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The key to a bountiful spring mushroom harvest lies in winter management of the mushroom bed
After the autumn mushroom harvest is over, if no warming measures are taken and winter mushroom production continues, then the mushroom bed will enter the winter management stage. How well the winter management of the mushroom bed is done has a huge impact on the spring mushroom harvest of the following year. Therefore, the winter management work of the mushroom bed must be done well. The main measures are: do a good job of insulation and ventilation of the mushroom house. In winter, the room temperature of the mushroom house is best kept above 3°C, so that the room does not freeze, to prevent the mycelium from being damaged by frost. In order to maintain this temperature in the mushroom house, before winter arrives, the leaky spots on the four walls of the mushroom house
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Key Techniques for Winter and Spring Cutting Propagation of Carnations
Carnations are generally propagated by cuttings, carried out in winter and spring, and can be done anytime from December to April of the following year. The lateral buds used as cuttings at this time grow robustly and are of the best quality. At the same time, cuttings taken during this period can control the plants to bloom at New Year's Day and the Spring Festival of the following year. First, the growing medium should be prepared, generally using garden soil mixed with 30%-40% rice husk ash or sandy soil, mixed evenly, then placed in cutting pots or wooden boxes. Cutting must be done in a greenhouse, selecting cuttings from mother plants that are vigorous in growth, uniform in flowering, and have thick, short-jointed branches.
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Intercropping insect-resistant cotton with potatoes: both crops can achieve high yields
In recent years, the model of intercropping potatoes with insect-resistant cotton has been welcomed by the people. According to surveys, this model not only enables cotton to achieve high yields (lint yield of 90-100 kg per mu), but also "freely" yields an extra 1500-2000 kg of potatoes per mu. The key cultivation techniques are as follows. I. Potatoes ① Seed selection and sprouting. It is advisable to choose early-maturing, short-stalked, high-yielding virus-free varieties, such as Holland No. 7, Jinyin No. 8, etc., using 80-90 kg of seed potatoes per mu. In mid-February, cut the seed potatoes into pieces (each kg cut into 40-50 pieces) and use a sunny cold frame or greenhouse
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Winter control of psyllids in pear orchards leads to good pears in autumn
The pear psyllid is the most important pest on pear trees. It can damage pear leaves, causing blighted spots, weakening tree vigor, and reducing fruit quality and yield. It produces 4-5 generations per year. Adults are divided into winter and summer forms. Winter-form adults overwinter in the cracks of pear tree branches and trunks, with a few in weeds, fallen leaves, and soil. Integrated control should target their overwintering sites. 1. Orchard sanitation. Clear away fallen branches, fallen leaves, and weeds in and around the orchard, bury them deeply or burn them, to reduce the overwintering pear psyllid population. 2. Bark scraping. Spread plastic film on the tree tray
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Key Management Techniques for Jujube Orchards in Late Autumn and Early Winter (Part 3)
The third step is to apply a heavy base fertilizer. The most suitable time to apply base fertilizer is from after the jujube fruit harvest until before leaf fall, generally in early to mid-October. Generally, trees in the growth and fruiting stage are given 30-80 kg of organic fertilizer per tree, mixed with 0.2-0.4 kg of urea and 0.5-1.0 kg of superphosphate; large trees in full fruit stage are given 100-200 kg of organic fertilizer per tree, mixed with 0.4-0.8 kg of urea and 1.0-2.5 kg of superphosphate.
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Dragon Claw Jujube is a gnarled and vigorous plant for winter branch appreciation
Dragon Claw Jujube, also known as Dragon Whisker Jujube, Dragon Jujube, Dragon Wandering Jujube, and Bent Jujube, gets its name because its branches twist and coil in the shape of dragon claws. It is an ornamental variety with a uniquely shaped branch structure in the jujube family. Its tree form is graceful, with lush green leaves in summer, beautiful red fruits in autumn, and especially after leaf drop in winter, the twisted branches resemble a flock of dancing dragons, standing out uniquely among various ornamental flowering trees and shrubs. Dragon Claw Jujube can be planted in parks, plazas, courtyards or residential communities, and can also be grown in containers for appreciation or made into bonsai. Its rugged and vigorous form can also be used as auxiliary material for flower arrangements and floral art. Dragon Claw
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The giant winter peach is a new variety among peach trees.
The "King of Chinese Peaches," the "Giant Winter Peach," is the latest new and superior winter peach variety bred by the Zhengzhou Fruit Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences. Its outstanding characteristics are as follows: exceptionally large fruit. The average single fruit weighs more than 400 grams, and the largest single fruit reaches 1200 grams. The fruit is nearly round and is one of the largest peach varieties currently in China. The appearance is brilliant and the quality is excellent. After ripening, the fruit fuzz naturally falls off; the background color of the fruit surface is creamy yellow, and the fruit surface is bright red, very brilliant, in line with internationally popular colors; the flesh is milky white, the texture is dense, tender and firm, and the taste is sweet with a delicate fragrance, with a sugar content of 17
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Detailed Explanation of Key Points of Potato Intercropping and Relay Cropping Techniques
Intercropping and relay cropping of potatoes with grain, cotton and vegetable crops can greatly improve the utilization of light energy and land, and increase the economic benefit per unit area. Test results from Zhangqiu City, Shandong Province show that cotton-potato relay cropping can yield more than 260 kg of lint cotton and more than 2,100 kg of potatoes per mu; spring potato - corn - autumn potato intercropping and relay cropping can yield 2,100 kg of spring potatoes, 590 kg of corn and 1,300 kg of autumn potatoes per mu. The net benefit of these two cultivation models can be 100 percent higher than that of monoculture cotton or corn.
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Growing potatoes in idle winter fields yields good returns
1. Choose good field plots and sow at the right time. Choose double-cropping rice areas below 100 m altitude, with little or no frost in winter and an average annual temperature above 19°C, requiring paddy fields with deep topsoil, loose texture, medium-to-upper fertility, and convenient drainage and irrigation; at the same time, arrange the sowing period reasonably. After the double late rice is harvested in mid-November, immediately plow deep and sun-bleach the soil, sow in early to mid-December, and harvest from late March to early April the following year. 2. Prepare the land finely and make deep furrows and high ridges. Potatoes grown in paddy fields in winter are most afraid of waterlogging, so fine land preparation should be advocated, with deep plowing and high-ridge cultivation, and planting
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Detailed Explanation of Key Points of Winter Potato Cultivation Techniques
I. Sow at the right time to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. The best sowing time for winter potatoes is when the soil temperature at a depth of 10 cm reaches 7 or 8°C. Within the range not affected by frost, sow as early as possible. This allows harvesting before the arrival of high summer temperatures and helps obtain a higher yield. Late sowing leads to severe late blight in the later stage and poor storability. II. Select good varieties and promote sprouting to encourage seedlings. Potatoes are planted in different locations to help resist disease and achieve high yield. Choose varieties such as Zihuabai Kexin No. 3 and Kexin No. 1, which have high yields. Before sowing, sprouting must be carried out.
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