How and when to plant wood ear vegetable

Planting time and month of Auricularia auricula

Although wood vegetable has strong heat resistance and drought resistance, it is extremely not cold-resistant. If the temperature is too low, it will not only affect the growth of wood vegetable, but also affect the emergence of wood vegetable. The best emergence temperature of wood vegetable is between 20-25 degrees, so don't plant wood vegetable too early, and decide according to the local climate characteristics.

The time for planting wood ear vegetable in the south is March-April, and the time for planting wood ear vegetable in the north is May-June. If you want to plant it early and put it on the market earlier, you can build a greenhouse to grow wood ear vegetable.

Planting Auricularia auricula in spring

Wood ear vegetable is planted in spring between March and April. When planting wood ear vegetable, you should choose wood ear vegetable varieties with many branches, strong growth, thick leaves, strong fleshy texture, smooth leaves, high temperature resistance, drought resistance, and high yield.

Planting Auricularia auricula in summer

It is generally recommended to plant wood ear vegetable in June and July. The seeds of wood ear vegetable are relatively thick. If planted directly, it is difficult for the water in the soil to penetrate the thick crust into the seeds, resulting in slow germination and delayed germination of wood ear vegetable. It is also easy to cause uneven germination of wood ear vegetable, affecting its growth.

Planting Auricularia auricula in autumn

The autumn planting time is mid-October. Soak the wood ear vegetable in warm water, spray the wood ear vegetable seeds every morning and evening, and observe the germination of the wood ear vegetable in time. When most of the wood ear vegetable seeds have begun to turn white, they can be planted.

Planting Auricularia auricula in winter

Although wood vegetable has strong heat resistance and drought resistance, it is extremely not cold-resistant. If the temperature is too low, it will not only affect the growth of wood vegetable, but also affect the emergence of wood vegetable. Therefore, a greenhouse can be built to grow wood vegetable. The winter planting time is around the end of December.

How to plant Auricularia auricula

1. There are two ways to plant wood ear vegetables. One is direct sowing. Before planting, you need to water it enough and then plant it. You can sow it in rows or broadcast it. After broadcasting, cover it with a thin layer of soil. In order to make the wood ear vegetables germinate as soon as possible, you can cover it with straw mats. Most of the wood ear vegetables will be uncovered after they germinate. After growing 2-3 true leaves, the wood ear seedlings that grow too densely should be pulled out.

2. The second method is to raise seedlings first and then transplant them. Evenly spread the germinated wood vegetable seeds on the seedbed, spray water in time to keep the soil moist, and wait until the wood vegetable seedlings grow 3-4 true leaves before transplanting. If it is sown in rows, the spacing between plants is about 20 cm. Observe the survival rate in time after transplanting. If the growth is weak or does not survive after transplanting, replant in time.

3. Water and fertilizer management. The demand for fertilizer during the growth period of wood ear vegetable is not very high, but in order to increase the yield of wood ear vegetable, accelerated nitrogen fertilizer can be applied after the wood ear vegetable is put on the shelf and after each picking to make its stems and leaves grow quickly. Because the wood ear vegetable grown in the south has a long growth period and a large yield, more attention should be paid to the application of fertilizer, and top dressing should be applied in time after each picking.

4. Common diseases and pests during the growth period of Auricularia auricula include brown spot disease, conjunctivitis, sun spot, etc. In order to prevent the occurrence of diseases, reasonable crop rotation should be carried out, and when soaking seeds, the seeds can be soaked in 100 times formalin solution for 1-1.5 hours to kill the bacteria carried on the seed epidermis. In the high temperature and high humidity season when the disease is prone to occur, Bordeaux mixture spray can be used for prevention and control.