What should you pay attention to when growing mung beans? The latest key points in one article

We are probably no strangers to mung beans as a food, as they often appear in our porridge. Moreover, in recent years more and more people have been paying attention to health cultivation, and the market demand for mung beans has also been continuously increasing, which has led to the continuous expansion of mung bean planting scale and the emergence of a situation where supply exceeds demand. However, today the editor will not discuss that with everyone. Below let us take a look at what issues need attention when planting mung beans.

1. Soil

Mung beans have strong adaptability to the environment, so their requirements for soil are actually not high. But what we need to pay attention to during planting is land preparation. In order to ensure the emergence rate of mung beans, the land should be deeply plowed during land preparation, and underground pests and other impurities in the field should be cleaned up to reduce the harm of pests to mung beans. The second point is to apply sufficient base fertilizer, and the base fertilizer should be mixed evenly with the soil, which helps enhance soil fertility and increase the yield of mung beans.

2. Time

Mung beans generally can sprout when the temperature is around 15 to 20 degrees, and in most areas of our country mung beans can be sown in spring and summer. If sowing in spring, it is generally from the end of April to early May each year, and at the latest no later than mid-May. If sowing in summer, it is done around mid-June, and at the latest no later than July 10. If the sowing time is improper, it will directly affect the emergence of mung bean seeds.

3. Water

Mung beans have relatively strong drought resistance, but they also need a certain amount of water. Generally, in the early stage of mung bean growth, basically no watering is needed, unless continuous drought causes severe water shortage in the soil; then, in order not to affect the growth of mung beans, appropriate watering is needed to keep the soil moist. But if there is a lot of rainfall, timely drainage is needed. If water accumulates in the field, the impact on mung beans is very great. Especially when mung beans are forming pods, this can lead to problems such as pod rot, but during this period there also needs to be a certain amount of water, otherwise flat pods are also likely to appear.

4. Nutrients

For fertilizing mung beans, the main thing we need to pay attention to is the principle of mainly using farmyard manure, supplemented by chemical fertilizers, and using organic and inorganic fertilizers in combination. Base fertilizer is applied during land preparation, seed fertilizer also needs to be applied during sowing, and during the growth of mung beans at least three topdressings are needed, namely adding rhizobia, topdressing ammonium nitrate and urea, and spraying foliar fertilizer. Also, we must grasp the timing of topdressing so that it can achieve the best yield-increasing effect.

5. Harvesting

When harvesting, we mainly need to pay attention to two points. First, harvesting should be carried out in batches; second, harvesting should be done at the right time. If the harvesting time is improper, it will also have a great impact on the yield and quality of mung beans. If mung beans are harvested before they are fully mature, many flat grains will appear, while if harvested too late, the mung beans are prone to cracking, causing all the mung beans to scatter on the ground. Generally, we wait until the color of the mung bean pods turns slightly brown and they feel relatively plump to the touch, then basically they can be harvested.

That is all the editor wanted to introduce to everyone today about the precautions for planting mung beans. I believe that by reading the above, everyone has gained a basic understanding of mung bean planting, and I hope everyone will be more successful in the planting process afterward.