What vegetables are suitable for planting at the Start of Autumn, and can carrots be planted?

It is now the Start of Autumn season, and many people like to grow some vegetables in their own yard or on their balcony so they can eat them during the Chinese New Year. So what vegetables are suitable for planting in the Start of Autumn season? Is it suitable for planting carrots?

Rapeseed

Rapeseed is a fast-growing leafy vegetable. Its varieties have a short growing period, taking about 40 days from sowing to harvest. It can be grown in spare land or in gaps between tall crops. It is generally sown from July to August and harvested from August to September, which can supplement the market during the vegetable off-season.

Carrot

Carrots can both strengthen the spleen and stomach and nourish the liver to improve eyesight. The carotene and vitamin A contained in carrots are fat-soluble substances and can only be absorbed by the human body with the help of fats, so carrots are best “On the day of the Start of Autumn, cool winds arrive” clearly links the Start of Autumn with cooler weather.

Eggplant

Plant eggplant at the Start of Summer, eat eggplant at the Start of Autumn. The Start of Autumn is exactly the right time to eat eggplant. Eating some eggplant in this season can reduce “internal heat” and relieve autumn dryness. Eggplants freshly harvested in autumn are called “autumn eggplants”; they have a unique fresh fragrance and a tender texture, so their flavor is even better than ordinary eggplant.

Napa cabbage

Choose good seeds (for home growing, generally choose short, sturdy, early-maturing varieties), and generally sow 1 to 2 days after the Start of Autumn. Use a large, deep flower pot, and ordinary garden soil is enough. After sowing, to avoid strong light, you can cover it with paper or a black plastic bag and maintain a certain level of moisture; after 2 to 3 days, uncover it.

Small radish

Small radish has a short growing period and belongs to the fast-growing vegetable type. The main variety is Liuying radish; sown in the latter part of the month, it can be harvested in mid-September. Before sowing small radish, first prepare the soil and apply fertilizer. Apply 5000 kg of high-quality coarse fertilizer per mu, spread it evenly, then plow 15 cm deep, and then form ridges or make high beds. The sowing method can be drilling or broadcasting, and after sowing cover with about 1 cm of soil. Under good soil moisture conditions, seedlings generally emerge in 4 to 5 days.

Silver ear fungus

Silver ear fungus is named for its silver-white color and human-ear-like shape, and is also known as white wood ear, white ear fungus, snow ear, and so on. Silver ear fungus is generally made into a dried product, and the best quality is dry, slightly yellowish white, large but light in weight, glossy, and with thick gelatinous texture.” Silver ear fungus can nourish yin and clear heat, moisten the lungs and stop coughing, nourish the stomach and promote fluid production, tonify qi and harmonize blood, tonify the kidneys and strengthen the heart, refresh the mind, and relieve fatigue. It has the medicinal characteristic of being nourishing without being cloying.

Spinach

In autumn, the most popular is still autumn spinach. It can be sown in mid-to-late August, with one month for flower bud differentiation and one month for leaf growth and maturity, so in just over 2 months you can eat spinach you grew yourself! Spinach is generally broadcast. Before sowing, soak the seeds in warm water for 24 hours, take them out and dry them, and place them in a humid environment at 20 to 25 degrees Celsius to promote germination. After sowing, they sprout in 6 to 7 days. When the small spinach grows one leaf, apply fertilizer and water. Be careful to weed appropriately, and once mature, pick and eat.

Cilantro

If you eat hot pot in winter, one of the vegetables that goes best with it is cilantro. Because of its unique aroma, it has become a very common side dish when eating hot pot. The best time to plant cilantro is after mid-August. Broadcast cilantro seeds in a flower pot or foam box filled with loose soil, ensure sufficient moisture, and seedlings will emerge in 1 to 2 weeks. Cilantro has a relatively long growing period, generally about 50 days, or 40 to 60 days under low temperatures. When cilantro is mature, you can select sturdy seedlings and pull them out to eat, or harvest them all at once.

Green beans

In many people's impression, green beans are sown in spring, but in fact autumn sowing is also possible. Because green beans are not tolerant of frost and fear high temperatures, late summer and early autumn are the best planting time. At home, they are suitable for growing on a semi-enclosed balcony. Choose short, sturdy varieties; they can flower and bear fruit without setting up supports. Choose a somewhat larger flower pot and sow the seeds directly in the soil, 3 to 4 seeds per pot, cover with soil, and seedlings will emerge after one week. If the home environment is dry, you can cover with plastic film. When the seedlings grow their first leaf, they can be transplanted. With good care for 1 to 2 months, the seedlings grow up, flower, and bear fruit, and when the pods grow to about 10 cm they can be picked!