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Hi, everybody
I'm Xi Xiaochu who loves to grow vegetables
I planted a batch of yams last year
But because it was too late
Probably more than two months late
So by the time of harvest
Only a tiny couple
And then about how long a stick is
This year I grew it seasonally
So now it's autumn
The leaves of the yam have begun to turn yellow
So it's time to reap the harvest
I'm going to dig up this yam today
Look how much we've harvested this year
Finished harvesting the yam
Let me show you how I grow it
This is the garden bed where I grow yam
There's a lot of golden berry coming out from under the yam
Is similar to the Physalis peruviana
Because of this bed I've grown mushrooms before
Maybe the seed fell in
I didn't grow this on purpose
But they grow on their own, and they grow very well
All right, let's get down to business
Look at this yam firstly
The leaves began to turn yellow
Withering
This is probably just one
Still green leaves
The remaining ones are all withered
It's all starting to wither
This year my yams are still grown in tubes
But the slope of my pipe has increased this year
So the tube in the upper half is not used
When we dig
Let's see if the pipe isn't long enough
Next to these leaves
The green leaf is sweet potato
Also known as sweet potato
The sweet potatoes can now begin to be harvested, too
But the state of these sweet potatoes
If it's allowed to grow
The weather we have now
At least another half a month or so
We're going to dig out the yams today
If you touch the sweet potato
Let's take another look
By the way, how about sweet potatoes
Let's take a look at the development of this branch first
This one has green leaves on it
This is the top half of the yam
It suddenly occurred to me that this tube could be lifted straight up
So we don't have to dig
More convenient
That's the advantage of using a tube
It's especially easy to dig
If you don't use a tube
Need to dig deep in the ground
They often cut off the yam
This is the root of yam deficiency
A lot of them
Densely packed on the top layer
I'll just lift the pipe like this
Yeah
It's much more convenient
No tools are needed
It can be dug by hand
Let's see this one
These are still mules
The real yam is down there
Yeah
This one is not big
It's pretty small
Yeah
This is the second one
The one I just dug
I don't know how it got off the video
Yeah
That one was this one
Twice as long
Later
Let me take that one out again and look at it
Let's look at the next one
In the tube
One more
There's more in this one
There are two in this
And a couple of smaller ones
And look at the tube on the far side
Yeah
Nothing in this pipe seems to be big
But there are several
This one and the first few should not be the same species
Because these yams I grew were given to me by two friends
They might not have given me the same breed
So the length of it
Size
It could all be different shapes
These are the harvest from the tube
This is the longest one
This is two by one
This one is joined by four
Long and short
They come in all sizes
Let's take our measurements
Yeah
The longest one has more than sixty centimeters
Test it again
The shortest one is thirty centimeters
Grow in a tube
The greatest advantage is that it is particularly easy to dig
The soil needed is not deep
He's straight
Now let me tell you how I grew it this year
The general method is the same as last year
I changed the ratio of the fertilizer
And the inclined angle of the pipe has been adjusted
It's a little bit more angular than last year
The seeding began a little earlier than last year
So now
Let me review my planting methods in detail
First of all
When does the yam begin to be planted
For people like us
A place with a temperate climate is an important problem
Because if the warm season isn't long enough
Then it would be hard to grow big yams
Like I planted it late last year
So it's very small
This year I began to sprout on September 14
Because I'm in the southern hemisphere
So September is spring for us
If you want to grow yams in the northern hemisphere
Then subtract six months from my date
That is, you can start planting in the middle of March
Of course, planting time is also related to latitude and longitude
Then spring comes in early places in March
Spring comes especially late
Where it's colder
Species in May at the latest
Now let me review the process of the administration of yam to promote germination
These are little yams from a friend
When the temperature is relatively cold outside
In order to give the yam a longer growth time
Then it can accelerate the germination
You can use a box with a lid
This is the packing box for the fruits in the supermarket
The box has holes in the bottom
I've got a cardboard
Prevent the loss of sand
Then fill it with some clean sand
What I used was
The planting sand used to regulate the soil quality during planting.
