How to grow chive seedlings in autumn: the latest guide

Both spring and autumn are good seasons for growing chives; chives grown at these times grow well and have the best taste, and right now is the seedling-raising period for chives. So how should chives be grown from seed in autumn? Come take a look with the editor.

1. Seed treatment

For chive seeds, choose varieties with a high germination rate, excellent variety characteristics and good disease resistance, and soak the seeds appropriately before sowing, which can suitably increase the germination speed of the seeds. 4-5 days before raising seedlings, the seeds can be placed in 35 degree warm water to soak; during soaking, remove bad seeds, shriveled seeds and so on, and keep stirring during the soaking process until the water temperature cools, then soak for about 24 hours. After soaking is complete, scoop out the seeds and place them in a 15-20 degree environment for germination; they will sprout in 2-3 days, and then they can be sown.

2. Seedbed preparation

When cultivating in the open field, the seedbed should preferably be a plot with good drainage conditions, good ventilation and air permeability, and good irrigation conditions. Before raising seedlings, the soil must be properly prepared by plowing and fertilizing, applying about 4000 kg of decomposed farmyard manure per mu, and if conditions permit, the soil can also be disinfected. If plug tray seedling raising is used, the seedling substrate can be made from peat, vermiculite, perlite and so on; it must be ensured that the substrate is loose and breathable, and base fertilizer can also be added to the substrate.

3. Sowing and raising seedlings

For plug tray seedling raising, the plug tray is generally selected according to seedling size: for seedlings with 5 leaves, use a 288-cell plug tray; for seedlings with 6 leaves, choose a 128-cell plug tray. Put the seeds into the cells, and the depth should not be too deep, so as not to affect the seedlings emerging from the soil; after sowing, cover with a thin layer of soil, then water thoroughly once. For field sowing, broadcasting or drilling can be used; when drilling, keep the seed row spacing at about 10 cm and control the depth at 1.5 cm, and water after sowing.

4. Seedling stage management

After sowing, seedlings generally emerge in one week. During the emergence period, it is best to control the temperature well; the suitable germination temperature for the seeds is 15-18 degrees, and later, as the seeds germinate, the temperature can be increased appropriately, but it should preferably not exceed 25 degrees. Light should also not be too strong; in autumn, when the afternoon light is too strong, shade appropriately. The substrate should be kept moist and should not be allowed to dry out. When the seedlings grow to about 30 cm, apply 1-2 foliar fertilizer applications, preferably with a 0.1% urea solution.

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