Agricultural arrangement of summer solstice solar terms

Summer solstice is a solar term, with long sunshine hours and much rain. At this time, farming methods should be changed accordingly to cope with the weather changes from summer solstice to Sunday. Then, let the old calendar tell you what changes should be made in the agricultural arrangement of the summer solstice solar terms in order to make crops grow in the best posture.

From summer to the future, most parts of China have high temperature, abundant sunshine, rapid growth of crops and more physiological and ecological water demand. There is a saying that "raindrops from summer solstice are worth thousands of dollars". At this time, the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River are in the rainy season in normal years, while the Huanghuai Plain is in the rainy season, which can meet the requirements of crop growth and create a favorable environment for crops to have water and heat in the same season.

During the summer solstice, all kinds of weeds in farmland grow as fast as crops. They not only compete with crops for water, fertilizer and sunlight, but also parasitize various germs and pests. Therefore, the agricultural proverb says, "If you don't hoe the roots and weeds in the summer solstice, it's like raising a poisonous snake to bite you." Grasping intertillage and hoeing is one of the important measures to increase production from summer solstice. Generally, cotton has germinated, and its vegetative growth and reproductive growth are vigorous. Attention should be paid to ridging, intertillage and ridging in time, and ditch cleaning and drainage should be done in the field in rainstorm areas to prevent the harm of waterlogging and rainstorm.

After the summer solstice, it enters the dog days, with high temperature, abundant sunshine, increased rain, vigorous growth of crops and rapid growth of weeds and pests. At this time, attention should be paid to ditching and waterlogging, strengthening soil cultivation, fixing plants and avoiding lodging, especially strengthening the prevention and control of devastating diseases and insect pests such as epidemic disease, Fusarium wilt and bacterial wilt.

During the summer solstice, the temperature rises, so it is necessary to build a sunshade for livestock, keep the site well ventilated, improve the environmental sanitation of animals and pens, and ensure adequate drinking water. At the same time, adjust the feeding time and method, and add ten drops of water or Huoxiang Zhengqi water to drinking water for heatstroke prevention and cooling.