When is the best time to plant noodles?

Noodle vegetables are a wild vegetable that has been very popular among consumers in recent years. They have a sweet and fragrant smell, are rich in nutrients, and have broad market prospects. Many farmers want to grow them. So when is the best time to plant noodle vegetables? Let’s take a look below.

1. When is the best time to plant noodles?

Noodles are usually sown in spring from March to April or in autumn from September to October every year. The sowing period should be between Cold Dew and Frost Descent as much as possible. If greenhouse planting technology is used, it can usually be planted all year round. When sowing, choose land with sufficient water resources, convenient drainage and irrigation, break up and rake the soil, sprinkle farmyard manure, dig ditches, and wait for sowing.

2. Planting method of noodles

1. Sowing method

The seeds of noodle vegetables are small, so they can be broadcast evenly on the ground. Sprinkle a thin layer of soil on the outside and water it thoroughly. Of course, for the convenience of management, you can also choose row sowing, dig a small trench, water it thoroughly, sprinkle the seeds evenly in the dug trench, cover it with soil, and cover it with a film to keep warm.

2. Soil requirements

Noodles do not have high requirements for soil, but in order to increase yield, it is best to choose a plot with fertile soil, and you can also apply farmyard manure as base fertilizer. Nitrogen fertilizer can be added during the growth of the plant.

3. Thinning

Noodles are made from leaves, so each plant must have sufficient growing space to grow more green leaves. Therefore, when they have 2 to 3 leaves, you should remove the clumped seedlings, increase the growth distance between the seedlings, and plant the noodles more densely to increase the yield. Generally, the appropriate spacing between seedlings is 5 to 6 cm.

4. Fertilization and watering

If noodles are planted in autumn and winter, they should not be watered too much or too frequently to avoid diseases. In normal years, rainwater can meet the water requirements for growth. To promote rapid growth, water once during the 3-leaf stage and apply 15 kilograms of urea per mu in combination with watering. About 20 days later, water and fertilize again, this time applying 10 kilograms of compound fertilizer per mu. The large seedlings can be harvested 50 to 60 days after germination. After harvesting the large seedlings, water them in time until the severe winter arrives. During the wintering period, water the plants once to catch up with the winter and apply organic fertilizer . Water once after the New Year before the plants turn green again to promote early greening.

5. Intertillage and weeding

For row sowing, inter-row cultivation and weeding can be carried out. After closing the rows and sowing the fields, manual weeding is required without using herbicides to avoid pesticide residues that may affect the safety of the vegetables.

6. Harvest at the right time

In order to increase yield and uniformity and extend the supply period, it is advisable to follow the principle of harvesting the large ones and leaving the small ones when harvesting, and to harvest carefully and frequently, but this needs to be done flexibly.

That’s it