When is the best time to plant taro? Detailed guide to high-yield techniques for over 10,000 jin and market prices

Taro is now grown fairly widely. Do you know what the current yield per mu of taro is? So how should you plant it to achieve high yields? What is the current market price of taro per jin, and what are the prospects for growing taro?

The current common yield per mu of taro is around 8,000 to 9,000 jin, and the market price is 2 to 5 yuan per jin.
Taro high-yield techniques for over 10,000 jin:
1. Seed selection: For seed taro, choose corms that are spherical and free of wounds.

2. Sunning and sprouting: For sprouting, first sun the stored taro for 1-2 days, taking care to keep it moist, and keep the temperature at 18-20°C. After 15-20 days, when the sprouts are about 1 cm long, they are ready to plant.

3. Sowing: Choose soil that is fertile and has strong fertilizer and water retention. Before sowing, deep-plow more than 40 cm. Taro can be sown at a plant spacing of 25-30 cm and a row spacing of 60 cm, with a sowing depth of 3-5 cm. Immediately after sowing, cover with plastic film to retain moisture and raise the temperature to help ensure full emergence.

Field management

1. Topdressing: Apply a seedling-promoting fertilizer once in the early seedling stage, and apply topdressing 2-3 times in the early and middle stages of the vigorous growth and corm growth periods. The amount of fertilizer should be small at first and larger later, increasing gradually, and nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium fertilizers should be applied in combination.

2. Watering: Taro likes water and dislikes dry soil, otherwise yellow leaves and withered leaves easily occur. In the early stage, it is only necessary to maintain soil moisture; especially during the emergence stage, do not water. In the middle and later stages, the water requirement is high, so keep the soil moist, but watering should be done in the morning and evening. Watering should be controlled 20 days before harvest.