Detailed Guide to Mung Bean Planting Time and Methods
Mung beans have high nutritional value and are best consumed in summer, as they can reduce internal heat and clear heat. Mung beans are also one of the five grains and miscellaneous cereals, sell well in the market, and are used in a wide range of applications. Today, let us follow Qinnong Web to learn about the planting time and planting methods of mung beans. Let's take a look below.
Planting Time
Mung bean is a plant with relatively strong resistance, and it can still grow well even in drought, so it is generally sown in summer. But doesn't spring mean the season when all things grow? Therefore, mung beans can also be sown in spring, so the sowing time for mung beans is generally April to May and June to July each year. Mung beans like to grow in a high-temperature and high-humidity environment, so when sowing in spring, be careful not to sow too early, otherwise the survival rate and quality of mung beans will not be high. In summer, they can be sown early, and it is best to let them grow during the high-temperature and rainy summer period. At that time, their yield will increase noticeably.
Planting Methods
1. Land Preparation and Fertilization
If you want to plant mung beans, you must prepare the land in advance. Do not wait until it is time to plant before plowing the land. Generally, during land preparation, after the autumn harvest of the current year, level the land, and then sow in the spring of the following year. When turning the soil, try to turn it deeper, as this can eliminate some pests hidden in the soil and reduce the threat of insect damage. After turning the soil, apply base fertilizer, generally using farmyard manure, then spread the fertilizer evenly, raise the soil, and make ridges, and then you can wait until the following year to sow.
2. Sowing Methods
Before sowing, first mix the seeds evenly with some resistance chemicals, which can prevent some diseases and also prevent insect pests and field mice. Mung beans can be sown directly or transplanted. For direct sowing, dig a small hole every 30 to 50 cm in the prepared field, sow three or four seeds in each small hole, then scatter a little compound fertilizer beside it, and finally cover the seeds with soil. For transplanting, you must first raise seedlings. When the seedlings grow four or five leaves, they can be transplanted. Transplanting also follows the same spacing.
3. Field Management
After sowing, fixed planting must be carried out. If missing seedlings are found in the field, they must be replanted in time. After fixed planting, water once. If it has not rained, then keep watering until the transplanted seedlings send out new roots or grow new green leaves. At that point, you can relax. After all the seedlings survive, weed the field. Generally, weeding is done three times: once after they survive, the second time when they grow to 10 to 15 cm, and the last time before they bloom. During the growth process of mung beans, fertilization is generally not needed, because too much fertility will make them grow foliage and then miss the best flowering period, resulting in reduced yield.
4. Disease and Pest Control
The most common diseases of mung beans are viral disease, root rot, and rust, so timely prevention is needed. At the same time, mung bean seedlings are very prone to root rot, so observe carefully. During flowering and pod setting, promptly control pests such as pod borers and thrips.
5. Timely Harvesting
Mung beans should be harvested at the right time, generally in batches. You can first pick some mature pods, then let the immature pods continue to grow, and harvest after they mature. If planting on a large scale, generally wait until three-quarters of the pods on the mung bean plants have turned yellow-black, and then harvest. Never harvest too late, otherwise the pods will split open, and the mung beans will break out of the shells.