Detailed Explanation of Key Field Management Techniques for Golden Flower Okra
Golden flower okra is an edible plant with very high nutritional value, and it is also the variety with the greatest edible and medicinal functions among more than two hundred okra plants. Its market in China is relatively large, and growing golden flower okra is relatively simple, but we need to do a good job in field management. There are also many people who fail in cultivation precisely because their management work is not in place. So how should golden flower okra be managed during cultivation? Let's take a look together below!
1. Timely topdressing
The golden flower okra plant is relatively large and has strong growth capacity, and its demand for nutrients during growth is also relatively great. Therefore, when planting, we should apply sufficient base fertilizer and also do a good job in topdressing. The base fertilizer should mainly be decomposed farmyard manure, and then during the growth period it should be topdressed at least twice, especially during the flowering period, when the fertilizer demand is even greater. In addition, after each harvest, it should be topdressed once to supplement the nutrients lost due to harvesting.
2. Reasonable watering
As just mentioned, the golden flower okra plant is large and its leaves are thick, so its demand for water is also relatively great. During the seedling stage of golden flower okra, it should be watered at least twice. When it reaches the flowering and fruiting stage, the water demand rises, so it should be watered frequently to keep the soil moist. During the high-temperature weather in summer, which is also the harvest season for golden flower okra, regular watering should be maintained even more. However, the amount of water should not be too much either. In rainy weather or when watering is excessive, drainage should be carried out in time to prevent excessive water from causing waterlogging damage and dead seedlings.
3. Intertillage and earthing up
The root capacity of golden flower okra is relatively strong, so when planting, in order to promote the development of the golden flower okra roots, intertillage should be carried out at least twice before the plant's flower bud stage. Intertillage should also be done well after flowering. Proper intertillage can not only prevent soil compaction from affecting root respiration and nutrient absorption, but also achieve the purpose of weed control and prevent weed overgrowth. Finally, before row closure, earthing up should be done well to improve the lodging resistance of golden flower okra.
4. Plant adjustment
In order to improve field ventilation and light penetration, pruning should be done well when the plant branches and leaves are too luxuriant. Promptly prune the side branches at the base of the plant and thin out aged and yellowed leaves. If there is excess nutrition, then the leaves should be appropriately twisted, bending the petioles to prevent excessive vegetative growth of the plant. Then in the middle and later stages, old leaves should also be removed in time to reduce nutrient consumption and lower the incidence of diseases and pests.
5. Disease and pest control
Golden flower okra has relatively strong disease resistance, and the disease incidence rate is relatively low, but pest occurrence is more common. Different pests appear at each growth stage of golden flower okra. For example, during the seedling stage and the flowering and fruiting stage, the damage from aphids and stem borers is more severe. Therefore, we should strengthen disease and pest control work, avoid continuous cropping, improve seedling disease resistance, deep plow and prepare the soil, and fertilize reasonably. Then use methods such as light trapping and manual capture to eliminate pests, and when severe, reasonably use pesticides for control.
The growth period of golden flower okra is about 3 months, and the harvest period can also reach 3 months. Therefore, during harvesting, attention should be paid to nutrient supplementation to prevent insufficient nutrition from affecting subsequent harvesting and reducing planting benefits. That is all for today's introduction. This article is for reference only. Friends who want to learn more related information, please continue to follow us!