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Practical Tips for Potato Planting, Management and Harvesting
(1) Site selection and fertilization: Choose deep, loose, fertile sandy loam soil, plow and break up the soil, level it, and then cultivate. Potatoes need a relatively large amount of fertilizer in the early and middle growth stages. To ensure normal growth and development, a heavy base fertilizer must be applied. Generally, apply 2500-3000 kg of farmyard manure, 50 kg of phosphate fertilizer, and 15 kg of potassium fertilizer (or 100-200 kg of plant ash) per mu. After thorough mixing, apply in holes or furrows at transplanting. (2) Sowing: 1. Choose improved varieties: It is advisable to choose high-
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How to prevent potatoes from sprouting during storage? Practical tips shared
To prevent potatoes from sprouting during storage, you can spray the field with maleic hydrazide at a concentration of 2-3 g/kg in the late growth stage (that is, 2 to 3 weeks before harvest); you can also spray the whole plant with 2,4,5-T at a concentration of 0.5-1 g/kg 1 week before harvest to extend the dormancy period and storage period; in the late growth stage, mixed spraying of the whole plant with maleic hydrazide at a concentration of 3 g/kg and 2,4,5-T at a concentration of 0.3 g/kg has a better effect on preventing sprouting. In addition, after the potatoes are harvested,
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How to store potatoes? Sharing practical preservation methods
Storage outside the passes: dig a cellar 2-3 m deep outdoors; its length and width depend on the quantity to be stored. Spread a 2 cm thick layer of ash on the cellar floor to disinfect it and remove the peculiar smell of the soil layer inside the cellar. Fix the cellar cover well and put the potatoes down into the cellar. Cover the potatoes with 15 cm of thick moist black soil to keep them moist and protect them from freezing; if the cellar is shallow, cover them with 20-30 cm of moist black soil. The cellar door should not be sealed too early: in early November cover half and leave half open for ventilation. Seal it all by early December. Controlling the temperature well is the key. Plastic bag storage: if in winter
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Practical tips to prevent sprouting during potato storage
To prevent potatoes from sprouting during storage, the following methods can be used. (1) In the late growth stage (2-3 weeks before harvest), spray 2-3g/kg of maleic hydrazide in the field: (2) 1 week before harvest, spray the whole plant with 0.5-1g/kg of 2,4,5-T to extend the dormancy period and storage period: (3) 2-3 weeks before harvest, mix 3g/kg of maleic hydrazide with 0.3g/kg of 2,4,5-T and spray the whole plant for a better sprout-prevention effect. (4) After the potatoes are harvested, spray methyl naphthaleneacetate onto dry soil, then mix the potatoes with the dry soil
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Practical methods for rejuvenating weak fish fry in autumn
Due to the hot summer climate, aging water quality, and feeding management issues, many farmers' fish fry are in poor condition. If these weak fish fry are not rejuvenated promptly when the autumn weather turns clear and cool, it will not only be detrimental to their overwintering but will also greatly affect next year's production. Therefore, doing a good job of autumn rejuvenation of weak fish fry is very important. The methods for autumn rejuvenation of weak fish fry are introduced as follows: transferring ponds and clearing ponds. After the high-temperature seasons of spring and summer, water quality generally ages, natural organisms decrease, and harmful pathogens increase, which is extremely unfavorable for fish
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Detailed Practical Techniques for Healthy Grass Shrimp Farming
Grass shrimp, scientific name Penaeus monodon, also known as black shell shrimp, belongs to the family Penaeidae. Because this shrimp prefers to inhabit areas with aquatic plants, it is called grass shrimp. Grass shrimp have the characteristics of fast growth, omnivorous feeding habits, wide salinity tolerance, short farming cycle, large individual size, delicious meat, rich nutrition, and high adult shrimp yield. Therefore, this shrimp has become an important current farming target. The healthy farming techniques are introduced as follows: 1 Shrimp Pond 1.1 Pond Selection The pond should be built in areas with flat terrain, little silt, abundant water sources, good water quality, no pollution
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How to correct bad habits in pigs? Sharing practical methods
Pig farmers often find that some pigs gnaw on wooden posts, bite feed troughs, root around in the soil, and even dig up the pen until it looks like "artillery craters." These pigs refuse to settle down and sleep, eat but fail to put on weight; there are also pigs that defecate and urinate in their bedding, making cleaning work very troublesome. These are all bad habits in pigs, and they can be solved through correction. Pigs rooting around in soil, gnawing on wooden posts, biting feed troughs, and refusing to settle down to sleep are caused by a single feed type and a lack of minerals. First, take 50 kg of clean yellow clay, 25 kg of coal ash, and 150 g of ferrous sulfate, mix them thoroughly,
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How to prevent fetal resorption in sows? Introduction to practical methods
Embryos die early during development and are absorbed by the sow, commonly known as fetal resorption. It is one of the important causes of low farrowing rates, and this problem can be solved through the following methods. 1. Strengthen feeding management: 3 to 14 days before mating, increase protein feed and energy feed, and add minerals and vitamins at the same time, so that they enter the best mating state more quickly; for empty sows in poor body condition, the "flushing" feeding method before mating can be adopted, that is, strengthen
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Efficient Apiary Management Methods and Practical Tips
In spring, the apiary should be set up in a dry, sunny, sheltered place, and should not be set up in open fields, because cold winds blow, heat escapes from the hive, which is unfavorable for reproduction and forces the bees to generate heat, consuming large amounts of stored honey. For dense colony heat in early spring reproduction, the bees and combs should be kept in proportion to promote egg laying. As the temperature gradually rises and the colony strength develops, this can be appropriately relaxed. When the climate is warm and the colony is strong, each frame should still maintain 60% bees. In box-splitting management, two weak colonies or medium colonies are separated in the middle by a partition board and kept together in one box, each with its own entrance. This
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How to Improve Jujube Fruit Quality? A Detailed Guide to Practical Methods
Improving jujube fruit quality is hard to achieve by relying on just one or two measures; a comprehensive set of technical measures is needed. (1) Develop superior varieties. New jujube orchards must choose superior varieties. For existing low-yield, poor-quality jujube orchards, top grafting to replace with superior varieties is the fundamental measure for improving fruit quality. (2) Rational fertilization. Organic fertilizer should be the main input, with a moderate amount of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium chemical fertilizers. Nitrogen fertilizer has already received sufficient attention, but awareness of phosphorus and potassium fertilizers, especially potassium fertilizer, is insufficient. Excessive nitrogen application causes
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