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Did you harvest corn before and after Mid-Autumn Festival?

Around the Mid-Autumn Festival, corn was harvested in most areas.

Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the traditional festivals in China. It is on the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month, so it is called "Mid-Autumn Festival" because the moonlight is bright at night. The traditional custom is to enjoy the moon, eat moon cakes and get together. Generally speaking, the time to harvest corn is related to climate, region, variety and other related factors. In most areas, the growth period of maize is generally between 120-200 days, and the maturity period of maize is from mid-August to mid-kloc-0/October. So at this time, most areas have already harvested corn.

In fact, the time of corn harvest is not strictly related to the Mid-Autumn Festival, because the time of corn harvest is related to many factors such as climate, not because of festivals. Therefore, farmers usually decide the time to harvest corn according to the local natural conditions and the growth cycle of corn varieties. In other words, it is not necessary to harvest corn before and after the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Matters needing attention in harvesting corn

1. Harvest corn at the right time, give full play to the role of after-ripening, increase production, improve quality and improve quality. It is best to harvest a piece when it is ripe, and harvest a variety when it is ripe, so as to harvest it in time.

2, in the process of harvesting, should be careful, don't packet loss, grain storage, cherish the hard-won food.

3. After harvest, the ears should be shelled and dried in time, piled up in the sun to dry and precipitate, and ploughed frequently to avoid the loss of corn mildew due to busy farming.

4. Don't burn corn stalks at will. Corn stalks can be used as green fodder or returned to the field to improve the soil.

5. Remove impurities. Sun-dried corn should be properly stored in a ventilated and dry place, and attention should be paid to rat prevention, mildew prevention and insect prevention.