Iron stick yam planting time in mid-March to mid-April each year, planting methods include selecting the land, timely sowing, cultivation management, pest management, harvest five aspects.

1, selection of land preparation

Iron stick yam planting should choose the terrain flat, loose soil structure, drainage and good air permeability of sandy soil. After choosing a good plot of land, you need to fine tilling, tilling time needs to be combined with the use of well-rotted farmyard manure, cake fertilizer, etc. as a bottom fertilizer, to tidy up the ground.

2, timely sowing

When the soil temperature of the plot in 5cm is stabilized at more than 10 ℃, you can start planting the yam, usually in mid-March to mid-April every year. The planting density of the yam is about 7000-8000 plants/mu, rows 10×70cm.

3, cultivation management

The yam planting of the yam needs timely and appropriate watering to maintain moisture. In the early stage of yam growth, nitrogen fertilizer should be applied; nitrogen fertilizer should be applied when the seedlings come out of the flush; during the growth of the stem block, the demand for nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium fertilizer is greater. In the iron stick yam seedling should be in a timely manner after plowing, hoeing, to avoid weeds and iron stick yam competition for nutrients, the early stage can be shallow hoeing, the late stage can be pulled out.

4, pest management

In the management of pests and diseases should be prevention-oriented, Jietai agricultural measures and chemical control, to minimize the damage caused by pests and diseases.

5, harvest

The harvest time of the yam is generally between the end of August and early October, you can pinch the hardness of the skin of the underground stem to determine whether the harvest time. If the surface of the underground stem is relatively hard, it indicates that the yam is ripe for harvesting.