Xiyangcai planting time for late August to September, planting methods are as follows:

A, planting selection.

1, generally can choose in the irrigation conditions convenient paddy or dry land planting, planting the soil fertility to be sufficient, and fertilizer and water retention to be strong, so the soil is clay soil or sandy soil should not be planted.

2, Xiyangcai's planting site should be surrounded by appropriate shade, which can reduce the labor and cost of building shade shelters, paddy fields should be plowed, and dry land should be deep plowing, and the bottom of the fertilizer, good beds, waiting for the sowing can be.

Two, field management.

1, Xiyangcai on water and fertilizer requirements are very high, so in the paddy field planting and dryland planting management there are some differences.

2, if the paddy field planting, then after planting, you need to put in the field in a timely manner into the shallow water, the general depth of 2cm or so, and then with the growth of Xiyangcai, and then gradually increase the level of water, the general level of water in the field should not be more than 5cm.

3, and the dry planting of the case, you need to be in the planting of watering, and then watering every 3-4 days, to help maintain soil humidity, and then watering. Help to maintain soil moisture, during the period also need to carry out a reasonable fertilization, generally Shi quick-acting fertilizer-based, and then spraying foliar fertilizer, as well as the application of the right amount of rotted organic fertilizer.

Three, harvesting and seed saving.

1, harvesting Xiyangcai, to be harvested in batches, generally after planting, until Xiyangcai grows to about 30cm high, you can carry out the first batch of harvesting, harvesting needs to be carried out after 1 time of fertilizer, mainly the application of urea.

2, there are generally two types of watercress, respectively, seed reproduction and asexual reproduction, seed reproduction is to use seeds to save seeds, and asexual reproduction to save seeds is to choose to stay plants, usually in May, the watercress fruit will begin to enter the maturity period, then you can save seeds.