot as edible part, including radish, carrot, turnip, turnip, beet, etc. In the growing period, these vegetables like mild and cool climate, form fleshy roots in the first year of growth, store a lot of nutrients, and bolting and flowering in the second year. The flowering period is in autumn and there is no fragrance of flowers.

cabbage

This kind of vegetables mostly feed on tender leaves, tender leaves, tender stems and tender flowers, such as Chinese cabbage, Chinese cabbage and mustard. In the growing period, the flowering period is March-April and June-August, and the flowers are mostly white and yellow with a faint fragrance.

green vegetables

Such as lettuce, celery, spinach, chrysanthemum, coriander, amaranth, spinach, okra and so on. Most of them are biennial, such as lettuce, celery and spinach, and annual, such as amaranth and spinach. Their common feature is short growth period, which is suitable for close planting and intercropping. It usually blooms in June-July, and the flowers have a faint fragrance.

Onions and garlic

Bulbs, pseudostems, tubular leaves or banded leaves are used for food, such as onions, garlic and leeks. Their roots are not firm, like loose hair, and their ability to absorb nutrients is not strong. Their cold tolerance is average. They usually bloom in autumn, and their flowers have no fragrance.

Eggplant fruit

In fact, it refers to eggplant, including tomatoes, peppers and eggplant. These vegetables need fertile soil. They are resistant to high temperature and cold, and they are not strict with the length of sunlight. However, sufficient light is needed in flowering period, and seed propagation is usually carried out in winter or before early spring. Flowers can bloom in autumn, but flowers have no fragrance.

muskmelon

Refers to cucurbitaceae vegetables with fruits as edible parts, including cucurbitaceae, six melons, cluster melons, Lu Xiao, small melons, ear melons and West Lake cucumbers. According to the habit of flowering and fruiting, there are zucchini and early cucumber, and their main lateral vines can bear fruit almost at the same time. These plants need high temperature and plenty of sunshine. The flowers are yellow and white with a faint fragrance.