The Latest Cultivation Methods and Key Technical Points for Asparagus Bean Shoots

Asparagus bean shoots are a vegetable mainly grown for eating the tender tips of the vines. From its name, we can imagine that asparagus bean shoots certainly have tendrils like a dragon's whiskers. This vegetable is relatively rare on the market nowadays, and many people are not very familiar with it, but friends who love vegetarian food must have some knowledge of asparagus bean shoots, and many people grow one or two plants on their own balcony, which can beautify the environment and at the same time let them eat the healthiest green vegetables. Why not do it? Today, Qinnong Web shares with you the methods for cultivating asparagus bean shoots, and you can use them for reference.

1. Seed selection

There are actually quite a few varieties of asparagus bean shoots, such as the tender tips of chayote, the seedlings of peas, the tender tips of asparagus, and so on. On the current market, the asparagus bean shoots that appear most often are the tender tips of asparagus and the tender tips of chayote, because they can be harvested multiple times without affecting the yield of their original product, especially chayote. However, the form of asparagus bean shoots also differs by region; the key is to see what that region is more suitable for growing. For example, in the Hunan region, it is more suitable to grow peas, so peas can be grown as asparagus bean shoots.

2. Sowing

There are two ways to sow asparagus bean shoots. One is to make small furrows one by one in the prepared land, with a furrow depth of about three to four cm, then evenly scatter the asparagus bean shoot seeds into the prepared furrows, finally cover the seeds with one to two cm of thin soil, then water each furrow once and cover it with a layer of plastic film or pile on a layer of rice straw or withered grass compost, all of which are fine. This can speed up emergence. The second sowing method is relatively simple: water the land to be planted once to ensure the soil is fully irrigated, then evenly scatter the asparagus bean shoot seeds, finally use a tool to bury the seeds into the soil, or cover them with a layer of fine soil, and then cover with a layer of withered grass.

3. Fertilizing

For asparagus bean shoots, we eat the tender tips of the plant, so our aim is to make the stems and branches of the planted vegetable grow more, so that the yield of asparagus bean shoots will be higher. During the growth process of asparagus bean shoots, we generally need to fertilize continuously. Usually, after each harvest, fertilizer needs to be applied once to promote its growth rate and shorten the time until the second harvest. The fertilizers usually used are mainly urea and biogas slurry water. This can make the seedlings grow faster. At the same time, in routine management, we can remove the main growing point of the vine to promote the growth of side branches, which can greatly increase the yield.

4. Disease prevention

As for asparagus bean shoots, it can be said that there are no real diseases. Occasionally, some pests appear, such as aphids, cabbage worms, moth pests, and leaf roller worms. They mainly harm the leaves and stems of asparagus bean shoots, which lowers the quality of asparagus bean shoots and, in severe cases, causes the plants to wither and die. For routine daily control, manual catching and traps can be used for trapping and killing. When necessary, chemical control can be carried out. The most commonly used agents are chlorothalonil solvent, trichlorfon, and Bordeaux mixture. Note that no chemical spraying can be carried out within half a month before harvest.

5. Harvesting

Harvesting asparagus bean shoots is relatively simple. Wait until the asparagus bean shoot seedlings have grown to a certain extent and the stems and branches have mostly grown, then harvest each asparagus bean shoot at a length of 30 cm. According to the normal growth rate of asparagus bean shoots, they can generally be harvested once every four to five days.