How to choose amaranth? What are the methods of raising seedlings?

Amaranth is very common in southern China and is one of the main leafy vegetables in summer. Amaranth not only has high nutritional value, but also has the effect of clearing away heat and detoxification and lowering blood pressure. With the increasing demand for amaranth in the market, the planting area of amaranth is also expanding. So how to choose amaranth? What are the methods of raising seedlings? Let's get to know it.

How to choose amaranth?

For the cultivation of amaranth, if you want to achieve high yield, seed selection must be appropriate, the selection of high-quality varieties is an important prerequisite for high yield. As the planting technology is becoming more and more mature, a kind of wild vegetable, which is difficult to eat if you miss the season, can now be planted all the year round, so vegetable farmers should choose suitable varieties to be planted on the market according to the market demand.

In general, varieties with strong cold tolerance can be planted in winter and spring, such as red leaf amaranth, mosaic amaranth, round leaf red amaranth and so on. If it is planted in summer and autumn, you can choose varieties with strong disease resistance and high temperature resistance, such as amaranth, Shangqiu green amaranth, willow amaranth and so on.

How to raise seedlings of amaranth?

1. Planting time

For the current planting there are open field planting and greenhouse planting, generally there are more out-of-season greenhouse planting, which can be planted from the end of February to the beginning of February, can be listed 20-30 days in advance, can avoid the market peak, and the selling price is high; then open-field seeds can be planted from late March to early August when there is no frost in spring and autumn.

2. Sowing and raising seedlings

Amaranth seeds can be direct seeded, but in order to ensure its emergence rate, soak the seeds in warm water for 4-5 hours before sowing, but the seeds are relatively small, so they are mixed with sand when sowing, stir evenly and sow seeds. Sprinkle it on the ground and cover it with 0.5cm.

3. Ploughing and weeding

The occurrence of weeds in the process of planting amaranth is relatively serious. During seedling growth, weeds should be ploughed in time to avoid grass shortage affecting the growth of amaranth seedlings, especially in the area where vegetables are planted all the year round. For amaranth, pre-bud closure can be selected, combined with stem and leaf weeding.

4. Water and fertilizer management

Amaranth seedlings need to be fertilized many times during the growth period. It is suggested that amaranth seedlings should be fertilized once when two or three leaves grow, once when 5-6 leaves grow, once when harvested, mainly nitrogen fertilizer, and properly mixed with some farm manure.

Amaranth has a certain drought tolerance, but if you want amaranth to grow well, watering is also very important. After the emergence of amaranth, if the soil has a certain amount of moisture, spray watering is generally used when replenishing water, but if the soil is relatively dry, it is necessary to increase the amount of water appropriately, but do not flood.

The above is all about the selection and breeding of amaranth, in fact, amaranth is relatively easy to manage, and there are fewer diseases and insect pests during the growth period, so the selection and breeding of seedlings and other work is the secret of high yield.

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