Taro Planting Time and Methods: When Is the Best Time to Plant

Taro is a common vegetable in daily life, and it is generally grown in most regions, but due to climatic differences, it may come to market in summer in some areas and in autumn in others. So what are the taro planting time and methods?

1. Planting time

Taro should be planted in spring, generally any time between January and March, and it can be harvested by late summer in August or in October.

2. Planting methods

1. Site selection and land preparation

Taro generally grows in ditches and beside ponds, but it does not actually like growing by water. Taro is generally best suited to fertile, deep, clayey soil with strong water retention. After selecting the site, plow deeply and apply 2000 kg of organic fertilizer and 60 kg of compound potassium fertilizer per mu. Then dig a trench about 50 cm wide and 35 cm deep at a row spacing of about 100 cm, ready for later planting.

2. Seed selection and sowing

(1) Seed selection: simply choose seeds that are undamaged on the outside, disease-free, healthy and plump.

(2) Seed treatment: put the selected seeds in the sun for three or four days, then place them in wet sand to sprout, with the sand covering them to about 10 cm, and keep the temperature at around 25 degrees.

(3) Sowing: plant the sprouted seeds in the trench at a plant spacing of 40 cm, about 45000 plants per mu.

3. Field management techniques

(1) Fertilizer and water management: after the taro sprouts, we should start building a greenhouse. This is mainly to prevent the young seedlings from being blown over by strong winds. After emergence, management needs to be strengthened; generally apply farmyard manure at least twice, and in summer compound fertilizer can be used according to growth to promote faster growth of the rhizomes. When inspecting the field, loosen the soil and remove weeds in time, and do not keep side vines or central leaves either, so that each plant has better ventilation and light exposure, which helps increase yield and crop quality.

(2) Pest and disease control: taro is prone to pests and diseases during its growing period, especially aphids, so everyone should control them in time. If the rainy season comes, also pay attention to drainage to avoid waterlogging damage.