Celery is one of the foods we often eat, but many women hate eating celery. You must know that celery contains many nutrients. Eating more of it is good for women's health. Now follow me to take a look at how to grow water celery in summer. The information is for reference only.
How to plant watercress in summer
Watercress is a semi-cold-resistant aquatic vegetable and stops growing when the temperature exceeds 30°C. In the Suzhou area, planting and cultivation usually begin in mid-to-late September, and harvesting ends in early to mid-March of the following year. In order to solve the problem of summer vegetable shortage, we have explored the summer cress production model and technology and gained some successful experience.
1. Field preparation: The harvest of the previous crop of cress, arrowhead mushrooms and water chestnuts is usually completed in early March, and then the fields are left open for 2 months, during which time plowing and weeding are carried out. The land is prepared in early May, and 1,000 kilograms of decomposed chicken manure are applied per acre. A greenhouse (steel pipe or moso bamboo is acceptable) is set up. The surrounding and top are connected and fixed with steel wires, and the top is covered with a black sunshade net with a 75% shading rate. In order to save costs, cement columns can also be used. The columns are 2.2 meters high and inserted 40-50 centimeters into the soil. A 2-meter-wide furrow is built inside the shed, and a ditch 30 cm wide and 20 cm deep is opened between the furrows to communicate with the surrounding ditches.
2. Seed arrangement: Use heat-resistant Changshu white celery, Yuqi red celery and other varieties. Starting from mid-May, celery seeds are taken from the reserved fields and planted. Pull up the mother stem directly, remove the old leaves, wash them, cut them into 20-30 cm pieces, and place them on the border.
3. Field management: ⑴ Apply top dressing. Generally, top dressing is applied 3-4 times. For the first time, apply 50 kilograms of compound fertilizer per acre when the seedlings have 3-4 leaves, and then apply top-dressing fertilizer 2-3 days after each harvest. ⑵Water slurry management. Control water during the period from germination to new seedling rooting, keep only the border surface moist, and maintain flat ditch water; increase irrigation intensity in the middle and later stages, and always maintain a 3-5 cm water layer on the border surface. Pay attention to frequent water changes, and it is best to use deep well circulating water to prevent water quality from deteriorating and improve the cooling effect. ⑶Temperature. A sunshade net with a shading rate of 75% has poor air permeability, so you need to ventilate and cool down frequently in the evening or on cloudy days. You can pour cold water on the sunshade net around noon on sunny days. ⑷Pest and disease prevention. There are few diseases and insect pests in celery in summer, and pesticides are generally not used.
4. Harvesting: About 30 days after seeding and germination, the cress can be harvested when it grows to 20-25 cm high. When harvesting, leave 1-2 cm of stems at the roots. If managed properly, it can be harvested. Harvested 3 times. If the cultivation area is large, the seeds should be planted in batches and harvested in batches. Harvesting ends in mid-September. Generally, the yield per mu is 2,000-2,500 kilograms, and the income per mu can reach 8,000 yuan. Celery recipe
Stir-fried shredded celery
250 grams of celery, 300 grams of dried tofu, appropriate amounts of green onion and ginger. Wash the celery, cut off the roots, and cut into sections; cut the dried tofu into thin strips, cut the green onion into sections, and fluff the ginger; put the wok on a high heat, pour in peanut oil, and heat until 70% hot, stir-fry the ginger and green onion, and add refined salt. Pour in shredded tofu and stir-fry for 5 minutes. Add celery and stir-fry together. Serve.
Celery mixed with walnuts
250 grams of celery and 50 grams of walnut kernels. Cut the celery into thin strips, blanch it in a pot of boiling water, take it out and put it on a plate, add washed walnut kernels, a little salt and sesame oil, mix well and serve.
Celery and Japonica rice porridge
40 grams of celery, 50 grams of Japonica rice, and 5 grams of green onions. Pour peanut oil into the pot and heat it up, sauté the onions, add rice, water and salt, cook into porridge, then add celery and cook briefly, then season. Benefits of eating celery
Strong bones
Two spoonfuls of celery contain vitamin K up to 153% of the RDA standard, which is indispensable for the synthesis of osteocalcin, a protein that strengthens bones. At the same time, vitamin K can also prevent the accumulation of calcium on artery walls, helping to prevent cardiovascular diseases such as atherosclerosis.
Lowering blood pressure
Regular consumption of celery can lower blood pressure and prevent arteriosclerosis. The best thing is that the blood pressure-lowering effect is mild and stable, which is better than that of violent antihypertensive drugs. a lot of. The method is to boil 300 grams of celery and 10 jujubes in water, then eat the jujubes and drink the soup, so that you can control your blood pressure.
Anti-inflammation
Celery is rich in luteolin, which can enhance human metabolism. Regular consumption can effectively prevent inflammation in the body, such as osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.
Help sleep and stop bleeding
Animal experiments show that celery can shorten blood clotting time, celery seed extract has a contraction effect on pregnant uterus, and can treat chronic liver disease, nose bleeding, gum bleeding, and menstrual bleeding. Waiting longer for hemorrhage will have better results. "Chinese Medicinal Plant Illustrated Book" records that it can "treat urinary bleeding". Take 150 grams each of celery and fresh lotus root, put it into a pan and stir-fry for a while, then add water and cook until it is cooked. Eat it every day. It can assist in the treatment of various chronic bleeding.
Heat-clearing
Celery is sweet and bitter in taste and cool in nature, so it has the function of clearing away heat, detoxifying and promoting fluid production, which can significantly relieve dry mouth and tongue caused by dry climate, internal heat, etc. There are also things like asthma, headaches, loss of appetite, etc., celery can alleviate them.
Prevent chronic diseases