Millet is an annual herbaceous plant of the Gramineae family. Its stems are thick and upright, with a height of 0.5-1 meters. The seeds are rich in color, including white, red, black, yellow, purple, etc., and The main production area of ??millet is in China, where it is suitable for growing in arid environments with little irrigation. What kind of crop is millet?

1. Variety introduction

Millet is an annual herbaceous plant belonging to the family Gramineae. Its alias is millet. The diameter of the millet is about 1 mm, and millet is the oldest cultivated species in the world. The main production area is in China. Its leaves are similar in shape to foxtail grass, and the main growth cycle of millet is between 80-130 days.

2. Soil conditions

Millet is suitable for growing in slightly acidic soil, and millet likes dryness and avoids waterlogging. When cultivating millet, it needs to provide sand with good drainage. Loamy soil, and decomposed organic fertilizer should be applied to the soil to improve soil fertility, and sowing should be carried out in March-April every spring.

3. Seed treatment

When planting millet, you need to select seeds with full grains and no pests, and then mix the seeds with prepared pesticides to reduce the chance of disease infection. Then place the millet seeds in the sun to dry for 1-2 days, and turn the millet seeds every hour to promote rapid germination.

4. Maintenance and management

When maintaining millet, it is necessary to provide nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium compound fertilizer during the growth period of the plant to meet the development needs of millet, and during heavy rains, Drainage ditches should be dug for millet to quickly drain away water in the soil, and bactericidal chemicals should be sprayed on millet regularly to prevent the plants from being infected by pests and diseases.