Strawberries are herbaceous plants that require careful cultivation to achieve high yields and meet market demands, especially around the New Year period. In southern China, where open-field cultivation is common, it's essential to adopt the "North Miaonan Planting" method—transplanting high-quality seedlings from northern nurseries—to ensure stable and high productivity. This approach emphasizes variety selection and improved management practices, which are key to achieving early maturity and high yield.
The "North Miaonan Planting" technique involves growing premium strawberry seedlings in specialized northern nurseries and then transplanting them to southern and coastal regions. These seedlings have a higher survival rate, produce more fruit, and are less likely to carry viruses. However, many farmers in southern China face declining yields and quality due to poor seedling choices. Some opt for cheaper, first-year fruit-bearing plants, which often lack vitality and are prone to pests and diseases. Others use nursery-grown seedlings, but limited temperature and sunlight conditions prevent them from reaching their full potential.
Strawberries typically grow for 4 to 10 months, with optimal root and plant growth occurring between 15°C and 30°C. In southern China, where temperatures often exceed 20°C after June, the climate can hinder leaf development and cause damage, reducing fruit production. Additionally, strawberries naturally form flower buds during September to October under short days (10–12 hours) and cooler temperatures (10–17°C). Without sufficient cold exposure, flowering and fruiting are compromised, leading to lower yields. High temperatures also increase the risk of disease, making areas south of Shijiazhuang unsuitable for local seedling propagation.
To address these challenges, selecting early-maturing varieties is crucial. While traditional Chinese varieties like “All Stars,†“Baojiao,†“Fengxiang,†and “Maria†are widely used, they often suffer from quality degradation and low yields. By combining the “North Miaonan Planting†method with the right varieties, farmers can significantly improve productivity and marketability.
Two promising early-maturing varieties suitable for this method are:
1. **US-5**: A special early-maturing variety that fruits around the New Year after autumn planting. It produces large, firm, bright red fruits with a rich sweetness and strong flavor. Its short dormancy period allows for extended fruiting periods of 2–3 months. Each fruit weighs about 50 grams, and a single plant can reach over 500 grams, yielding 2,500 to 3,500 kg per mu.
2. **Spain No. 3**: Another early-maturing variety ideal for pre-Christmas harvests. It features large, bright red fruits with excellent sweetness and transportability. With a very short dormancy period and well-developed roots, it is highly productive and resistant to alkaline soil. A single plant can weigh over 500 grams, and average yields range from 30,000 to 40,000 kg per mu.
By adopting these advanced techniques and selecting the right varieties, southern farmers can overcome climatic challenges and achieve consistent, high-quality strawberry production.
Chili Powder
Chili powder is a spice blend made from dried, ground chili peppers, often combined with other herbs and spices. It typically includes varieties of chili peppers like cayenne, ancho, or chipotle, along with ingredients such as cumin, Garlic Powder, oregano, and paprika. This blend varies in heat intensity depending on the types of chilies used and can range from mild to very hot.
Chili powder is a versatile ingredient used in numerous cuisines worldwide, especially in Mexican, Tex-Mex, Indian, and Thai dishes. It adds depth, flavor, and a distinctive warmth to soups, stews, chili con carne, marinades, and a wide array of savory recipes.
Chilli powder is a red or reddish-yellow, oily and uniform powder, a mixture of red chillies, yellow chillies, chilli seeds and some chilli rods crushed finely, with the inherent spicy aroma of chilli, which stings and sneezes on the nose. Authentic should be pounded out with a stone mortar, or you can directly use dried chillies in the sun or roasted in a pot over a moderate fire and then pounded into powder.
1. Antipyretic and analgesic: Capsicum is pungent and warm, which can lower body temperature through sweating and relieve muscle pain, so it has strong antipyretic and analgesic effects.
2. Preventing cancer: capsaicin, the active ingredient of chilli, is an antioxidant, which can prevent the metabolism of the cells concerned, thus terminating the cancerous process of cell tissues and reducing the incidence of cancer cells.
3. Increase appetite, help digestion: the strong spicy flavour of chilli pepper can stimulate the secretion of saliva and gastric juice, increase appetite, promote intestinal peristalsis, and help digestion.
4. Reduce fat and weight loss: capsaicin contained in chilli peppers can promote fat metabolism and prevent the accumulation of body fat, which is conducive to fat reduction, weight loss and disease prevention.
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