white dew, cool

Bailu, a poetic name——

"Book of Songs" says: "Jianjia is green, and white dew is frost. The so-called Iraqi people are on the water side."

Yuan Zhen said: "The dew is on the vegetables and the grass is white, and the weather turns green and high."

Su Shi said: "The white dew crosses the river, and the water meets the sky."

Bailu is as beautiful as a drop of tears in early autumn, full of tenderness.

At 23:32 on September 7th, Beijing time, at 23:32 on September 7th, the White Dew solar term will be ushered in.

"The Seventy-two Hours of the Moon Order" said: "August Festival...the yin qi is getting heavier, and the dew is condensed and white." The ancients added a season of "long summer" to the four seasons. Five seasons are matched with the five elements, and autumn belongs to Gold, golden and white, so white is used to describe the autumn dew, and the dewdrops are indeed white and dazzling.

Bailu eats white

Eating longan: Bailu season coincides with the season of longan, and Fuzhou people must eat longan at this time.

Eat "Ten Kinds of White": In Cangnan, Pingyang and other places in Zhejiang, Bailu collects "Ten Kinds of White (herbs with white characters)" to nourish the body by simmering black-boned white-haired chicken (or duck).

agricultural activities

Cultivation of autumn vegetables

The weather after the white dew is favorable for vegetable production, which has entered a busy season. At this time, a large number of strong seedlings of nightshade and green leafy vegetables should be cultivated. Because the weather is getting colder, in order to improve the survival rate of seedlings, seedlings are best carried out in greenhouses covered with ground molds.

Scientific watering and topdressing, controlling water and fertilizer in the vegetative growth period, promoting the root system of the plant to extend downward, and controlling the overgrowth of stems and leaves on the ground. When the first ear of fruit grows to 3 cm in size, water and top-dressing, and when the cucumbers start to elongate, water and top-dressing.