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Yoshitomi Town, Chikujo District, which is under the jurisdiction of the same JA, is the smallest town in Kyushu. Located at the easternmost point of Fukuoka Prefecture, it borders Nakatsu City in Oita Prefecture with the Yamakuni River in the east, Buzen City along the coast in the west, Koge Town in the south, and Suo-nada in the north. In addition, it is a rural town with fertile land located within 50 km from Kitakyushu, which is blessed with a natural environment surrounded by clear streams and fresh air. Of course, agriculture is flourishing in a blessed natural environment, and not only rice and wheat, but also fresh broccoli, leaf mustard, sweet corn and other vegetables are cultivated abundantly. Vegetables that grow on fertile land are fresh and have plenty of sweetness, which has won the name recognition and the trust of consumers.
The natural enemy, cabbage moth (larvae are small cabbage moths of 5 to 10 mm, adults are small moths of 10 mm or less, which parasitize Brassicaceae plants such as cabbage. It seems that it eats from the inside of the mesophyll when it digs in and eats from the back of the leaf when it grows. It seems that translucent spots remain because it eats leaving the epidermis. It seems that the larvae make cocoons on the back of the leaves and become pods), armyworms (the larvae of Spodoptera frugiperda become dormant in the soil and become adults after about a month). Since it is often killed by various pests, it seems that farmers are trying to detect it early, killing it without delay, and controlling it by spraying chemicals. During the cultivation period, I hear that consumers are doing their best because it is troublesome to cook when they bite into the flower buds.
It seems that the selection of varieties is very important for long-term collection for direct sales. Not only the Top flower bud but also the side flower buds attached to the side buds can be taken well. The optimum time for sowing seems to be around mid-July. Although the seedlings are raised at a high temperature, they grow to the maximum under the optimum temperature for growth in autumn, so they are easy to grow, and it seems that the top flower buds can be harvested for a long time from mid-November to March.