1, basic information:
"Snow gathering is going to collapse, and it tastes fatter like honey lotus root. Zhumen meat has no taste and is only an ordinary dish. " In Song Dynasty, Fan Chengda's "Pastoral Miscellaneous Interest" dedicated to the delicious winter cabbage. It is said that this season's cabbage is as sweet as honey lotus root, but more delicious than honey lotus root.
2. Poetry interpretation:
Literally, "stepping on the ground by picking snow" means digging up a vegetable called "stepping on the ground" in a snowy vegetable field. The "snow pulling" and "mash" here are both exquisite. They not only described the scene of digging vegetables, but also vividly showed the characteristics of wine brewing.
"Down-to-earth" is what is often said about Chinese cabbage. Cabbage is a good product in winter, especially after heavy snow. It tastes sweet and delicious.
It tastes like honey lotus root, which is fatter. Here is a comparison between Chinese cabbage and lotus root. As we all know, lotus root is sweet, while Chinese cabbage is sweeter and even more fragrant than lotus root.
Cultivation techniques of Chinese cabbage
1, land selection and soil preparation:
Chinese cabbage should be rotated for 3-4 years, and melon, eggplant and bean rotation can be selected, and it cannot be mixed with cruciferous vegetables such as Chinese cabbage and radish. Select a plot with fertile soil, good drainage and abundant sunshine, apply base fertilizer, turn it deep, level it, subdivide it, and then ridge or edge it.
2, sowing:
Sow in autumn (August-September) or early spring (March-April). When Chinese cabbage grows to 2 leaves and 4-5 real leaves respectively, it should be thinned and replanted with soil.
3, water and fertilizer management:
Reasonable water and fertilizer management in different growth stages of Chinese cabbage is an important measure to improve the quality and benefit of Chinese cabbage. In the seedling stage, the method of "watering a little and draining water in time" is adopted to keep the soil moist, reduce the soil temperature and ensure the soil moist when it is dry. On the basis of ensuring the base fertilizer, appropriate topdressing can be carried out at the stage of heading and heading.
4, pest control:
The main diseases of Chinese cabbage are downy mildew, anthracnose, virus disease and soft rot, and the main pests are Pieris rapae, Plutella xylostella, cabbage aphid and Spodoptera exigua. Prevention should follow the plant protection policy of "prevention first, comprehensive prevention".
Generally, field management can be strengthened through reasonable layout; Spraying pesticides; Timely removal and destruction of diseased seedlings; Use plastic film or sticky insects; Alternating spraying pesticides and other ways to prevent and control.