Detailed Explanation of Broad Bean Planting Methods and Technical Key Points

Broad bean, also called luohan bean, is a crop that serves as food, feed and fertilizer all at once. It is rich in protein, vitamin B1, B2 and other nutrients. It has the effect of treating stomach discomfort and edema. It is also processed into many industrial food products for sale. Today, the editor brings you the planting methods for broad beans.

1. Seed selection and sowing

When selecting broad bean seeds, you should choose excellent seeds with high yield and no disease. Before sowing, the land should be deeply dug and plowed to make the soil loose, which helps the roots expand and sprout to form root nodules; then inoculating with rhizobia can increase yield. The soil inoculation method can be used: take about 100 jin of soil from soil where broad beans have been grown, and sprinkle it in the furrows when sowing.

2. Seedling stage management

During the seedling stage, pay attention to the seedling condition and adopt corresponding control methods according to the seedling condition. After sowing, cover with soil and cover with straw to maintain temperature and humidity. At the mid-growth stage, pest and disease control must be done well: handle affected plants, remove diseased residues and weeds, and destroy them in a centralized way. Spray pesticides to control pests, diseases and rodents, control moisture well, and tidy the branches and seedlings. Ensure the normal development of the plants. In the later stage, ensure the plants' water demand, control the density well, and maintain good ventilation and light transmission in the field.

3. Topdressing and watering

After sowing, irrigate promptly to maintain the required moisture, which can promote earlier germination and emergence. After sowing, compact the soil to prevent lodging when the plants grow larger. When young leaves grow, a small amount of nitrogen fertilizer can be appropriately topdressed; during the growth period, phosphate fertilizer and potassium fertilizer should be topdressed at intervals. When podding, apply more trace elements, which can reduce flower and pod drop and achieve high yield. In the early stage, the main thing is still to ensure drainage and ventilation, otherwise it will cause flower and pod drop and shriveled beans.

4. Intertillage and pruning

After emergence, inspect promptly, and if missing seedlings are found, reseed immediately. During the seedling stage, often carry out intertillage and weeding, and pat and compact the soil thickly to prevent lodging. Around the flowering period, pay more attention to the branching of the seedlings. Broad bean branches are difficult to pod, so excess branches should be cut off so that the main stem can absorb more nutrients, increase the fruiting rate and increase the plumpness rate.

5. Timely harvesting

When harvesting broad beans, it can be done in batches, from bottom to top, about once a week. Some mature seeds can be saved; when the leaves fall, pick the pods from the middle and lower parts, and after drying them in the sun, open the pods to store the broad beans.

Of course, many pests and diseases also appear during the growth of broad beans, which I did not discuss in detail in this article. The most important thing is still to pay more attention to temperature and humidity, which are the main factors affecting flower and pod drop in broad beans. If you want to learn about broad bean pests and diseases, you can follow us!