At the beginning of spring, a number of middle-aged friends grew vegetables in their own backyard, balcony or garden. Autumn has become the preferred option for many because of good feeding, long harvest periods and high nutritional value. There are a lot of people who say that they've grown so thick that they don't get any results; that some of them are old and hard, and they don't chew; and that some of them grow dead and die and spend the rest of their lives。
It's not that complicated, it's not very deep, it's not very expensive. The latest planting practices and the experience of old farmers in 2026 have proven that the autumn core is characterized by four old words: strangulation, fat pursuit, hard work, flood prevention. If you're new, if you're new, if you're new, if you're new, if you're new, if you're new, if you're new, if you're new, if you're new, if you're new, if you're new, if you're new, if you're new, if you're new, if you're new, if you're new, if you're new, if you're new, if you're new, if you're new, if you're new, if you're new, if you're new, if you're new, if you're new, if you're new, if you're new, if you're new, if you're new, you're new, if you're new, and you're new. I'll tell you all four key techniques in white today, and i'll add some practical details
One: strangulation: don't overdo it. Jing
The first error in many people's planting is that they can't cut and let it grow mad. The autumn grew so fast, the water was a little fatty, it just went up, and it grew into a bald “high-boiler” with little hair on the side. But, unlike other foods, the old branches don't work, and all production depends on the new side branches. You don't suffocate, you feed the mains, you grow the side branches, you divide the flowers, and you end up looking at the highs, and you don't produce。
1. Optimal peak time (updated 2026 exercise standards)
- first strangulation (smoke period): autumn must be strangulated when it grows to about 20 centimetres and 4-6 leafs. At this point, the seedling is not tall, and it will not hurt, and it will force it to grow early。
- second strangulation (live-term): once more when the principal is 70-80 cm. Control the heights so that they do not continue to grow upwards, so that the nutrients concentrate on the side branches, so that the side branches grow more flowering and sow。
- the whole branch at the end of the period: after each pick, the old, yellow and sick leaves are removed and the thin and fruitless side branches are cut off. Ventilation is good, nutrients are not wasted, and pests and diseases are reduced。
2. The correct method of suffocation (simplistic, at first glance)
You don't have to use any tools, you just have to use your hands to choke off the top bud; you can use scissors to hurt your hands. Remember: do not strangle the leaves, do not just go to the top growth point, do not cut off the good leaves below, which are key to light cooperation and produce nutrients。
3. Real cases (2026 henan old farmers ' experience)
Master wang of henan zhou, in 2025, the sunflowers did not suffocate, the seedlings grew to 1. 8 metres high, a side branch did not exist, and only a dozen fruit were given. In 2026, it was managed by “20 cm strangulation and 70 cm strangulation”, with five to six branches of each autumn, each full of fruit, one of which can pick more than 30 ferns and feed them to its neighbours, with a particular sense of achievement。
Ii. Fertilizers: don't fertilize, don't nitrous potassium, and the fruit is full jing
"a flower is the fruit of a man who is fat, and the autumn is fat, but the most afraid of the blind. Many people think it's counterproductive to grow an autumn quickly with a strong urea: too much nitrogen fat, too many leaves with no fruit, too big and too thick, and too green, but with no flowers, no acupuncture, nothing to lose。
In 2026, the agricultural technology station of the ministry of agriculture and rural development explicitly warned that the core of autumn fertilization is “nitrous less, potassium polyphosphate” and that it is different from life to life in pursuit of fertilization, so that it is more productive than time。
1. Base weight (pre-plant application, foundation)
Prior to the planting, the ground was stretched to a depth of 30-40 cm, with an acre application of fertilized organic fertilizer of 2,000-3,000 kg + 30 kg composite of potassium nitrogen phosphorus, which was evenly balanced and levelled. Organic fertilizers are long-lived and do not hurt roots, enabling the autumn to take hold; compound fertilizer ensures a long lead and no shortage of nutrition。
(b) home planting (coach/upholstery): manure with rotting chicken dung, sheep dung or vegetable bread, buried in the soil, without direct contact with seeds, preventing the burning of roots。
