Amaranth is a common vegetable that is rich in nutrients and delicious in taste. There is a wide range of planting in our country, recently some fans asked Lao Qiao about amaranth planting related questions, today Lao Qiao will talk to you about some problems about amaranth planting, I hope to help friends.
Amaranth can be cultivated during most of the frost-free periods throughout the year, whether in open fields or covered with greenhouses, small vaulted greenhouses, etc.
In open-field cultivation, sowing can be done from late March to early August each yearWith the help of facilities such as greenhouses or small vaulted greenhouses, it is possible to advance the planting date by about 20 to 30 days, and the planting can be started in late February, which can be about 30 days earlier than the time of the market**.
Except for spring planting, amaranth is usually ready for sale about 35 days after planting.
1. Soak seeds to promote germination
Before planting amaranth, the seeds must be treated. This is done by soaking the amaranth seeds in cool water for 24 hours, and during the soaking period, the seeds need to be gently scrubbed several times to help the seeds absorb enough water.
In winter, spring and autumn, the soaked amaranth seeds should be fished out, cleaned to remove impurities from the surface, then wrapped in gauze with excellent aeration, then covered with a wet towel, and finally placed in a temperature range suitable for germination (15-20 degrees Celsius) for germination. Sowing can be carried out when 30%-50% of the seeds have germinated and exposed white.
In other seasons, there is an option to plant directly with the seeds.
2. Soil preparation and fertilization
When choosing a site to grow amaranth, it is advisable to choose a lot with less weeds, although amaranth is not very demanding on the soil, but good quality soil is still the best choice. The right soil should be permeable and water-retaining, as well as fertile and loose.
5,000 kg of mature organic fertilizer and 50 kg of 25% compound fertilizer can be applied per mu of land as base fertilizer, and the land is carefully prepared to establish a width of 1-12 meters of furrow surface and make the ditch depth up to 03 meters, width 015-0.2 meters.
3. Seed dispersal method
Since amaranth seeds are relatively small, adding some fine sand or fine soil evenly when sowing can help the seeds in the soil to be more evenly distributed. It is recommended to use 0. per acre of amaranth plot25-0.For 5 kg of seeds, you can choose to sow them in a flat furrow or in strip sowing.
The four-tooth rake can be sown shallow or not, and the strip sowing method needs to adjust the depth according to the seasonal changes, which can be slightly deeper in spring and shallow in summer. After sowing, cover the soil slightly, and after a little suppression, you can water and wait for the seedlings to break through the soil.
In winter, straw and mulch can be added to increase humidity, and in summer, shade nets should be built to avoid sun exposure.
4. Water and fertilizer management
Amaranth needs to be applied throughout the growing season. In terms of fertilizer, nitrogen is the main element, and a certain proportion of farm fertilizer is appropriately matched. At the same time, in order to ensure the rapid growth of amaranth, it is necessary to ensure that the soil is always kept moderately moist, especially in the hot summer, and the watering amount should be increased to maintain the healthy growth of amaranth.
As a common vegetable, the planting technology of amaranth is not complicated, as long as you master the scientific planting method.
In addition, the climatic environment, temperature, water and soil structure, planting technology, etc. are different in different places, so we should first understand the actual local situation in the process of planting amaranth, and then combine the technology provided in this article to achieve results.
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