How to arrange farming activities during Grain Rain? What are the agricultural activities during Guyu?

How to arrange farming activities during Grain Rain? What are the agricultural activities during Guyu?
The ancients invented the 24 solar terms to guide people's production, labor and life. Therefore, the solar terms and farming are inextricably linked, and Grain Rain is no exception. In the third month of the lunar calendar, light footsteps pass through the soft raindrops, and in the bright smile, the willow branches turn green and the grass becomes green. The Fortune Teller website takes you to understand the third month of the lunar calendar in 2018!

How to arrange farming activities during Grain Rain?

Before and after Grain Rain, the weather is mild and the rainfall increases significantly, which has a significant effect on the growth and development of cereal crops. In the "Collected Explanations of the 172 Seasonal Changes" it says: "In the middle of the month, since the rain, the soil has become moist and the veins are moving. Now it rains on the grain. "Rain" is pronounced in the falling tone, like the rain on my public fields. The grain should be sown at this time, from top to bottom." Appropriate rainfall is beneficial to the greening and jointing of overwintering crops and the sowing and germination of spring-sown crops. The ancient saying "rain brings forth all kinds of grains" reflects the modern agricultural climate significance of "Gu Yu". If there is excessive rainfall or severe drought, it often causes disasters and affects the yield of later crops. The fact that Grain Rain falls in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River not only shows its agricultural significance, but also explains why “spring rain is as precious as oil.”
(1) The temperature in the south is rising faster. In view of the relatively high temperature in spring in South China, early cultivation measures for major spring crops should be taken. The suitable temperature for planting red moss is 18-22`C, which is met at this time. Experience in the old early-season areas of South China has shown that if red taro is planted early after Grain Rain, the vines and leaves can be sealed before the beginning of the summer, thereby enhancing drought resistance and achieving high and stable yields. In the areas south of the Yangtze River, people are busy plowing the fields, applying fertilizers, planting rice seedlings, and preparing to plant rice. Tea farmers are busy harvesting spring tea and making tea. The world is green and the fragrance spreads across the sky. Silkworm farmers have begun to strengthen the feeding and management of spring silkworms. Fishermen who make a living by fishing are also busy casting nets to catch fish, going out early and returning late.
(2) Wheat in northern regions is in the growing season. Attention should be paid to preventing drought and moisture, and preventing diseases and insect pests such as rust, powdery mildew, and wheat aphids. Plants with black smut should be removed. At the same time, work should be done to prevent "late spring cold" and hail. Farmers who grow corn have also begun to plow the land, apply fertilizers and sow seeds to prevent the invasion of silkworms.
Some places have started to grow cotton, and there is even a saying that goes "If you don't plant flowers during Grain Rain, your heart will feel like a crab crawling on it." Some places began to grow soybeans, miscellaneous beans, potatoes, peanuts, sweet potatoes, eggplants, etc. The cash crop, flue-cured tobacco, has sprouted early, and farmers have begun to work on transplanting it. While managing the fields, farmers are also increasing the breeding of horses, cattle, pigs and sheep, hoping that the six domestic animals will prosper.

What are the agricultural activities during Guyu?

The period around Grain Rain is the busiest time for agricultural production. The Oita region in northern my country. It is an important season for sowing and germination of crops. The frost period in the North China Plain has ended and millet and rice planting has begun. Winter wheat in the Yellow River Basin is in the jointing or heading stage. It is necessary to apply ear-forming fertilizer as soon as possible, and "weaning fertilizer" should be applied to the seedlings when they are in the two-leaf stage. Cotton will be sown in the cotton-growing areas at this time. However, North China and Northwest China are still in the low-rainfall season where "spring rain is as precious as oil", so strengthening prevention against spring drought is still a very important task. Rice, tobacco and sweet potatoes are being planted in the Yangtze River Basin; wheat in southern Fujian and Guangxi, where the temperature rose earlier, is ripe for harvest. At this time, the picking and processing of spring tea has entered the peak season, so it is advisable to proceed as soon as possible. The precipitation in the area south of the Yangtze River is obviously abundant, so we must not relax our efforts to prevent farmland from waterlogging and flooding at this time.

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