What does long summer mean?

Farewell to spring is the beginning of summer.

Long summer is the beginning of summer, and the so-called "standing" is the beginning. Because China has a vast territory and a large span from north to south, natural rhythms vary from place to place. In the long summer season, only the area south of Nanling in China presents the summer scene of "the trees grow dark in summer and the balcony reflects into the pond"; And parts of the northeast and northwest just have the breath of spring at this time. ?

In ancient times, the long summer was divided into three stages: the first stage was the sound of insects, the second stage was the appearance of earthworms, and the third stage was the birth of melons. It is said that in this solar term, the first thing you hear is the chirping of salamanders in the field, and then you can see earthworms digging in the soil, and then the vines of the king melon begin to climb and grow rapidly. At this time, frogs began to clamor for the coming of summer, earthworms were busy helping farmers to loosen the soil, and wild vegetables on rural ridges were also scrambling to be dug up.

Agricultural activities in long summer

Before and after the long summer, it is the season of transplanting early rice in the north and south of the Yangtze River. Full-moon seedlings can be planted, but full-moon grass can't be planted. At this time, the temperature is still low. Immediately after planting seedlings, we should strengthen management, topdressing early, ploughing early, controlling pests early and promoting development early. Pay close attention to tail sweeping when sowing mid-season rice. At this time, the spring shoots of tea trees develop fastest. If we ignore them, tea leaves will get old. As the saying goes, "Grain Rain picks less and doesn't pick it in the long summer", so we should concentrate our efforts and harvest it by surprise in batches.

The dry atmosphere and dry soil in North China and Northwest China often seriously affect the normal growth of crops. Especially, the dry hot wind before and after wheat filling and milk ripening is an important disastrous weather that leads to yield reduction, and timely irrigation is the key measure for drought resistance and disaster prevention.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Changxia