What is watercress? can watercress be grown in dry land?

Watercress is directly planted by seeds or cuttings, directly with seeds: sowing seedlings around September every year, you can choose dry land or semi-paddy field areas, but you need to pay attention to the shade of the planting land. Cutting method: cutting around October, choose fertile soil, strong seedlings, cut about 15 cm tender stem, transplant to the field, pay attention to slightly oblique cutting, more conducive to the growth of watercress.

Watercress should be familiar to everyone. It can be used not only as a vegetable but also as a medicine. Eating regularly can benefit the effect of urine detoxification. So it is also very popular with everyone. Watercress can also be planted by cutting in addition to direct seed planting. Now let's take a closer look at it.

What is watercress grown?

Watercress can be grown in two ways.

1. Plant directly with seeds.

Because watercress does not like high heat, do not like cold. We choose to start sowing seedlings at about 20 degrees in September every year. Sowing and raising seedlings can be carried out in dry land or semi-paddy fields. No matter where seedlings are raised, you need to choose fields that can be shaded.

2. Planting by cutting.

The time is a little later than the seed planting method. Choose fertile soil, choose sturdy seedlings, cut the tender stems about 15 cm long, and transplant them in the field. Planting needs to be separated at a certain distance to help watercress grow. Attention should be paid when cutting, slightly oblique cutting, more conducive to the growth of watercress.

Can watercress be planted in dry land?

Watercress can be grown in dry land. However, watercress is still a common mode of cultivation in China, but with the improvement of our living standards, the demand for the quality of life is getting higher and higher, and the demand for watercress is also increasing day by day.

Watercress aquatic cultivation mode is more difficult to harvest, especially in winter and other cold weather, it is more difficult to harvest, and the relative planting cost is also increased.

Now, according to the growth habits of watercress, it is also very successful to choose dry land cultivation in areas where Rain Water is abundant and humid. What should be paid special attention to when planting in dry land is that the soil needs to be watered thoroughly before planting, and must be watered frequently after planting, which is more conducive to the production of watercress and ensures the fresh and tender taste of watercress.

We all know these planting habits of watercress. To grow gratifying watercress, friends also need to consult their predecessors who are familiar with watercress cultivation, so that they can get twice the result with half the effort.