When is the best month to plant mustard tuber and when is it harvested?

Mustard tuber planting season

The planting time of pickled mustard is generally in autumn every year . It is not advisable to sow too early in autumn. The temperature will be too high when sowing too early, which will easily cause diseases and insect pests. Generally, the sowing of pickled mustard starts gradually in October, and the specific time depends on weather conditions.

It is harvested in March and April in spring . When planting pickled mustard tuber, you need to choose high-quality pickled mustard tuber seeds, and the planting site should be a pollution-free and high-quality planting base. Before planting, you need to apply the original base fertilizer to the planting site.

How to plant mustard tuber

1. Sowing and raising seedlings

First, soak the mustard tuber seeds in clean water for about 5 minutes. After soaking, mix it with wood ash, spread it on the seedbed, and then cover it with soil, fertilizer and a layer of straw.

2. Seedling management

Wait until the pickled mustard seedlings emerge from the soil and then remove the covering. Thin out the seedlings when the first pair of true leaves grow, and remove the mutant seedlings that grow fast, have large seedlings and large leaves. Thin out the seedlings again when the third true leaf grows, and remove the weak, diseased and mutant seedlings.

Points to note when planting mustard tuber

1. Disease prevention and control

There are many diseases of pickled mustard tuber, among which viral disease is the most harmful to pickled mustard tuber. The biggest cause of viral disease is the occurrence of aphid pests. If you want to completely prevent and control viral diseases, you must first control the occurrence of aphid pests.

2. Harvest at the right time

The harvesting time of pickled mustard tuber is also very important. Harvesting too early or too late will have certain negative effects on the mustard tuber. Harvesting too late will make the mustard tuber too mature, thus causing cracking, while harvesting too early will make the mustard tuber not mature enough.