2. Follow-up of fattening during the period of seedlings (after slowing, promoting growth)
Autumn plants are grown 10-15 days (after a slow seeding) with 5-8 kg of urea or thin dung per acre, promoting the growth of seedlings with roots and leaves, the growth of seedlings and their ability to withstand the disease later. Shrimp periods are limited and small quantities are sufficient to avoid high growth。
3. Current dysentery fertilization (30-40 cm high, flowering)
When the autumn grows to 30-40 cm and starts to graft, acres follow 15-20 kg of potassium phosphate compound fertilizer (heavy phosphate), open a ditch 10 cm from the root and water the ground. This is the key to the pursuit of fattening, with phosphorus fattening contributing to the thawing of flowers, allowing them to grow more flowers and condensate。
4. Fertilizer follow-up during the fertilisation period (picking period, protection against premature decay)
Autumn enters the sprout period (june-august) with 2-3 strokes of potassium fattening 10-15 pounds per acre (e. G. Potassium sulphate) or potassium leaf fatting phosphate once for 7-10 days. Complement the nutrients consumed by the result, preventing the early decay of the plant, allowing it to continue to congregate and prolong the harvest period。
5. Prohibition of fertilization (do not commit)
- don't use urea alone: too much nitrogen fat, but only long urin。
- don't apply fertilizers: undecided chicken dung, goat dung burn roots and insects。
- don't get too close to the root: it's too close to the root to burn, at least 10 centimetres away。
Iii. Work hard: the more you get, the more you get, the more you get, the more you get
Autumn has one characteristic: the more it's taken, the more it gets. Another area where many people grow sunflowers is that they can't pick up their fruit, and when they grow up, the old fruit hangs on the branches, is heavily fibroized, chewing, and takes away all the nutrients, the new flowers and the young ones, because they lack nutrients, either they are stunted or fall, and then the smaller they are, or they don't。
The latest cultivation data for 2026 show that the harvest timed for akids can last up to 4-5 months and the acre production can be up to 4000-6000 pounds; if not, the harvest timed is only 1-2 months, with less than 1,000 acres, with a particularly large gap。
1. Optimal timing (number and length of days)
- days: three to five days after the flowers have to be taken and older。
- length: the young acupuncture is 8 to 10 cm long, the fingers are thick, they are squeezed softly, the taste is the tenderest and the most nutritious。
- timing: the best pick is by 8 a. M., the freshest and watery feet of the autumn with dew; it avoids high-temperature extraction and can lose its water。
2. Correct harvesting methods (non-injury, subsequent multiple closure)
Cut it from the handle with scissors, keep a centimeter handle, and don't pull it with your hands! It is easy to pull a branch, remove a leaf, and it is easy to infect the disease, affecting subsequent results。
- the fruit period: pick it once a day or another day, don't be lazy。
- later: when temperatures are reduced, two to three days of pick-up can be sustained by planting green and dry roots。
3. Real cases (2026 farmers)
The autumn plantation base in jiangxi sing creek county, with 260 acres of autumn, is managed in a “working” manner: a single pick is taken every morning at 7 to 8 a. M., leaving only 8 to 10 centimetres of argon, with all the acreage and deformation removed. As a result, the acre production amounted to 4,000 pounds, yielding $16,000 per acre, from june until october, with harvest periods of up to five months, two months more than normal cultivation。
Water control: autumn resistance to drought and flooding; water stubbles and roots; drainage okay
Autumn is a drought-resistant, heat-resistant, flood-prone vegetable with deep roots but weak breathing capacity, most afraid to accumulate water. Many grow acupunctures, rotting roots, yellow leaves, 90 per cent of which are due to poor drainage and water in the fields。
In 2026, there was heavy rain in the south, and many growers reported that, after a heavy rain, the leaves of the autumn were yellow and aging, and they were pulled out, and the roots were all rotten and dead. Therefore, flood control and drainage are key to the survival and high productivity of the autumn, especially during the rainy season, which cannot be relaxed for a moment。
Pre-plant flood prevention (from root causes)
- cultivation: the whole area rises by 60 to 80 centimetres, rises by 20 to 30 centimetres and is planted on it, and the rain follows the gutter and does not accumulate water。
