Which crops are suitable for planting this spring? Here comes the recommended list

Spring is the season for sowing. Not long ago, the Policy Research Office of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs issued a notice requiring all agriculture and rural affairs units to not miss farming operations, do a good job in spring plowing and preparation, and ensure grain and the College Students' Challenge Cup at the time of a moderately prosperous life. So, which crops are suitable for planting this spring? These many are highly recommended!

Which crops are suitable for planting this spring

I. Crops

In spring, crops such as rice, corn, soybeans, peanuts, cotton, wheat, sweet potatoes, and white sesame are suitable for planting.

For rice, in Northeast China it is sown before Qingming, in the three northeastern provinces it is sown around April, and in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River it is sown in mid-to-late April; for corn, in southern China it is sown at the end of April and the beginning of April, in Northeast China it is sown in mid-to-late April and early-to-mid May, and in the three northeastern provinces it is sown from the end of April to the beginning of May; soybeans in North China are generally sown in April to April; peanuts are generally sown from the end of April to mid-to-late April; sweet potatoes are generally sown and raised as seedlings from mid-to-late March to mid-to-late April.

II. Vegetables and Fruits

In spring, vegetables and fruits such as spring scallions, spring cowpeas, rapeseed, broccoli, loofah, tomatoes, winter melon, chili peppers, cucumbers, green beans, sword beans, long beans, sweet corn, and leaf lettuce are suitable.

Spring scallions are generally raised as seedlings in early April; spring cowpeas are generally sown around April 10; rapeseed is generally sown in mid-to-late April and can be picked at any time after sprouting; broccoli is generally sown in March and can be picked at any time after sprouting; loofah is generally sown from January to April; tomatoes are generally sown from early-to-mid April to early-to-mid April.

Vegetables and Fruits

III. Fresh Fruits

In spring, fresh fruits such as cherries, Hami melons, muskmelons, black mulberries, pomegranates, loquats, strawberries, grapes, peaches, kiwifruits, and pears are suitable for planting.

Cherry saplings are generally planted before bud break in spring; Hami melons are generally planted from mid-to-late April to mid-to-late April; muskmelons are generally sown and raised as seedlings in mid-April; black mulberries are generally planted from mid-to-late April to mid-to-late April; pomegranates are generally planted from February to April; loquats are generally planted from mid-to-late April to mid-to-late April; strawberries can be sown and raised as seedlings in the following spring; grapes are generally planted before bud break in spring.

IV. Chinese Medicinal Herbs

In spring, Chinese medicinal herbs such as honeysuckle, rehmannia, goji berry, balloon flower, blackberry lily, Saposhnikovia divaricata, Sophora flavescens, bupleurum, red peony, white peony, Scutellaria baicalensis, Achyranthes bidentata, perilla, Trichosanthes kirilowii, Salvia miltiorrhiza, Banlangen granules, oil peony, and gardenia are suitable for planting.

Honeysuckle tea is generally sown in April; rehmannia in the north is planted from early-to-mid April to mid-to-late April, and in southern China from Awakening of Insects to Spring Equinox; goji berry is generally sown when spring buds begin to sprout; balloon flower is generally sown from March to April; blackberry lily is generally sown in mid-to-late April; Saposhnikovia divaricata in the north is sown from mid-to-late April to mid-to-late April, and in southern China it is sown at the end of April; bupleurum is generally sown in mid-to-late April; red peony is generally sown from mid-to-late April to mid-to-late April.

Early spring is often the season for sowing because it is suitable for sowing most crops. In addition to those recommended above, fellow farmers can choose varieties according to local conditions.