In many places, fresh ginger sprouts are pickled and eaten, which is a great dish to go with rice. So, when will young ginger sprouts be available? What are the functions and functions of ginger buds?

When will young ginger buds be available on the market?

Ginger buds are young sprouts cultivated from ginger cubes. They are generally cultivated using soil culture or sand culture for softening.

1. Select ginger as seed ginger. Select small pieces of ginger with light yellow skin, thick flesh, many latent buds, no shrinkage due to freezing, no mildew, and no diseases and insect pests.

2. Disinfection and germination of seed ginger. Before planting, soak the seed ginger in 40% formaldehyde 150 times for 4 hours for disinfection. Then mix the seed ginger with clean, moist fine sand and pile it together, and cover it tightly with wet sand. Plastic film, germinate at 25°C, and buds can be sown after 20 days.

3. Prepare the seedbed, select soft and fertile sandy loam, apply 6,000 kilograms of high-quality coarse fertilizer per 667 square meters, plow deeply to make a border, 1 meter wide, pour enough water and cover with mulch to increase warmth and moisture. , sowing can be done when the bed soil temperature rises above 15°C.

4. Sowing: Dig trenches with a row spacing of 10 cm, and sow ginger pieces with a spacing of 5 cm between plants. Then cover with 5 cm of fine sand and cover with plastic film to keep warm and moisturizing to promote bud growth.

5. Seedbed management and harvesting When ginger buds are arched into the soil, remove the plastic film to support the small tent and continue cultivating them in shade. When the buds grow to about 5 cm, when the young buds are yellow-green and crisp, grow them from young. Break off the base of the buds and wash them, then tie them into grades or pack them into boxes for sale.

6. Things that should be paid attention to in the production of ginger buds: First, the harvest must be timely. Harvesting too early will affect the yield, and harvesting too late will easily lead to fibrosis and then grow into plants; second, high temperature and high humidity must be avoided during production. High temperature and high humidity can easily cause rotten ginger. Avoid strong light, which can easily cause ginger seedlings to age; third, arrange production according to market needs. If the sales of ginger buds are not smooth, you can pull out a hole every other hole in the seedbed and pull out a row every other row. In this way, the spacing between plants and rows has been expanded, and the cultivation of ginger pieces has also been transferred. The female ginger that has been pulled out can be reused. The ginger produced can be used as a vegetable or condiment, and ginger that is more than two years old can also be used medicinally.

Early-maturing ginger grown in greenhouses can be harvested and put on the market in late May and early June.

The efficacy and function of ginger buds

Ginger buds are the best condiments

Ginger buds are similar to ginger, have an aromatic and spicy taste, and can refresh the mind. , can stimulate appetite and promote eating. When used as a condiment in dishes, it can increase the aroma of dishes and promote appetite.

Recommendation: It can be used as a seasoning and flavoring for meat, fish and other foods.

Ginger buds remove wind and cold

Ginger buds are young buds of ginger. They contain many nutrients of ginger and also have the functions and effects of ginger, that is, they can remove wind and cold. Ginger buds can be used with ginger. Also made into ginger soup, it has a strong effect in dispelling wind and cold.

Ginger buds strengthen the spleen and appetizer

Ginger is a warm food. Ginger buds have the characteristics of ginger and are also a warm food. They have the effect of strengthening the spleen and stomach, and can relieve spleen and stomach deficiency. Coldness in the spleen and stomach caused by eating cold foods, as well as air-conditioning disease in summer, have good therapeutic effects.

Ginger buds are sterilizing and anti-inflammatory

Ginger has a strong bactericidal effect, especially against Salmonella. Eating ginger buds can prevent fungal infections. gastrointestinal diseases, and at the same time, it can kill many fungi on the skin surface and prevent infection.

Ginger buds are also edible. In many cases, what we eat is actually ginger buds, but we don’t notice it and think it is ginger. So what are the functions and benefits of ginger buds? What is the effect?

Lower blood pressure and blood lipids

Ginger buds and ginger have very similar effects. They can also lower blood pressure, blood lipids, and prevent the formation of thrombosis. They can be used to prevent and treat cardiovascular disease. disease, preventing the onset and recurrence of diseases such as cerebral thrombosis.

Ginger buds delay aging

Ginger contains gingerol. After eating ginger buds, gingerol enters the body and can produce an antioxidant enzyme that has a strong elimination effect. The effect of free radicals is even several times stronger than that of vitamin E, so ginger buds have beautifying and anti-aging effects.

How long can ginger sprouts be kept?

① Wash, dry and bury in salt shaker.

②Put fresh ginger in a basin, jar or large mouth bottle, cover it with 3 cm thick moist fine sand, and then cover it. It can be kept fresh for 1-2 months.

③ Wash and dry the fresh ginger, then slice it into pieces, put it into a prepared clean and dry can bottle, then pour in white wine to the extent that it just submerges the fresh ginger slices, and finally seal it with a lid , take as you go, and can be kept fresh for a long time.

④Wash it, put it in a small plastic bag and sprinkle some salt, do not seal it, take it as you go, it can be kept for about 10 days.

⑤ Soak the ginger sprouts in salt water for 1 hour, then take them out to dry and put them in the refrigerator storage compartment. They can be stored for a long time and maintain their freshness.