Planting chicory time is best to choose in the spring from March to May, in the fall from August to October is also possible, the temperature of these two seasons is very suitable for the growth of chicory, can meet the chicory germination, in fact, chicory hardy plus the ability to be relatively strong, can be planted directly in the field, but also can be planted indoors, the chicory of the vitality of the very tenacious.
Second, chicory planting method
1, land fertilization
Chicory it is whether in clay or loam or sandy soil can grow, it is not high on the soil requirements, but if it is acidic soil growth will be better. We should be based on the characteristics of chicory seeds to scientific land preparation, chicory planting is very small, so the planting site of the soil should be relatively fine, and then evenly sprinkled with a sufficient amount of farmyard manure as a fertilizer, and finally turn the ground again, the soil rake flat, you can prepare for sowing.
2, timely sowing
In the sowing before the need to do a little treatment of the seeds, in the sowing about a week before the need to put the seeds in a cool and well-ventilated place for sunshine, two days after the collection of the cool water into the kind of soaking, and so on, until the seeds are soaked through the water after the fish out of the drained water can be sown.
3, reasonable dense planting
Wait until the seed germination first we have to check the field of chicory seedling growth, whether there is a lack of seedling place or some parts of the seedling is too dense, if there are two kinds of situation, then, in a timely manner to thinning and replenishment of seedlings to ensure that the field of seedling Qi. How is the seedling transplantation to ensure that each plant has at least three seedlings, the distance between each plant to ensure that the fifteen to twenty centimeters or so.
4, field management
Chicory field management is relatively simple, mainly fertilizer, watering, and pest control of these three things, in the seedlings out of five centimeters or so when you need to fertilize, mainly to urea-based, add some micro-fertilizer in moderation, urea can be sprinkled by way of fertilization, but it's more of a waste, so it's best to water with urea. Watering, so that watering and fertilization in one step. If there is stagnant water in the field, it should be discharged in time, and chicory does not need to be weeded. Finally, the common diseases of chicory are mildew and rot, which are caused by too much water in the field and too much humidity in the air, and we can use Chlorothalonil and carbendazim to prevent and control them, and the most important pests are aphids and some underground pests, which can be prevented and controlled with Rogaine, and we can use the agents against underground pests to prevent and control them by irrigating the roots.
5, timely harvest
The branches and leaves of chicory can be harvested at least three to five times, of which the first time we can be harvested since the chicory buds after the buds are still yellowish-white, the second time is to wait until the chicory grows to twenty to thirty centimeters or so to harvest, and then each time the harvest needs to grow to a certain length in the harvest, and finally, when the occupation is finished, it's to carry out the root digging. The last thing you need to do is to dig up the roots after the professional harvest.