If not
Common planting soil can also be used for raising seedlings
Or clean bag soil
Anyway
The media used shall be clean
Loose
Breathable
It will be fine
And then put the little yam in sideways like this
Then add some more sand
Cover the yam
It's about two or three centimeters thick
The sand is then sprayed with a layer of water in a watering can
Be careful not to pour too much water on it
It is enough to damp the sand with a spray
Not too much water
Too much water will mold and rot the tubers of yams
Then put the box in a warm place
It is best to keep the temperature between 18 and 25 c
I put it in this little homemade greenhouse
Where the light is scattered
This little greenhouse is my seed-raising magic tool in spring
Various vegetable seedlings and ginger are also here to accelerate the germination of seedlings
The temperature will be between 20 and 25 degrees during the day
It'll be a little cooler at night
About 10 to 15 degrees
After nine days I'll open it and see if it's starting to take root
The largest of these has begun to grow out of a number of small roots
Put it back and continue to sprout
The smaller one also has a fibrous root
The temperature outside is still relatively low at this time
It can't be planted in the soil yet
I'll put it back
We're going to continue to sprout for a few days
The 22nd day of germination acceleration
We have a warm spring here
Open it again
The beard is longer
But it's all secondary
At the top the bud points of the main bud
Look at this little piece
Though small
But the main bud is very good
There are several main shoots growing out of this front
These main shoots are the most important
Germinate to this extent
The temperature outside has begun to warm
We come to sow the seeds into the fields
The base fertilizer I used this year is slightly different from last year
But there's not much difference in the main ingredients
I used cow manure and worm castings this year
Remember last year with chicken manure mixed with organic compound fertilizer
In fact, these kinds of fertilizers are similar
The main thing is organic fertilizer
And rich in nitrogen
Phosphorus
Potassium and various trace elements
And the proportion of this soil mix
I used half the planting soil
With half the organic fertilizer
I think these fertilizers are more abundant
Because it grows in a tube
It's not like it's plant in the ground
So the space itself is relatively small
Then we need to make the fertilizer more nutritious
After the organic fertilizer and soil are added in proportion
Mix well
Now, let's talk about the pipes
These pipes are the same ones that were used last year
Once, it can be used year after year
I used a pipe with a diameter of ten centimeters
The length of each strip is 1 meter
Then split it in the middle
This diameter
To be honest, I think it's a little narrow
If you can find the best fifteen centimetres
I see other people using it on the Internet
The kind of u-shaped gutter that receives rain
That kind should have a bigger capacity
So the development of yam should be better
Therefore
When I suggest you do it
It would be better if it were a little thicker than mine
The pipes are ready
Put it in the bed
The angle of inclination of the pipe
This year is a little bigger than last year
Because I think a bigger angle would save space
This vegetable bed gives me a little more room to grow
Second, I didn't drill this pipe
If the angle gradient is greater
Better drainage
Finish introducing the tube
We're going to take the bottom - fertilized soil that was just deployed
Put it in the tube
Use this soil to basically level the pipe
Then you can put the yams that urge the sprouts
Direction of placement of yam
The part of the main bud facing upwards
Then cover them all with soil
Not too deep
Just cover it
Then I poured another bucket of planting soil on it
Fill in the slope of the slope
Final watering
Yam is more afraid of waterlogging in the growth process
So the amount of watering must be well controlled
Not too much
No standing water
In this way the yam will be planted
Actually, it's very easy to grow yam
It's also super easy to take care of
Basically put up a shelf and let it climb, and then it's okay
This year I have a very simple construction of the yam trellis
It's a wire rack
Specific introduction
In another of the five types of climbing trellises I built this year
There are detailed descriptions
If you want to know, please watch
I'll let it go today in this episode
Time goes by very quickly
Yams are also very robust
I planted it in the field on October 6th
After the spring
Summer and half autumn
Six and a half months
It was picked today at last
Here
The average temperature can be maintained above 18 ℃
It's basically gonna last six months
So the yam can only be six months long
If it's in a warmer area
Yams can last longer
And grow up better and bigger
And yams are perennial
It can be grown all year round in the tropics
It'll be much bigger than what I grew
The results of this year's planting are more satisfactory than last year
But I don't think it's big enough
Make an objective analysis of the specific reasons
I think one was planted in a tube
Certainly not as nutritious as the fields
If it's planted in the field
Maybe the roots will develop better
More nutrients will be absorbed
Another is that the weather here is also relevant
Basically this year
To begin cooling nearly a month earlier than in previous years
Another possibility has something to do with the variety
Because of the different varieties
Some are the kind that grow very big
Some will be as thin as a stick
But what exactly are these two varieties that I grew
I don't know yet
Because when my friend give me
My friends didn't know, too
But at home, it doesn't matter variety
It's more like we can't get it here
I can't eat at all
It's a lot better
I'm satisfied on the whole
At least a little yam this year
About how the yam was obtained
Many people ask me if I have any yam to sell
Or yams mouth
Yam seeds sold
Yeah
I didn't
The only ones were given to me by two friends
Because we can hardly get fresh yam here
There are those quick-frozen ones in the supermarket
But frozen is impossible to grow
So
If you can get yams
Buy a fresh yam
You can cut it down to a rough size
Five to ten centimetre segments
Then the yam section can be directly planted into the soil
The way to do it is to cut serval segments
Then
Stain the cut with grass ash or lime powder
If there's none
Then put it in a cool dry place and dry it
It only takes about one or two days
And then as long as the incision is not sticky
Slippery
Wet
And then just take it
As in the beginning of planting yam mouth method for accelerating germination
Or if it's warm enough
You can bury it in the earth
All right
I hope you all
Can grow their favorite healthy organic vegetables
Enrich your hobbies and at the same time enrich the family table
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