What vegetables are suitable for planting in September? These five are just right
Entering September, temperatures begin to slowly drop, and the wind gradually turns cool. The two solar terms White Dew and Autumn Equinox are approaching. For crops, it is a season of harvest and also a season of sowing. So, what vegetables are suitable for planting in September? These five are just right!
1. Cauliflower
Cauliflower is a very popular vegetable, delicious in taste, highly nutritious, and also of high medicinal value. It is very rich in vitamin C and also has anti-cancer effects; its average nutritional value and disease-prevention effects far exceed those of other vegetables. Cauliflower has a developed root system and strong regeneration ability, making it suitable for raising seedlings and transplanting. It is prone to freezing damage below 0°C, and it is difficult to form curds above 25°C. Leaf growth and bolting and flowering require warmth, with an optimum temperature of 20-25°C. It is generally planted from September to November each year.
2. Crown daisy
In ancient China, crown daisy was a palace delicacy, so it is also called emperor's vegetable. Crown daisy has the fresh aroma of mugwort and the sweet fragrance of chrysanthemum. Crown daisy is a semi-cold-tolerant vegetable and is not strict about light requirements; generally, weaker light is preferable. It is a short-day vegetable, and growth is favored in a cool and mild environment with relative soil humidity maintained at 70%-80%. Under long-day conditions, vegetative growth cannot fully develop, and it quickly enters reproductive growth, flowering and setting seed. It is generally sown from late August to October.
3. Radish
Radish is one of the world's ancient cultivated crops. It is a semi-cold-tolerant vegetable; the seeds can germinate at 2°C-3°C, and the optimum temperature is 20°C-25°C. During the seedling stage, it can tolerate relatively high temperatures of around 25°C and can also tolerate low temperatures of minus 2°C to minus 3°C. The temperature for radish stem and leaf growth is 5°C-25°C, with an optimum of 15°C-20°C. The temperature for fleshy root growth is 6°C-20°C, with an optimum of 18°C-20°C. When the temperature is below minus 1°C to minus 2°C, the fleshy root will be damaged by freezing. It is generally planted in mid-to-late September.
4. Napa cabbage
Napa cabbage is a vegetable native to China and has a long history of cultivation. Napa cabbage is relatively cold-tolerant and prefers a cool climate, so it is suitable for growing in cool seasons. It is generally sown from late September to late October. Napa cabbage is suitable for planting in loam and sandy loam and black-yellow soil that retain fertilizer and water and are rich in organic matter. It is not suitable for planting in sandy soil that easily loses water and manure, and even less suitable for planting in clay soil with poor drainage.
5. Tomato
Tomato fruit is rich in nutrition and has a special flavor. It can be eaten raw, cooked, processed into tomato paste, juice, or canned whole. It is a warm-loving vegetable. Under normal conditions, the optimum temperature for assimilation is 20-25°C, and the optimum soil temperature for root growth is 20-22°C. It is mainly grown in autumn, sown from late August to early September, and harvested from November to March of the following year.
It can be seen that vegetables suitable for planting in September include cauliflower, crown daisy, radish, napa cabbage, and tomato. In addition to these, everyone can also choose other suitable varieties to cultivate according to local climate and soil conditions.