What should be paid attention to when planting mung beans? These matters cannot be ignored

We are probably all familiar with mung beans as a food; they also appear frequently in our meals and porridge. Moreover, in recent years, more and more people have been paying attention to health, and the market demand for mung beans has also been continuously increasing, which has led to the continuous expansion of mung bean planting scale and created a situation of oversupply. However, today the editor will not discuss this with everyone. Below let us take a look at what issues need attention when planting mung beans.

1. Soil

Mung beans have strong adaptability to the environment, so their requirements for soil are actually not high. But what we need to pay attention to during planting is land preparation. In order to ensure the emergence rate of mung beans, when preparing the land, the soil should be deeply plowed, and underground pests and other impurities in the field should be cleaned up to reduce the harm of pests to mung beans. Second, sufficient base fertilizer should be applied, and the base fertilizer should be mixed evenly with the soil, which helps enhance soil fertility and increase mung bean yield.

2. Time

Mung beans generally can sprout when the temperature is around 15 to 20 degrees, and in most areas of our country mung beans can be sown in spring and summer. If sowing in spring, it is generally from the end of April to the beginning of May each year, and at the latest no later than mid-May. If sowing in summer, it is done around mid-June, and at the latest no later than July 10. If the sowing time is improper, it will directly affect the emergence of mung bean seeds.

3. Water

Mung beans have relatively strong drought resistance, but they also need a certain amount of water. Generally, in the early stage of mung bean growth, watering is basically not needed, unless continuous drought causes severe water shortage in the soil; then, in order not to affect the growth of mung beans, proper watering is needed to keep the soil moist. But if there is a lot of rainfall, timely drainage is needed. If water accumulates in the field, the impact on mung beans is very great. Especially when mung beans are forming pods, this will lead to problems such as pod rot, but during this period there also needs to be a certain amount of water, otherwise flat pods are also likely to appear.

4. Nutrients

For fertilizing mung beans, the main points we need to pay attention to are to mainly use farmyard manure, supplement it with chemical fertilizers, and follow the principle of mixed use of organic and inorganic fertilizers. When preparing the land, apply base fertilizer; when sowing, seed fertilizer also needs to be applied; and during the growth of mung beans, topdressing is needed at least three times, namely adding rhizobia, topdressing ammonium nitrate and urea, and spraying foliar fertilizer. Also, the timing of topdressing should be mastered, so that it can achieve the best yield-increasing effect.

5. Harvesting

When harvesting, we mainly need to pay attention to two points. First, harvesting should be carried out in batches; second, harvesting should be done at the right time. If the harvesting time is improper, it will also have a great impact on the yield and quality of mung beans. If mung beans are harvested before they are fully mature, many flat grains will appear; if harvested too late, the mung beans are likely to split open, causing all the mung beans to scatter on the ground. Generally, we wait until the pod color of the mung beans turns slightly brown and they feel plump when touched by hand; then they can basically be harvested.

That is all the editor wanted to introduce to everyone today about the precautions for planting mung beans. I believe that by reading the above, everyone has gained a basic understanding of mung bean planting, and I hope everyone will be more successful in the planting process afterward.