A Comprehensive Analysis of the Latest Corn Planting Methods
Many people like to eat tender corn and often make boiled tender corn their first choice for breakfast. Corn is grown very widely in China and is one of the essential crops planted every year in the north. It is very suitable for both individual planting and large-scale planting. Today, Qinong Web brings you the corn planting methods!
1. Land selection and land preparation
First comes spring plowing. Spring plowing begins after Qingming. It is best to choose a time after rain, because this can ensure the soil stays moist. The purpose of plowing is to loosen the soil and retain moisture, so that corn has sufficient water during rooting, sprouting, and subsequent growth, ensuring good corn growth. On the plowed land, align the land in rows and dig holes well to prepare for the next step of sowing.
2. Seed selection and sowing
When choosing corn seeds, choose corn seeds with intact kernels, plump and fleshy, and free from pest or disease damage. Keep the temperature at about 11 degrees at 5 cm above the ground. The spacing must not be too small. For a 50 m row, plant about 150 plants, with each plant spaced about 30 cm apart. Put 3-4 seeds in each hole. After sowing, the soil still needs to be pressed down, with a thickness of about 4 cm.
3. Fertilizing and weeding
Corn fertilization is somewhat different from the fertilization of other food crops. After spring plowing is completed, farmyard manure needs to be applied to the land. Mix the manure evenly with chemical fertilizer and spread it on the land. When the corn seedlings grow to knee height, fertilization is needed again. During the heading stage, use 0.5 jin of monopotassium phosphate and 1 jin of urea mixed with 100 jin of water for foliar feeding. Starting when the corn seedlings sprout, the weeds around the corn seedlings need to be removed. Weeding is needed once at each stage.
4. Pest prevention and pest removal
Pests are the most hated creatures for every food crop. Generally, at every stage the corn seedlings go through, such as sprouting and the seedling stage, pesticides need to be sprayed to remove pests. For example, for white grubs, use phoxim emulsifiable concentrate for uniform drip irrigation along the corn roots. You can also use dichlorvos per mu mixed with sand and soil and spread it evenly along the corn seedlings in the morning. Generally speaking, as long as you pay attention to maintenance at each period of corn growth, it is fine.
The above are the corn planting methods. Corn should be harvested only after the kernels mature. Also, pay attention to observing the nutritional status and fertilize in time. There are especially many pests that like corn, so be sure to guard against pests. If you want to learn about corn pests and control methods, please continue to follow Qinong Web.