Nowadays, many people are worried that the vegetables bought outside are unhygienic and have pesticide residues, so they grow vegetables on their own at home on their balcony or in an unused area. So, how to plant chicken hairy vegetables? How to choose varieties for summer planting of chicken feather vegetable? Come together to learn about it.

balcony planting method

1, bury the seeds into the pot about 1 cm of mulch, watering, three days to germinate. Seedling root system is weak, the water demand is not large, pay attention to control watering.

2, open balcony, pay attention to avoid the midday sun, while preventing insect pests, such as: cabbage greenfly, small night moths, aphids, spotted fly, etc., usually can be tobacco or chili pepper soaked water sprayed on the foliage, there is a certain preventive effect. However, if the pest is serious, it is necessary to catch the insects and pull out the whole vegetable seedlings in time, and the use of pesticides is not recommended.

3, closed balcony potted chickpeas, in addition to increasing light and control of watering, and pay attention to night ventilation and cooling, otherwise it is difficult for seedlings to accumulate enough dry matter, will grow slowly. Summer planting chicken hairy vegetable should pay attention to the selection of heat-resistant varieties.

4, long true leaves 3-4 pieces, you can apply fast-acting fertilizer, such as urea, or liquid fertilizer. 1-2 times per week, thin fertilizer and diligent application.

5, usually about 1 month, you can harvest chickweed.

Chickweed planting methods

summer cultivation (generally sown from April to August)

① varieties to choose: summer cultivation is generally selected heat-resistant varieties, such as heat-resistant 605, summer holly, ZHENGDA heat-resistant green No. 1, heat-resistant green No. 3 and other good varieties.

② Fertilization: summer planting is in the typhoon, rainstorms, high temperature and drought season, so it is necessary to build a deep ditch high bed, in order to facilitate irrigation and drainage (base fertilizer is the same as above).

③ sowing: the hot season, sowing to seedling should be covered with shade net. Because of the dry weather, the day before sowing should be watered with sufficient bottom water, seepage after sowing, sowing to seedling before to keep the bed wet. Because of the hot and dry climate, it is advisable to sow more seeds in summer, generally 2-4 kg of seeds per mu.

④ Field management: summer planting of chickweed general fertilizer 2 times. The first time in the cotyledon unfolding, mu Shi urea 5 kg or so; the second in the two true leaves appear after the follow-up, mu Shi urea 10 kg or so. Watering should master the principle of light watering, hard watering, cut not big water irrigation, watering is best in the morning before 8:00 or after 5:00 pm. The insect pests are aphids, cabbage greenfly, cabbage moth, yellow striped flea beetle, etc., can be used to Emmylocke, vegetables, such as Xiexie agents for alternate prevention and control.

⑤ Harvest: summer planting chickweed in 20-25 days after sowing harvest, mu yield about 750 kg.

Nutritional analysis of chicken broccoli

1. Provide nutrition, strengthen the body:

Chickweed is one of the richest vegetables containing vitamins and minerals, which provides material conditions to ensure the physiological needs of the body, and helps to strengthen the immune system.

2. Maintain the elasticity of blood vessels:

Chickweed contains a large amount of fiber, which enters the body and fat binding, can prevent the formation of plasma cholesterol, cholesterol metabolite bile acid can be discharged to reduce the formation of atherosclerosis, so as to maintain the elasticity of blood vessels.

3. moisturize the skin, delay aging:

Chickweed contains a lot of carotene than beans, tomatoes, melons are more, and there is also a wealth of vitamin C, into the human body, can promote skin cell metabolism, to prevent skin roughness and pigmentation, so that the skin is bright, delay aging.

4. anti-cancer:

Chickweed contains vitamin C, the formation of a "hyaluronic acid inhibitor" in the body, this substance has an anti-cancer effect, can make the cancer cells lose vitality. In addition, chickweed contains crude fiber can promote peristalsis, increase the discharge of toxins in the colon, to achieve the purpose of cancer prevention and anti-cancer.