What to Do When Chives (Garlic Chives) Grow Thinner and Thinner

Chives (garlic chives) are a common vegetable. Although their price is not high, market demand is extremely large, especially when they are made into barbecue, cold dishes, dumpling filling, etc. in the catering industry, and they are deeply loved by the public. But in autumn, many farmers find when planting chives that their own chive leaves are growing thinner and thinner. What causes this? How should it be solved? Let's learn about it together.

1. Harvesting too frequently

Chives can be harvested multiple times after one planting, and many farmers want to harvest a few more rounds. In fact, this instead causes the quality of the chives to get worse and worse. No matter how well the chives are tended, they still need a certain amount of time to resume growth. If harvested too frequently, it will be very difficult for them to recover, causing the leaves to grow thinner and thinner and the quality to gradually decline.

Solution: Therefore, during production, do not keep harvesting continuously. After harvesting, water and earth up in time to prompt the chives to recover as quickly as possible and improve quality.

2. Planting too densely

Planting chives too densely will also affect their growth. When planting chives, it is generally 3-4 plants per clump, and there should be a certain distance between clumps. At the beginning, the planting may grow very well, but as the chives grow they will show root division, which leads to overly dense growth, and then they will also gradually grow thinner and thinner.

Solution: For this situation, thinning can be adopted, thinning every few days. After all, if the seedlings grow too densely, their growth will be inhibited, so they grow thinner and thinner. Thinning can ensure that the remaining chives can spread their roots and absorb nutrients better, so that attractive chives can be grown.

3. Insufficient fertility

The growth of any crop is inseparable from fertilizer, especially after chives are harvested, when growth requires a large amount of nutrients. With insufficient fertility, chives cannot grow and develop normally, so they will grow thinner and thinner.

Solution: Applying fertilizer in time after harvesting is very important. In spring, while the chives have not yet grown larger, loosen the soil and break it up fine, then apply 2000 kg of decomposed organic fertilizer per mu. One point to note here is to avoid residual insect eggs in the organic fertilizer causing disease in the chives later.

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