Leeks taste really more delicious than leeks, but the price is several times higher, leeks and leeks planting process compared to the difference is no light? How can be so much more expensive, in fact, not, through the understanding to know, leeks planting process is much more difficult than leeks, the following we will come together to explore the leek planting methods.
One, large planting leek
Large planting of leeks is mainly aimed at trafficking, is concerned about the economic practicality, high yield, less disease, large planting of leeks are mainly the following steps.
(a) leek seed selection. There are many kinds of leek varieties, according to the maturity of early and late maturity, medium maturity and late maturity, before choosing leek seeds, we should first understand the yield of the seed, growth rate, disease resistance and other advantages and disadvantages, combined with their own management capabilities, choose the varieties suitable for their own planting.
(ii) leek land preparation. One should y turn the soil. Leek planting a year to be able to harvest for many years, so before planting leek seeds to deep turn the soil, in the process of growth can let the roots of leeks deep into the ground, to ensure that the harvest of the latter crop. Secondly, choose sandy soil. Leek cultivation of high soil requirements, leeks are suitable for planting in the loose texture of the sandy soil, which is conducive to irrigation and drainage, loose and breathable, the growth of leeks have greater help. Three to open ditches to make borders. Make borders for irrigation and drainage, if the field is larger, higher ground, you can open a drainage ditch in the center of the field, facilitating drainage can be.
(C) leek planting. The first is live, in March-April or September-October each year is the leek planting time, in the leveling of the field on a layer of fine sand, and then 2 kilograms of seed per acre sown in a well-prepared row of ditches, rows and ditches spacing of 30 cm or so, and then sprinkled with a layer of fine sand after sowing, and then you can use rotted human urine and other fertilizers. If the organic fertilizer is not enough, can be replaced by compound fertilizer melted water. The second is transplanting, open the ditch distance of the same 30 cm, will be prepared leek seedlings planted into the ditch, the soil and fertilizer mixed into the ditch on the seedlings to cultivate the soil.
(d) Construction of greenhouses. Leek planting needs shading, light shading is not good to become a leek, if the choice of greenhouse planting, directly on the outside of the greenhouse for shading can be, if planted in the open air, available bamboo poles and opaque plastic construction of shade greenhouse, after that is to control the temperature and humidity in the shed, conditions can make leeks grow at a temperature of 25 degrees Celsius or so appropriate, if the conditions are more modest, leeks grow at a temperature of 15-25 degrees Celsius are feasible. 25 degrees Celsius are feasible.
(E) water and fertilizer management. Leek growth on water and fertilizer requirements are high, if the water and fertilizer are not in place, directly affecting the late sales revenue, leek water and fertilizer management should keep in mind the ten words "need water does not store water, more fertilizer, but not the amount of" means that the leek growth process in a timely manner to the irrigation, but can not be flooded resulting in waterlogging, the leek growth requires a large amount of nitrogen fertilizers, also to Appropriate supplemental calcium fertilizer, so suitable for a small amount of fertilization methods.
After the above steps, if there is no particularly serious pests and diseases, leeks can be sold.
Two, planting leeks on the balcony
Many people like to put a pot on their own balcony, loaded with some soil, planting their favorite vegetables, adding a little fun of life, so how can you grow lush leeks on your own balcony?
The simpler way is to buy vegetables in the market to the vegetable farmers to buy a few leek roots, planted into their own balcony pots, add the appropriate water and fertilizer, with a black plastic bag masked, the middle of the appropriate water and fertilizer, it will not be long before you can grow out of delicious leeks, if the market does not have leeks root, you can buy some leek seeds in the seed company to replace.