How to plant red seeds for thousands of days?

Thousand-day red is a common flower in tropical and subtropical areas. it is native to tropical America. it is an erect annual herb of the genus Amaranthaceae. It is widely planted south of the Yangtze River in China, and its head remains unchanged for a long time. Besides being used as a flower bed and bonsai, it can also be used as a wreath, flower basket and other ornaments. Let's take a look at how to plant red seeds.

Sowing time

The seeds were usually collected from September to October, sowed from April to May, and planted in June, and the seedlings grew slowly. The seedlings were sowed in the open field seedbed from April to May in spring, and the optimum sowing temperature was 20-25 ℃.

Seed treatment

Thousand-day red seeds are covered with hairy hair, so the emergence of seedlings is slow. In order to promote its quick emergence, it is necessary to accelerate germination before sowing. Before sowing, soak the seeds in warm water for one day or in cold water for two days, then squeeze out water, dry slightly, mix with plant ash or fine sand, the dosage is 2 to 3 times that of the seeds, so that it is loose and easy to sow.

Sowing method

Thousand-day red seeds are relatively large, about 400 seeds / g, can use ordinary sowing land, choose sandy soil with sufficient sunshine, high groundwater level, good drainage, loose and fertile soil as the seedbed.

Post-broadcast management

After thousands of days of red sowing, the soil is slightly covered, and the temperature is controlled at 20: 25 ℃. Seedlings can emerge in about 10: 15 days. After the seedlings come out, the seedlings will not cover each other with a certain growth space. After the seedlings are poured with 1000 times urea solution, the foliage should be sprayed in time after applying fertilizer to prevent the seedlings from being burned by fertilizer.