The Beginning of Autumn And Beans Planting

Today is Aug. 7^th, the Beginning of Autumn, which is the 13^th solar term in the whole year. And today, we will talk more about it and its relationship to planting.

Though the Beginning of Autumn is coming, the weather is still very hot. All kinds of crops grow vigorously. Beans step into podding, cotton bolls, and sweet potato chunks expand rapidly. Moisture is an essential factor during this period. The drought would make it difficult to remedy the loss to the final harvest of crops. According to our survey, in Chifeng, Tongliao and many other main origin for mung bean and kidney bean, the rainfall amount is enough. Moreover, if there is no severe disaster in the future, mung bean and kidney will harvest.

On the Beginning of Autumn, beside wearing Chinese catalpa leaf and drinking red bean soup, there are different customs in different parts of China. Shaiqui is a typical one. In Hunan, Jiangxi, Anhui and some other regions, people will bask their crops on their windowsills, roofs and so on because of rare flat ground.

 This is the Beginning of Autumn. If you’re interested in it and want to know more about the 24 Solar Terms, please follow us, sprouting green mung bean, pumpkin seed and peanut leading exporter Taijin Food.