How to grow ginger well? Good attention to detail management is key

Ginger is a must-have in everyday cooking for every household, and its sales are steady. But ginger yield and quality have always been a worry for everyone, so how can the ginger you grow maintain its high quality? Qinong Web today explains some tips on the details.

1. Early preparation

Early on, it is generally about selecting seed and cultivating soil. One detail in selection is that when choosing ginger pieces that are plump, intact in appearance and clearly segmented, you should give priority to those with many sprouts. Many people think that ginger pieces with few sprouts, larger cut seed pieces and easy survival are better, but in fact such ginger seedlings are far less vigorous than those with many sprouts. In soil cultivation, many people just clear the grass, then pile on some fertilizer and think that is enough. In fact, it is best to dry the pulled grass in the sun and then bury it back into the soil, because the fertility provided by these grasses themselves as they rot is the most suitable for this soil. Then shape the soil into strip-like rows, apply fertilizer about 5 cm below the soil surface, and soil with a relatively strong sandy nature is best.

2. Planting and care

Ginger is a crop that likes warmth and rejects strong light, and the soil must be fertile. When planting, if the weather is too cold you can cover it with some rice straw. Generally, ginger pieces are planted 3-4 cm deep into the soil and must not touch the fertilizer. The planting amount per mu is about 300 jin, with spacing of about 15-20 cm. Throughout the process, the soil needs to be kept somewhat moist. Second, after sprouting, observe carefully; generally those growing less than normal need topdressing. Under normal conditions, start topdressing when the ginger seedlings have grown to about 10 cm.

3. Field management

In daily care, pay attention to temperature control; when direct sunlight is too strong, it is best to add a cover to the field. Generally, 4-6 topdressings are needed during the production process, depending on the local soil fertility. Second, pay attention to loosening the soil, generally once every three months or so, loosening to a depth of about 4 cm. As for weeds, there is no need to worry too much; just remove some of the larger grasses, especially those creeping weeds, while other small grasses will not threaten ginger growth because their root systems are shallow.

4. Precautions

The disease most likely to appear in ginger cultivation is ginger blast, which can generally be prevented by irrigating along the roots with 70% Dexon. As for insect pests, ginger stem borers are likely to appear; once found, promptly treat with 90% trichlorfon powder at 1000 times dilution. If the effect is poor, remove the plants promptly to avoid greater losses. After harvest, the collected ginger leaves must not be left in the soil, as this will increase the chance of disease the next year. After harvest, you can symbolically plant a little to absorb some remaining pest and disease factors to reduce the chance of disaster the next year, generally planting one plant every 1-2 m; these disease-absorbing plants can be discarded as appropriate.