Introduction: This dish is very shy, only grows in the dark, often mistaken for leeks, but it is a "treasure in the dish"
After the winter, although the variety of vegetables is less than in the summer.
However, in the winter, many seasonal vegetables have begun to be marketed. Vegetables such as garlic seedlings, carrots, white radishes and cabbage are very common in the market. In particular, some local vegetables have also begun to be listed.
In supermarkets or wet markets, you can also see a fresh seasonal vegetable at this time. This vegetable is very shy, can not see the light during the growth process, can only be grown in a dark environment, and is often mistaken for leeks, in fact, it is a "treasure in the dish", currently 8 yuan a pound is on the market.
This kind of vegetable that can't "see the light" is garlic yellow, do you like to eat it?
When I went to the market on the weekend to buy vegetables, I saw the garlic yellow that had just been delivered. Asked about the price of 8 yuan a catty, because it is a seasonal vegetable, also bought a handful. After all, garlic is less common than other vegetables.
Many people often mistake garlic yellow for leek yellow, or think of leek yellow as garlic yellow. I have to admit that the fame of leek yellow is far greater than that of garlic yellow, and the two have many similarities in appearance, taste and method, and even the method of cultivation, but in fact, these are two different vegetables.
Leek yellow, also known as yellow leek, softened leek, leek emperor, etc., it is leek in the planting process, the use of softening, shading treatment method, so that it is completely in a dark environment to grow out. Because there is no sunlight, no chlorophyll is formed, so the leaves of such vegetables are yellow.
Although leeks lack chlorophyll, they are still rich in nutrients, and the taste of this vegetable is even better than that of leeks. The key is that leeks have a heavier spicy taste, but leeks do not, and its fragrance is stronger, which is why many people do not love to eat leeks, but they love leeks.
And garlic yellow, as the name suggests, is the seedling of garlic, which is very similar to the cultivation method of leek yellow. The bulbs of garlic are softened in a dark environment, and then cultivated without sunlight and under appropriate temperature and humidity conditions.
Also because it has no light during the planting process, it is impossible to synthesize chlorophyll, so the color of the leaves is brilliant yellow, but the fragrance is rich, tender and delicious, the key is that it is rich in nutrition, and there is no spicy taste of garlic seedlings, which is called "treasure in the dish", which is a popular appetizer and fitness vegetable loved by the public.
Garlic yellow, like garlic, can be grown in most parts of the country, whether in the south or in the cold northern regions.
However, compared with the garlic planted, the cultivation of garlic yellow is much more troublesome, especially to shade it. Some use greenhouses, some use jars, bamboo tubes, etc., and folk methods are various.
However, if you master the cultivation method of garlic yellow, its profit is still very considerable, much higher than the cultivation of garlic, and the average net income per mu is about 30,000 yuan.
First of all, garlic yellow does not have strict soil requirements for planting. This crop does not need to absorb nutrients from the soil, and the growth cycle is short, so as long as you find a piece of soil, you can plant, it can be said that it does not have any special requirements for soil quality.
Secondly, there is no limit to the venue. The threshold for growing garlic yellow is actually not high, and it is not like other greenhouse vegetables, which require too much investment. Its practical plastic covers opaque plastic greenhouses, or indoor shading, etc. are all OK.
Again, cultivation is also simple. After choosing the land, it is to dig up the soil to fill in the 30-40cm cultivation bed, commonly known as the "pool", and then lay sand or soil 3 to 6 cm in the cultivation bed, and then arrange the garlic seeds neatly like building blocks, and then sprinkle a layer of sand on it.
Because garlic is drought-tolerant and heat-tolerant, it likes to grow in a cold and cool environment, so it is generally planted in the second half of the year, that is, from October to March of the following year.
Due to the short growth cycle of garlic yellow, an average of one stubble is harvested every 20 days or so. And it is not sown once and harvested once, this is the same vegetable as leeks, growing very fast, and can grow again after cutting. On average, four or five stubbles can be harvested at a time sown, and six or seven stubbles can be harvested if properly managed.
And it is worth mentioning that the planting of famine relief is relatively simple, the sowing method is flexible, and the technology is also simple and easy to learn. The key point is also that its production is high, the price is not low, so the profit is considerable. If you follow the current price of seven or eight yuan a catty, then each mu of garlic yellow can earn a net of 20,000-30,000 yuan, which also opens up a new way for the majority of garlic farmers to get rich.
However, garlic yellow and leek yellow, they are a very delicate vegetable, once grown, you must harvest immediately, otherwise the elder will not be delicious. At the same time, the cut leeks are still very intolerant of storage, and must be sold in time, otherwise they will rot after a day due to the loss of moisture.
At the same time, this vegetable also has a disadvantage, that is, it cannot be refrigerated in cold storage like other vegetables, and it must be cut down and sold immediately. Therefore, for the farmers who grow, there must be stable sales channels.
Friends, do you like to eat garlic yellow? In fact, after the garlic yellow is bought back, it will soon become green, and this is also edible, this is because the garlic yellow sees the light, producing chlorophyll, so it will gradually become green, but the taste will be greatly reduced.