Detailed Guide to High-Yield Cultivation Techniques and Growing Environment Requirements for Gynura bicolor
AbstractTime: Generally choose to plant around March to April in spring; if in the north, a greenhouse needs to be built. Seed selection: It is best to use stem cuttings for planting, which can maximize the survival rate. Planting: Keep spacing at about 30 cm, and maintain sufficient moisture in the early stage; do not expose to strong sun. Fertilizing: Apply additional fertilizer when it divides into tillers; it is best to buy organic compound fertilizer, or use farmyard manure from humans and livestock. Harvesting: Gynura bicolor easily loses water quickly after being dug out, so it must be packed in a fresh-keeping basket.
Gynura bicolor is a blood-nourishing vegetable, so many people also like to call it "blood skin." It can also be used as medicinal material, so its uses are very wide, and therefore its market price is also very high, with each jin selling for about 15 yuan. Planting Gynura bicolor indeed has great market prospects. But if you want to ensure quality while also guaranteeing its yield, it is not so easy.
High-Yield Cultivation Techniques for Gynura bicolor
1. Planting time: Generally, in order to ensure that the seeds of Gynura bicolor can germinate better, you can choose to plant in the relatively comfortable weather of March to April in spring. If in the north, it is necessary to build a greenhouse for planting.
2. Seed selection: Gynura bicolor is best planted using stems, as this can guarantee its survival rate. Therefore, this is also the key to high yield and can save a lot of costs.
3. Planting: In order to maintain the survival of Gynura bicolor, we generally keep spacing at about 30 cm when planting, and sufficient moisture must be maintained in the early stage for it to survive. At this time, do not expose it to strong sun, as moisture is easily lost.
4. Fertilizing: In order to ensure the nutrition of Gynura bicolor, additional fertilizer can be applied when it divides into tillers. It is best to buy relatively good organic compound fertilizer on the market, or even better, use farmyard manure from humans and livestock.
5. Harvesting: Because red amaranth easily loses water quickly after being dug out and easily wilts, we must pack it in a fresh-keeping basket.
Growing Environment Requirements for Gynura bicolor
1. Site selection: Gynura bicolor is suitable for planting in the southeast region of our country. Because it is relatively intolerant of cold, it is not suitable for planting in cold regions. However, if a greenhouse is used, there is no problem.
2. Temperature: The seedling development of red amaranth needs a relatively suitable temperature, preferably around 17°C. Red amaranth is not afraid of high temperatures; under normal circumstances, it can survive even at higher temperatures, but below 5°C it will affect growth.
3. Sunlight: Red amaranth likes sunlight exposure. Even very strong sun will not be a problem, but if it is in a very shady place without sunlight, its quality will be affected. The most common result is that the stems are relatively thin and the leaves are also very small.
4. Soil: Gynura bicolor is very convenient to plant. The soil does not need strict requirements; it is only necessary to do a good job of pest prevention in the early stage. It is best to spread some lime in the early stage.
The techniques for Gynura bicolor are actually not that difficult. It is just that the development of the stems in the early stage needs more attention, and later maintenance is relatively simple. At present, the market price of red amaranth indeed brings growers very high returns. As long as the quality and yield of red amaranth are both done well, it will certainly bring an unexpected harvest.