There are several basic steps in the cultivation of sweet potatoes:
1.Soil preparation: Choose fertile, well-drained soil, remove weeds and roots, plough the soil, and level the surface.
2.Propagation material selection: Choose healthy sweet potatoes as seed potatoes. Medium-sized sweet potatoes with an intact appearance and free of pests and diseases are usually chosen.
3.Cutting and handling: Cut the selected sweet potatoes into 3-4 cm long pieces and apply a layer of sulfur powder to the incision to prevent bacterial infection.
4.Sowing: Spread the processed sweet potato chunks evenly on the planting bed, keeping a spacing of about 30 cm.
5.Management and maintenance: Regularly weed, loosen soil to promote growth. If the soil is dry, it needs to be watered in moderation. When spreading densely, bamboo rafts can be used to support it to prevent lodging.
6.Harvesting: Sweet potatoes are generally harvested between 90-120 days during the growing season. After harvesting, the sweet potatoes are left to dry in a cool and ventilated place and can be stored or eaten later.
As for why eating sweet potatoes is easy to fart, this is because sweet potatoes are rich in dietary fiber, such as gum and cellulose. These fibers are not completely absorbed during the body's digestion process, and after entering the colon, they are broken down by bacteria in the intestines, producing gas, which leads to flatulence and farting.
In addition, sweet potatoes contain a substance called carotenoids, in which -carotene is converted into vitamin A after digestion. However, when the body ingests a large amount of foods containing -carotene (such as sweet potatoes), the body can only absorb a certain amount of vitamin A, and the excess -carotene will be metabolized by bacteria in the digestive tract, producing gas, causing gas and farting.
In addition, individual differences may also cause farting problems after eating sweet potatoes. Some people's digestive systems may be more sensitive to some of the components in sweet potatoes and are prone to gas.
In general, eating sweet potatoes is easy to fart mainly due to the abundant dietary fiber in sweet potatoes and the gas produced by the metabolism of carotene. To reduce farting problems, you can gradually increase your sweet potato intake to allow your gut to adapt. At the same time, sweet potatoes can be eaten with other easily digestible foods, such as rice, vegetables, etc., to balance the intestinal flora and reduce gas production.