Recently, I saw an article entitled "Hunan Lianyuan" published by the official account of Xinhua News Agency on the Internet, entitled "Hunan Lianyuan: "Soybean Planting on the Ridge" to Promote Production and Income", and then the comment area was fried.
Then many netizens said that soybeans were planted on the ridges by farmers decades ago, which is not a new thing. And now the countryside no longer grows soybeans on the ridges, because planting soybeans on the ridges increases the yield of soybeans, but this is at the expense of rice production.
Xiao Wu is from the countryside, and I remember that in the 80s and 90s, my father would grow soybeans on the ridges every year.
At that time, the countryside was planted with two crops of rice, and the fields would be plowed around March every year, and in order to prevent water leakage in the fields, the surrounding areas of the cultivated fields should be close to the edge of the ridges, and then a layer of mud should be enclosed, so that the fields can resist drought.
Due to the relatively thin mud, this layer has to go through several times before it can be built up to level with the ridge, and when it is full or slightly higher than the edge of the ridge, my father will start to plant soybeans.
How to grow soybeans on the ridges
Prepare some plant ash or go to the mountains to dig some humus soil back, take a small hoe, use the butt of the hoe to press a small pit on the wet ridge, about 3 cm deep, plant a tree every 20 cm or so, and plant 2-3 soybean seeds in it. Then cover with a layer of plant ash or humus soil.
Soybeans grown in this way, it will germinate quickly, because the soil is wet, and it will germinate in a few days.
What are the benefits of growing soybeans on the ridges?
We all know that soybeans are generally planted in the ground, so why do farmers plant soybeans on the ridges? There are definitely benefits to it.
The first benefit is that it is not easy to die by drought
For rural areas that depend on the weather for food, soybeans are planted on the ridges, as long as there is water in the field, the roots of the soybeans will absorb water from the field, and will not be killed by drought due to drought.
If soybeans are grown in mountainous areas, once they encounter dry weather, sorry, this kind of soybeans may be killed by drought.
Most of the soybeans planted in the countryside are used to make tofu and eat, and the soybeans are not harvested, so they can only buy soybeans.
The second benefit is that it grows well
Soybeans planted in mountainous areas, because they are all large plots of land, and soybeans are planted with many trees, their growth will not be so good. And the soybeans planted on the edge of the ridge, because only one row is planted, its growth will be good. In this way, the yield will be high.
Planting soybeans on the edge of the ridge is both beneficial and harmful, and it is more harmful, which is why farmers no longer plant soybeans on the ridge.
What are the harms of growing soybeans on the ridges?
The first affects the harvest of rice
Rice is planted in the field, while soybeans are planted on the ridges. Moreover, soybeans are planted early, and by the time the rice is planted in the field, the soybeans have grown at least 30 centimeters tall. Its position is higher than that of rice. Its growth has the greatest impact on the rice in the 1-2 rows of the field.
The branches and leaves of soybeans block the sunlight of the rice and affect photosynthesis. Anyone who has planted it knows that if soybeans grow well, rice will not grow well, and conversely, if soybeans do not grow well, rice will grow well. Therefore, the increase in soybean yield and income comes at the cost of the reduction in rice yield.
Only the increase in soybean income was seen, but the decrease in rice production was ignored.
Second, there is the possibility of pests and diseases
Soybeans grow and get disease, so pests on soybeans can also affect rice.
Third, it brings great inconvenience to agricultural production
When planting rice, soybeans may be trampled to death, and when harvesting early rice, soybeans are not yet ripe, and soybeans may be trampled to death at this time, thus affecting the growth of soybeans.
At that time, two crops of rice were planted, and the soybeans planted on the ridges would only mature after the late rice was planted. The growth of soybean not only affects the growth of early rice, but also has a certain impact on late rice.
Therefore, after considering these problems, in Xiao Wu's hometown, few people now grow soybeans on the ridges, thinking that this is very not worth it, and it is a bit worth the loss to increase the yield of soybeans and reduce the yield of rice.
It is true that experts say that planting soybeans on the ridges will increase yields and incomes, but they do not take into account the harm of soybeans, and it comes at the cost of reduced rice yields.
What do you think, friends? Do you have the habit of growing soybeans on the ridges? Do you think it's better or worse to grow soybeans on the ridges? Welcome to leave a message to share. #头条创作挑战赛#