- choosing dry land: other low-lying areas with easy to accumulate water; balconies are planted on the balcony with flower basins with drainage holes, with no perforated basins。
2. Long-term water irrigation (see wet and dry)
- shrimp period: less water, less soil and less soil, and prevention of growing up and roots。
- the flowering season: more water is required to be poured once in seven days in order to keep the soil wet, but not soaking up, and drought can lead to fibrosis and fallout。
- watering time: watering before 10 a. M. Or after 4 p. M. At high summer temperatures to avoid high temperature watering the roots。
3. Emergency flood relief during rainy season (necessarily after heavy rains)
- water must be drained within 24 hours of the heavy rains, and even if the water accumulates in one day, the roots will lack oxygen and rot。
- the pine soil should be released in time to break the ground, so that the roots can breathe and recover。
- low-lying areas can dig drains, accelerate rainfall discharges and avoid repeated accumulation of water。
4. Remediation of water stale roots (timely treatment of yellow leaf atrophy detected)
If the leaves of the autumn are yellow and atrophy is found, it's probably the root of the water:
1. The immediate drainage of the soil and the pine soil so that the soil can breathe
2. Spraying of potassium dihydrogen phosphate, supplementing nutrients and enhancing resilience
Cutting out the rotten roots and leaves and avoiding the spread of the fungi
4. In serious cases, a small amount of grass-wood ash may be spread over the roots, which is fungicide, wetting and helping to recover。
V. Additional: 3 hands-on, small skills, and freshmen can avoid pits
In addition to the four old sentences of “capture, fat pursuit, hard work, waterproofing”, three new 2026 practical exercises were added to help newers avoid common pits and grow easier and more productive。
1. Varieties selection (required varieties, with an increase of half)
The family cultivates pre-maturated, productive and disease-resistant varieties, such as the `four-four-four-four-autumn', which have many balms and tastes; they want to taste rare red autumn, rich in lumbers and highly appreciated。
The purchase of seeds is selected for the new seed of the year, with hard skin, 15 minutes of immersion with 50°c warm water before seeding, 24 hours of immersion, 28-30°c sprouts, 3-5 days of open white replanting, quick seedling, full seeding。
2. Reasonable density (others too dense, ventilation is high)
Many people like to grow accelerants that are so dense that they think they have a lot of production. Autumn light, ventilation, high demand, too close to each other to cover up the sun, air, easy to grow, sick and fruitless。
- line spacing: 60-80 cm
- 30-40 centimeter distance
- each den: 1
The balcony is grown: one flower pot with a diameter of 30 cm, and no more。
3. Pest and pest control (green approach without pesticides)
Autumn is highly resistant to disease, with few pests, mainly aphids, red spiders and foliage, and can be solved by soil means without pesticide:
- aphids: smoked water (10 butts and 1 inch of water) sprayed the back of the leaf once for three days, two or three times in a row, with good insecticidal。
- red spiders: wash the back of the leaves with water, spray grass and grey water, and destroy the environment of the eggs。
- leaf spots: timely removal of the leaves, ventilation, avoidance of water accumulation, and thinning of the white vinegar。
Vi. Concluding: four old words in mind, easily growing high-yielding autumn aoi
It's really easy to grow acupuncture, not using any complicated technology, but four words at the core: strangulation, fat pursuit, hard work, flood prevention。
- strangulation: 20 centimetres, 70 centimetres each, push side branches, multiple results
- fertilization: less nitrogen and potassium phosphorus, with different long-term precisions
- courage: 8 to 10 centimetres of calves are removed in a timely manner, which increases and prolongs the harvest period
- water prevention: cultivation, timely drainage, drought and drought resistance, and drying。
In 2026, whether it's a small yard, a balcony or a small vegetable garden, according to these four old words, the newbies can grow sunflowers full of branches, eat them from summer to autumn, feed their neighbours, and be full of success
Did your family grow the acorn this year? Have you ever seen a long, fruitless, dead body? What's your specialty when you grow sunflowers? Welcome to the comment section to share your comments, to share your experiences, and to grow more productive and better autumn
