What's the nickname of chicory? How do you plant seeds?

Chicory is a kind of plant with medicinal value, edible value and ornamental value. The leaves of chicory can prepare lettuce, and the roots contain aromatic substances, inulin and so on. Chicory is distributed in many places in China, like to grow on the edge of the field or next to the hillside, suitable for planting in gardens, flower beds and other places to play an ornamental role. Let's take a look at the nickname of chicory. How do you plant seeds?

What's the nickname of chicory?

Chicory, also known as bitter chicory, bitter thistle, Cassney, wrinkled-leaf bitter chicory, bright-eyed cabbage, and coffee apple, is a plant with straight stems and bluish blue flowers.

Chicory is distributed all over the world. China is mainly distributed in Beijing (Baihuashan), Liaoning (Dalian), Shanxi (Fenyang), Heilongjiang (Raohe), Shaanxi (Mei County, Xi'an, Zhouzhi), Xinjiang (Altay, Haba River, Tacheng, Tali, Fuhai, Yumin, Bole, Shawan, Manas, Urumqi, Miquan, Yining, Chabqar), Jiangxi (Suichuan) and so on.

Chicory was recorded by poets as early as ancient Rome and is eaten as food, and it is now often used in French cooking. Chicory has a certain medicinal value, especially for loss of appetite, nephritis edema and so on.

Second, how to plant chicory seeds?

1. Chicory seed treatment

The chicory seeds should be dried in a cool and ventilated place for two days before sowing, but be careful not to be exposed outdoors, mainly to improve the germination rate of the seeds.

Generally speaking, chicory seeds imported from abroad are treated with special fungicides and can be sown dry. If the chicory seeds purchased from China need to be soaked in cold water in advance, remove the seeds floating on the water, select the sunken chicory seeds, dry the water and then sow the seeds.

2. Sowing time

The climate and geographical environment are different in different regions, so the sowing time of chicory seeds is also different. Generally speaking, it is more suitable to sow seeds from early June to late July, which should be determined according to the local situation. The way of hole sowing saves some seeds than the way of direct broadcast.

3. Land preparation

One month before sowing, the soil should be ploughed deeply, and then sufficient base fertilizer should be applied to help chicory seeds grow.

4. Sowing method

If chicory seeds are directly seeded, they should be ridged and planted first, and the row spacing and plant spacing should be well controlled. Water the seeds immediately after sowing, not over the top. Water should be watered once before emergence and once more after emergence. When chicory grows two or three true leaves, the first seedling can be carried out, and the second seedling can be carried out when four or five true leaves are grown.