How to Increase Mustard Greens Yield? Latest Cultivation Methods Shared

Mustard greens can be used for cooking and also pressed for oil, and sometimes they can even be used as medicine, so they count as a multifunctional vegetable. They are also fairly common in daily life, and growers across the country are quite widespread. So if you want to increase their yield, what should you do?

1. Seedling selection

There are quite a few varieties of mustard greens, so choosing a variety is very important if you want high yield. Common varieties include large-leaf, leafy, hearting, and tumor-stem types, among several forms. Personally, I think the hearting mustard green is relatively reliable in terms of yield, averaging somewhat higher than other varieties. If you plan to grow them for oil production, you can choose tumor-stem mustard greens, which are easier for oil production. Choosing a good variety is equivalent to laying a solid foundation for high yield.

2. Topdressing to increase yield

Topdressing is an important branching point for high yield. If done well, the yield is basically guaranteed; if not, there will be relatively some loss. For the initial fertilizer, farm organic fertilizer is best, with complete trace elements of all kinds, most suitable for the later expansion of mustard greens. In the middle and late stages, the demand for some trace elements is not so high, and what matters is the pursuit of rapid expansion. At this time, compound fertilizers with high nutrient aggregation should be the main choice, so as to continuously maintain their expansion speed. Generally, mixed compound fertilizers of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium are the main type.

3. Disease prevention to protect yield

Disease is a roadblock to high yield, and the tearful lessons of many growers have drawn everyone's attention to disease prevention. It can be said that no matter how well they grow, before harvest, disease can never be underestimated, otherwise it means a wave of losses. Cabbage caterpillars, aphids, and mold rot are all top prevention targets for mustard greens. If the leaves show signs of insect gnawing, prepare the corresponding pesticide and start cleaning them up. Do not wait until they appear on a large scale to act, as the loss at that time will be great. For fungal diseases such as mold rot, chlorothalonil can generally be used for prevention.

4. Timely bolting

There is one matter to pay attention to during the growth of mustard greens, and that is bolting. For mustard greens, once bolting is found, it should be removed immediately. This is an extension of the root stem of the mustard green, has no use for growers, and because it is interconnected with the root stem, it absorbs the most nutrients. If it is not cleaned away, the mustard greens will grow very slowly. After it is removed, the nutrients will be concentrated on the leaves, naturally ensuring high yield.

The above are some ways to increase the yield of mustard greens. I believe many growers probably still have their own unique improvement techniques, so why not speak up and share them?