The planting time of Dioscorea zingiberensis generally varies with seasons and different regions. For example, southern areas such as Hunan and Wuhan can be planted in April-May, and valley areas such as northwest and southwest can be planted in March. There are many varieties of turmeric, including spring turmeric, autumn turmeric, white turmeric, red turmeric and purple turmeric. The planting time of different varieties of turmeric is not much different, and they can all be planted in spring.
Turmeric harvest season
Dioscorea zingiberensis can be harvested about 6-7 months after planting, but it depends on what kind of ginger you want to harvest. For example, young ginger is harvested from June to July, tender ginger is harvested in September-165438+ 10, and old ginger is harvested in early October.
Planting steps and methods of turmeric
1. Before planting Dioscorea zingiberensis, intermediate soil cultivation should be carried out, and the thickness of the first soil cultivation should not be buried in the new seedling tip. 2. Fertilization Before planting turmeric, you need to apply fertilizer once, and then wait until turmeric grows to 7 to 8 leaves before topdressing. 3. When sowing, Dioscorea zingiberensis mostly propagated asexually. Selecting a plurality of Dioscorea zingiberensis with dense buds as seeds, cutting into small pieces with different sizes, and controlling the planting row spacing at 20 15cm.