Many people enjoy eating sweet corn, but do you know how to grow it?

Release time:2020-05-20

  (1) Site Selection Criteria

  Select fertile soil with convenient irrigation and drainage in both paddy and upland fields.

  (2) Careful Land Preparation

  Deep plow to 20cm, then create ridges with a ridge width of 100cm, furrow width of 30cm, and depth of 20cm. Break up soil clods on the ridge surface. No-till cultivation can be used for the second crop.

  (3) Application of Sufficient Basal Fertilizer

  Apply 3000-4000 jin of fully decomposed farmyard manure mixed with 100 jin of superphosphate and 20 jin of potassium chloride or 20 jin of compound fertilizer as basal fertilizer. Apply to planting furrows and cover with a thin layer of soil.

  (4) Transplantation

  Spray 150ml of acetochlor herbicide 3 days before transplanting.

  Transplanting density: Wide row spacing 80cm, narrow row spacing 50cm, plant spacing 25-30cm.

  Transplanting time and method: When seedlings have 4 leaves, they can be planted directionally (leaves should be perpendicular to the row). Water thoroughly after transplanting.

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