What are the methods for choosing a konjac planting site?

Konjac likes to grow in a relatively warm environment, so you can choose a semi-shaded and moist plot to plant it. Gentle slopes and valleys with moderate light conditions and no strong light all year round are the best cultivation sites for konjac.

Selection of a konjac planting site

1. Soil

Konjac likes soil that is loose, well-drained and fertile. If you want to grow konjac, you must choose a plot suitable for konjac growth.

2. Weeding and disease prevention

The best weeding effect comes from the konjac-specific herbicide quizalofop-p-ethyl, and the best prevention of konjac diseases comes from using konjac ling together with taifujing. If konjac grows taller than the weeds, it is not afraid of being bullied by the weeds; if konjac is shorter than the weeds and is not managed, most of it will turn yellow and become tall and thin. Its figure may look good, but the tubers will not be large.

3. Generally, a heavy application of base fertilizer is required, with decomposed farmyard manure being the best; for topdressing, a high-potassium compound fertilizer is generally used, with formulas such as 15:5:25 and 17:8:25.

Overall, growing konjac is actually not difficult, but the problems encountered during the growing process also need to be solved in time; otherwise, too many negative problems will accumulate and lead to serious situations in subsequent growth.