Detailed Explanation of the Latest Key Fertilization Techniques for Legume Vegetables

There are many types of vegetables, and legume vegetables are one of the common ones in our daily life. The legume vegetables we know well include common bean, cowpea, pea, edamame, broad bean, hyacinth bean, and so on. Growing vegetables is inseparable from fertilization, so how should legume vegetables be fertilized? Follow along with the editor to learn about it.

1. Base fertilizer as the main part, topdressing as the supplement

Base fertilizer generally accounts for 50%-60% of the total fertilization amount, and in areas with a relatively high groundwater level or severe soil runoff, the application rate of base fertilizer can be appropriately reduced to avoid loss of fertilizer efficiency. When growing in protected cultivation for a long time, the proportion of topdressing should be larger to ensure that legume vegetables can obtain sufficient nutrients throughout the entire growth period. During the flowering and pod-setting stage of legume vegetables, the demand for fertilizer is relatively large, and base fertilizer can no longer meet the needs of the plants at this time, so timely topdressing is needed to promote more vigorous plant growth. Topdressing is generally based on quick-acting chemical fertilizers.

2. Combine organic fertilizer with inorganic fertilizer

Organic fertilizer can increase the organic matter content of the soil, enhance soil permeability, and benefit root growth and development, so organic fertilizer needs to be applied as topdressing during the growth process. However, organic fertilizer has slow and low fertilizer efficiency, so organic fertilizer needs to be used in combination with inorganic fertilizer, so that slow and quick effects can complement each other and make up for each other's shortcomings. When increasing the application of organic fertilizer, one point to note is that organic fertilizer needs to be fully fermented and decomposed to reduce the spread of pests and diseases and avoid damage to the plant roots.

3. Apply topdressing according to need and at the right time

Legume vegetables planted in soils with different fertility levels have different fertilizer requirements at different growth stages. Topdressing should be applied at the right time and in the right amount according to soil fertility conditions and the fertilizer requirements at different growth stages. For example, for fertile soil, topdressing can be less; conversely, for poor soil, topdressing can be more. If the plants are growing vigorously, topdressing should be less; if the plants are growing weakly, more topdressing should be applied. The amount of topdressing at the seedling stage should be small, and more topdressing should be applied at the flowering and pod-setting stage. In addition, topdressing at the seedling stage is mainly based on quick-acting fertilizer, mainly to promote robust seedling growth, while at the flowering and fruiting stage, organic fertilizer and inorganic fertilizer need to be applied in combination.

4. Combine fertilizer with water, and regulate fertilizer with water

Fertilizer and water depend on each other. Watering promptly after topdressing, thus combining fertilizer and water, can produce better fertilizer efficiency, especially when applying quick-acting fertilizer, it can accelerate the decomposition of fertilizer, dilute the fertilizer concentration, avoid root burning, and speed up root absorption of fertilizer.

  The above is an introduction to how to fertilize legume vegetables. We hope it can help you. If you want to learn more related knowledge, please stay tuned to us.