A Detailed Guide to the Latest Yacon Planting Methods and Key Technical Points
There is a fruit whose appearance is the same as that of sweet potato and sweet potato, but completely different from sweet potato and sweet potato, it is rich in a large amount of water and fructose, tastes crisp and sweet, many people like it, and it also has a very pleasant name “yacon”. So do you know its planting method? Below, Qinnong Web brings you the planting method of yacon, let's take a look.
1. Soil preparation and ridging
Yacon likes sunlight and a moist soil environment, and is suitable for growing in well-drained sandy soil. The planting site should be a plot with good ventilation and sufficient sunlight. Before planting, apply sufficient base fertilizer to the soil, applying 2000-3000kg of farmyard manure per mu, spread it evenly, then deeply plow the soil and use sunlight to disinfect and sterilize it. Before planting, open furrows and ridge the land. Yacon mostly adopts the hole-sowing method, digging holes on the ridges, with a plant and row spacing of 100x60cm. Plant ash or living stone flowers can be applied in the holes to prevent pests and diseases.
2. Seedling raising and field planting
The seeds of yacon and those small seed bulbs on the fruit are generally best planted from the end of March to the first ten days of April. Cut the seed bulbs, keeping 3-4 small buds. Then sow them directly in the soil, but to ensure the survival rate of the seed bulbs, it is more common to choose nutritional pots or nutritional bags to raise seedlings in greenhouses, and then plant them in the field. It can also be done in the same way as sweet potato planting, in summer, by cutting branches and side branches sprouting underground, and then carrying out cuttings for field planting. This is also a propagation method.
3. Field management
After field planting, when the seedlings grow to 15-25cm, water them in time, and combine weeding with earthing up the seedlings. If the base fertilizer was not applied sufficiently before planting, then an appropriate amount of fertilizer also needs to be applied to supplement fertility. It is best not to use chemical fertilizers, pesticides, etc., as these cause great harm to planting. Watering should be based on climate changes and soil conditions. In drought, water and irrigate in time, but after rain, drain water in time to avoid damage to the roots and stems. However, when the plant is about 1 meter tall, tiller branches will grow from its base. If they grow too luxuriantly and cause field shading, affecting the growth of other plants, the tiller branches can be broken off, which can increase light transmission and ventilation. These tiller branches can also be used to expand propagation by re-cutting them. At autumn harvest, a large number of seed bulbs can be obtained.
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