How to Top-Dress Ginger? The Latest Technical Method Tutorial Is Here
Ginger is a very common side dish in our [country] and is welcomed by many people. It also has various medicinal effects such as dispelling [wind] and stopping vomiting, and relieving cough. It is grown in all parts of our country, and when growing ginger, top-dressing work is essential. When top-dressing, we should reasonably adjust the top-dressing method according to the different growth stages of ginger. So how exactly should it be done? Below, the editor brings you the top-dressing technology for ginger. Let's take a look!
1. Base fertilizer
Base fertilizer is the first fertilization work to be carried out when planting ginger. We should fertilize according to the rules of ginger's nutrient requirements, because ginger has a relatively large demand for nutrients in the middle and late stages, so the base fertilizer should be mainly organic fertilizer. Before planting, apply about 550kg of high-quality decomposed farmyard manure per mu. Then when planting, apply an appropriate amount of cake fertilizer by the hole application method, and supplement an appropriate amount of compound fertilizer. If the soil is deficient in trace elements, then we should also apply an appropriate amount of trace element fertilizer, such as zinc sulfate, borax, etc.
2. Top-dressing at the seedling stage
Ginger has a relatively small amount of growth at the seedling stage, and its demand for fertilizer nutrients is not very great. However, the seedling growth cycle of ginger is relatively long, so in order to ensure robust seedling growth, fertilizer should still be applied appropriately. Generally, when the seedlings grow to about 30cm tall and have grown about two small branches. Then top-dressing should begin, and this is also the first top-dressing work in the ginger growth process. It is generally called strong seedling fertilizer, and the top-dressing fertilizer can be mainly ammonium sulfate, with the amount not too much, generally controlled at about 18kg/mu.
3. Top-dressing at the branching stage
The growth turning point of ginger is around the Beginning of Autumn, when the growth speed of ginger accelerates and the demand for nutrients also expands. So the amount of fertilizer applied should be increased, and in order to ensure the yield of ginger, an appropriate heavy application of organic fertilizer should be made once to promote robust plant growth and provide sufficient nutrients for the expansion of ginger rhizomes. The fertilizer is generally mainly cake fertilizer and farmyard manure, and then water-soluble fertilizer is applied by drip irrigation. While supplementing basic elements such as nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, trace elements such as boron and zinc should also be appropriately supplemented to provide comprehensive nutrition for ginger.
4. Top-dressing at the expansion stage
The growth of ginger after entering the expansion stage is very important. If nutrients are insufficient, it will directly affect the expansion of ginger and cause a very large impact on its yield and quality. Generally, when the plant has grown 7 branches, ginger has entered the expansion stage. After entering the expansion stage, according to the growth condition of ginger, apply a strong ginger fertilizer in time. The fertilizer should be mainly potassium fertilizer, applied about 3 times, and the fertilizer type should be mainly macroelements to promote normal expansion of ginger.
The above is a brief introduction to the top-dressing technology for ginger. The top-dressing work in ginger cultivation is very important. It is necessary to ensure that ginger's fertilizer needs are met and increase the yield. That is all for today's introduction. This article is for reference only, and I hope it can help everyone!