Where can I grow quinoa?

Quinoa should be planted at an altitude of 1500m. The highest temperature in summer in these areas is below 32℃, and the frost-free period should be above 100 days and the precipitation should be above 300 mm. Not suitable for planting in low mountainous areas.

Choose plots with loose soil, high organic matter content and convenient irrigation and drainage for high yield. Quinoa cannot be continuously planted, otherwise diseases, weeds and pests will be serious. Fine soil preparation, 2000 kg of decomposed farmyard manure and 40-50 kg of brand compound fertilizer per mu can improve the emergence rate.

The suitable planting time is that the temperature rises to 15-20℃ in late spring, the row spacing is 50 cm, the plant spacing is 15-25 cm, the seeds need to be 0.4-0.5 kg per mu, and the sowing depth is 1-2 cm. Sowing too shallow is easy to lodging, sowing too deep is not easy to emerge. When the seedling grows to about 15 cm, it can be replanted and weeded properly. Cultivate the soil in time. The seeds are full and hard, so harvest them in sunny days. According to the weather forecast, if it rains continuously, it can be harvested in advance. When the ears of grain completely turn to Huang Shi, the leaves turn yellow, and the seeds are easy to fall off and prone to lodging.

Quinoa is a cold-tolerant, drought-tolerant, barren and salt-tolerant crop with high altitude. In addition to Tibet, Xinzhou, Shanxi Province is also suitable for planting quinoa, and it is successfully combined with quinoa with its unique special climate and soil and water environment. The planting base of quinoa is located in Jinshanpu Township, Fan Shi, the northern part of Shanxi Province, at the west foot of Taihang Mountain, with latitude of 38 58 ′ to 39 27 ′ and longitude of113 09 ′ to 18.