CATDOLL : CATDOLL: Is sericulture a summer farming activity? (Is sericulture a summer farming activity? Why?)

1. What is the season for raising silkworms?

1. Silkworms are usually raised in spring and summer, which is roughly the same as the growth cycle of mulberry trees, to ensure sufficient supply of mulberry leaves. Prepare food: Mulberry leaves must be washed with clean water and dried before feeding. Do not feed silkworms with yellow and rotten leaves, otherwise the silkworms will be poisoned or have diarrhea. In order to prevent the excess leaves from wilting quickly, put them in a plastic bag, tie the bag tightly, and place it in a cool place.

2. Feed the silkworms with leaves 4 times a day, early in the morning, at noon, in the afternoon, and at night. The amount should be appropriate each time to avoid waste. You can put more leaves at night because the silkworms eat mulberry leaves all night. Ant silkworms should be fed with young leaves, and the leaves are best cut into pieces or strips.

3. Clean up the feces and leftover leaves frequently: When changing leaves for the silkworms, you can directly cover the old leaves with new leaves, and remove the old leaves after the silkworms have crawled onto the new leaves. This can reduce the casualties of the silkworms and facilitate the removal of leftover leaves and silkworm feces.

4. Do not spray pesticides in the silkworm room as this will harm the silkworms.

2. What are the agricultural activities?

Agricultural activities can be divided into the following categories according to season:

Spring: sowing, transplanting rice seedlings, plowing the fields, picking mulberry leaves, and raising silkworms.

Summer: picking mulberry leaves, raising silkworms, transplanting rice seedlings, weeding and applying fertilizers.

Autumn: harvesting wheat and threshing. Winter: accumulating fertilizer.

3. Why raise silkworms in summer?

Silkworms are usually raised in summer. They eat mulberry leaves, which are only available in summer. Mulberry leaves are plump and abundant in summer.

Silkworms are usually raised in spring and summer. The growth cycle of silkworms should be roughly the same as that of mulberry trees to ensure an adequate supply of mulberry leaves. Silkworms are metamorphosed insects, and the most common one is the mulberry silkworm, also known as the domestic silkworm, which is one of the economic insects that feeds on mulberry leaves and spins silk cocoons.

4. Which month is it best to raise silkworms?

1. Generally speaking, the season for raising silkworms is spring and summer every year (starting around April each year). Since the main food source for silkworms is mulberry leaves, the season for raising silkworms and the growth cycle of mulberry trees need to be roughly the same to ensure that there are enough mulberry leaves to feed the silkworms.

2. The season of sericulture is related to the region. In the sericulture areas of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, theoretically, sericulture can be carried out during the eight months from April when mulberry trees sprout and open leaves to November when mulberry leaves turn yellow and fall off, but generally only 3-5 times a year. The sericulture areas in the Pearl River Basin raise sericulture more frequently than those in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, while some sericulture areas around the Yellow River or in the north raise sericulture less frequently than those in Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

5. Is silkworm breeding a busy agricultural activity in summer?

Yes.

This sentence comes from the third volume of the People's Education Press edition of the textbook "Farmer's Song of the Four Seasons", the original text is as follows:

In spring, the spring breeze blows, flowers bloom, grass grows, and butterflies fly. The wheat seedlings are tender and the mulberry leaves are lush and plump.

In summer, the farm work is busy, from collecting silkworms to planting rice. Getting up early to work, returning home under the moonlight.

In autumn, the rice comes into season, and the grains are as fragrant as gold. Although my body is tired, my heart is full of joy.

In winter, the snow has just cleared up, and the newly made cotton-padded clothes are warm and light. The farm work of the year is over, and everyone is smiling.

6. What scene does the song "Farmers' Four Seasons" about picking mulberry leaves, raising silkworms and planting rice describe?

"Farmers' Song of the Four Seasons" is a children's song that depicts farmers' agricultural activities in a year in the order of spring, summer, autumn and winter. The scene of "picking mulberry leaves, raising silkworms and planting rice" describes the summer farm work. In spring, the grass grows, the warblers fly, the wheat seedlings are tender, and the mulberry leaves are fat; in summer, the silkworms are raised and the rice seedlings are planted, and the farm work is busy; in autumn, the rice matures and the harvest is in sight; in winter, the snow has just cleared, and people are busy making New Year clothes. The four seasons are distinct and full of the rich flavor of farm life.

7. What is the best season for raising silkworms?

In addition to winter, spring, summer and autumn are all possible. Generally speaking, as long as there are mulberry leaves, silkworms can be raised. In Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions of my country, silkworms can be raised in spring, summer and autumn except winter. In the silkworm areas of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, silkworms can be raised within 8 months from April when mulberry trees sprout and open leaves to November when mulberry leaves turn yellow and fall off.

8. In which season are the farm activities such as mulberry picking, silkworm rearing and rice transplanting carried out?

This mulberry picking, silkworm rearing and rice transplanting should be summer farm work, because mulberry leaves only sprout and grow leaves in spring, and rice seedlings are only sown in spring. Mulberry picking, silkworm rearing and rice transplanting are only done in summer. Silkworms should be reared four times a year, spring silkworms and winter silkworms should be reared for a few more days, and summer silkworms and autumn silkworms should be reared for a few fewer days because of the high temperature. Silkworms mature earlier. It takes half a year from sowing to harvesting rice. It takes half a year for rice to grow and mature from sowing in spring to harvesting in autumn. No matter what plants you plant, you have to wait patiently for this process. Finally, it is the harvest season.