A detailed guide to the planting methods and key technical points for wheatgrass
Seed selection: choose high-quality seeds and avoid old or bad seeds to reduce planting risks. Germination: before planting wheatgrass, soak the seeds to speed up germination and increase the germination rate. Sowing: use drilling or broadcasting, then cover with 1-2cm of soil. Watering and fertilizing: water and topdress in time according to growth conditions, and pay attention to soil moisture.
How to plant wheatgrass
1. Seed selection
Buy high-quality seeds. Good seeds require relatively large inputs of labor, resources and money, and from collection to storage they must go through a series of tedious and extremely strict processes, and they are all new seeds. Therefore, when purchasing, you must carefully select seeds and avoid old seeds, dead seeds and bad seeds, so as to reduce planting risks to the greatest extent.
2. Germination
Before planting wheatgrass seeds, soak them in clean water first to soften the seed coats and awaken the embryos. After this treatment, the germination rate of the seeds will be greatly improved.
3. Soil
Wheatgrass does not have great requirements for soil, but it is most suitable for growing in chestnut-calcium soil. It is not suitable for growing in saline-alkali land. Before planting, the weeds in the soil need to be cleared away and base fertilizer, such as cow manure and chicken manure, should be spread to meet the nutritional conditions required by wheatgrass.
4. Sowing
Use drilling or broadcasting. Before sowing, it is best to plow the land once. Wheatgrass seeds are small and have weak ability to push through the soil, so when planting, cultivate shallowly. After scattering the seeds, cover them with 1-2cm of soil, which gives a better germination rate.
5. Field management
Planting the seeds in the ground is only the first step. Wheatgrass grows relatively slowly in the early stage, so it is necessary to cultivate and weed regularly. At the same time, attention should be paid to soil moisture, timely irrigation and topdressing, etc. If the soil is poor, growth will inevitably be affected, so the proper degree must be grasped.