When Does Rice Mature? A Full Breakdown of Harvest Times

Rice cultivation is the most widespread agricultural activity in our country, and most rural people have experience sowing it, so do you know when rice matures? Below, the editor gives a detailed introduction.

1. When does rice mature?

In the southern region of our country, rice is basically double-cropped each year: early rice matures from late July to early August, and late rice matures from late October to early November. In the north, rice is single-cropped each year and matures around mid-October every year.

In addition, some areas in the south can even achieve three crops a year, but very few people choose to farm that way; generally, people choose to plant double-cropped rice.

2. Why is Northeast rice delicious?

1. Long growing period

Single-season rice, as the name suggests, refers to one crop a year. It is a rice unique to the Northeast, with a long growing period, generally about 5 months, and is the main factor that makes Northeast rice delicious. Due to geographical limitations, in the Northeast the high-temperature period suitable for rice growth is relatively short, so all the nutrients in a piece of land have only one chance in a year to fully nourish the crop. Such nourishment naturally provides more nutrients than supplying the crop twice or even three times a year.

2. Large temperature difference between day and night

Just as the melons and fruits of Xinjiang are sweet also because of the large temperature difference between day and night, a large amount of sugar accumulates in the fruit and makes it sweet, by the same principle. The main grain-producing areas of the Northeast, and the main producing area of Aimi rice, the Xiangshui rice area, all lie at 40 degrees north latitude, north of the Tropic of Cancer. This is a continental climate in the deep interior, strongly affected by cold air from Inner Mongolia, and for more of the year the nights are long and the days are short, so the temperature difference between day and night is large, providing favorable conditions for the rice to accumulate its own nutrients.

3. Few pests and diseases

Compared with the warm, humid climate of the south, the dry, cold climate of the north is not conducive to the growth of pests and diseases. Because there are few pests and diseases, farmers naturally use fewer agricultural inputs during cultivation, and the concentration of pesticides they want to use is also relatively reduced. Few pests and diseases are conducive to the natural growth of rice, and using less pesticide, or trying not to use pesticides, also makes Northeast rice healthier.

No grain comes easily; it all comes from the hard work of farmers. Therefore, whether you are a friend in the south, where rice can be double-cropped, or a friend in the north, where rice is single-cropped, no one should waste food.