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Do All Plants Go Dormant in Summer? Five Heat-Loving, Easy-Care Plants That Bloom More the Hotter It Gets
As soon as summer arrives, people ask, "It's so hot, do all plants have to go dormant and rest?" Actually, not at all! Some plants get more lively the hotter it gets in summer, blooming away like crazy. Whether a plant goes dormant mainly depends on its "comfort zone." Cool-loving types like succulents and kalanchoe (Kalanchoe blossfeldiana) wilt and sleep once temperatures exceed 30°C. But
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Does mint need to be watered every day? How to water mint in summer, will mint die from overwatering
Mint is now a potted plant that everyone grows, but people who do not understand its growing habits often find that the mint they plant dies before long. Mint is a plant that prefers slightly moist soil, and full sun, part sun or partial shade environments are all fine. Mint
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How can farmers' professional cooperatives be brought to life?
In the height of summer, in Quyuan Town of Zigui County, the hometown of the great patriotic poet Qu Yuan, a scene of abundant harvest is unfolding: farm vehicles loaded with pigs, bamboo baskets on the rear racks of several motorcycles filled with free-range chickens about to be shipped to market, stretches of citrus, sweet
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Hidden concerns behind ten consecutive bumper summer grain harvests: increasing yields through fertilizer worsens arable land quality
Hidden concerns behind ten consecutive bumper summer grain harvests. The National Bureau of Statistics website announced on July 12 that in 2013, the national total summer grain output reached 131.89 million tons, an increase of 1.96 million tons over 2012, up 1.5%; of which winter wheat output was 115.67 million tons, an increase of 1.48 million tons over the previous year, up 1.3%. 201
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Ministry of Agriculture Issues Technical Guidance on Combating Summer Drought and Protecting Autumn Grain in Huang-Huai-Hai Summer Maize
Maize Expert Steering Group of the Ministry of Agriculture (July 30, 2014) Since June, precipitation in most of the Huang-Huai-Hai region has been below normal, with sustained high temperatures in July, and drought conditions developing rapidly in some areas. At present, summer maize in the Huang-Huai-Hai region is at the large trumpet stage, with some entering the tasseling and silking stage, which is the period of greatest water demand and greatest sensitivity to water shortage.
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Value Water Conservancy Construction to Ensure Stable Agricultural Production
Since the beginning of summer, a severe drought has swept across 12 provinces and autonomous regions nationwide, with more than 72 million mu of crops affected. The worst hit is Henan Province, China's second-largest grain-producing province, which has suffered its most severe drought in 63 years. According to forecasts by the meteorological department, in August the drought in North China, the Huang-Huai region, the Jiang-Huai region, and the Jiang-Han region
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Drought Eases in Some Areas, but Summer-Autumn Continuous Drought Still Must Be Guarded Against
A long-awaited rainfall has moistened the parched land of Shaanxi. Not only Shaanxi, but Jiangsu, Anhui and other provinces have also announced that their droughts have basically been lifted. Shu Qingpeng, spokesperson for the Office of the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters, said that the recent rainfall process has been very beneficial for alleviating
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Autumn and Winter Planting Campaign Kicks Off, Consolidating the Foundation for Next Year's Summer Grain Harvest
On September 23, the Ministry of Agriculture held a national video conference on autumn and winter planting, analyzing this year's autumn and winter planting production situation and arranging the deployment of autumn and winter planting and the current autumn management and autumn harvest work. Minister of Agriculture Han Changfu instructed and required that all localities must remain unwavering in the goal of promoting stable grain development, base themselves on disaster resistance to secure a bumper harvest, and grasp autumn and winter planting production without letting up on a single step, vigorously implement policies to stabilize the area, promote key technologies to improve sowing quality, strengthen management to ensure strong seedlings overwinter safely, and consolidate the foundation for next year's summer grain harvest.
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Full efforts to secure winter wheat sown area, laying a solid foundation for next year's summer grain harvest
Cold Dew has passed, and autumn harvest and autumn sowing are in full swing. According to the Ministry of Agriculture's crop situation scheduling, as of October 8, winter wheat has completed 12% of the plan, 4.6 percentage points slower than the same period last year. Area is the foundation of yield, quality is the guarantee of per-unit yield, and the key is to accelerate sowing progress, expand the suitable sowing area, and improve sowing quality, so as to ensure full emergence in one sowing and safe overwintering of strong seedlings, and thus gain the initiative for next year's summer grain harvest.
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Yu Xinrong stresses: Do a good job in autumn and winter planting to lay a solid foundation for next year's summer grain harvest
On December 5-6, Yu Xinrong, Vice Minister of Agriculture, went to Henan Province to investigate autumn and winter planting production. Yu Xinrong went deep into the wheat production frontline in Yuanyang County, Xinxiang City, to learn about this year's winter wheat production and study specific measures for doing a good job in autumn and winter planting production. Yu Xinrong stressed that autumn and winter
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