What should you do when the leaves of baby bok choy (green bok choy) turn yellow during cultivation?

“Baby bok choy, yellow in the field” is a lyric I'm sure everyone is familiar with. Today the Tuliu.com editor wants to talk to you about this baby bok choy. Baby bok choy is also known as green bok choy. Spring and autumn each have different cultivation methods. So, in order to avoid "yellow in the field," how should we grow green bok choy?

I. Spring cultivation methods

1. Seed selection

For green bok choy planted in spring, you should choose varieties with strong winter resistance, so they are less prone to bolting.

2. Raising seedlings

Make the seedling land into beds two meters wide, and use one thousand kilograms of decomposed organic fertilizer per mu. Sow from early to late October, using three kilograms of seed per mu. Sow evenly, and press the soil firm after sowing. After emergence, thin the seedlings two to three times and apply appropriate topdressing. When the seedlings have six to seven true leaves, they can be transplanted into the field.

3. Land preparation

After plowing the field, apply fifty kilograms per mu of special compound fertilizer for vegetables as base fertilizer, and make beds two and a half meters wide. Wait for transplanting.

4. Field management

After the transplanted plants have taken root, apply topdressing once, using five kilograms of urea per mu; apply a second time before the rows close, using seven point five kilograms of urea per mu.

5. Harvesting

March Slow grown from open-field seedlings is harvested from February to late March; April Slow grown from greenhouse seedlings is harvested from March to early April. Use a kitchen knife to remove the roots, and market as cleaned vegetables.

II. Autumn cultivation methods

1. Varieties

Generally choose varieties such as Ai Kang Qing and Xin Chang Qing, which are resistant to viral diseases.

2. Raising seedlings

Prepare the seedling land well, and sow in batches for seedling raising from early August to late September, with a sowing rate of zero point five to zero point seven kilograms per mu. After sowing, water once a day. After emergence, thin two to three times, with a final seedling spacing of three cm.

3. Transplanting

The transplanting time is generally from early September to early November, with a plant and row spacing of 20x25 cm. After transplanting, water the roots immediately.

4. Field management

After the seeds have taken root, apply fertilizer for the first time, using five kilograms of urea per mu, and apply topdressing once before the rows close. If drought occurs, water or irrigate promptly.

5. Harvesting

Depending on the transplanting period, the harvesting period also differs. If transplanted in September, it can be harvested in twenty-five to thirty days. If transplanted in mid-October, it can be harvested in about forty days. If transplanted from late October to early November, harvest after forty-five days.

The above is the cultivation method for green bok choy brought to you by Tuliu.com. We hope it is of some help to growers, and we will see you next time.