How to manage chives in spring? These technical points you need to master
Chives are a very common vegetable, and they can be harvested multiple times a year. Normally we mainly use chives to make scrambled eggs with chives, and of course we can also often see chives at barbecue stalls. Chives are generally planted in March every year, so after planting, how should we carry out spring management work? Let's take a look at the information compiled by the editor below.
1. Initial application of organic fertilizer
After chives are planted, the first thing we need to do is apply organic fertilizer. Applying organic fertilizer reasonably helps increase the yield of chives. The organic fertilizer used for chives is generally cake fertilizer and decomposed farmyard manure, etc., applied in furrows with a depth of 20 cm. Spread the fertilizer evenly in the furrow, then cover it with soil. Of course, it is best to also cover it with a layer of fine sand and water it once, which can prevent the phenomenon of air permeability after fertilization and affect the absorption of nutrients by chives.
2. Cultivation and weeding
After chives turn green again, we should carry out cultivation in time, remove weeds in the field, adopt the method of cultivation, and tidy the field ridges of the planting site to promote better growth of chives. When weeding, loosen the soil reasonably, which can increase the surface temperature, and at the same time improve soil permeability, promote nutrient absorption, and promote the growth of chives.
3. Fertilizer and water management
In order to make chives grow better, topdressing and watering should be carried out reasonably. The number of watering times needs to be determined according to the needs of chives and local rainfall, while topdressing only needs to be determined according to the growth needs of chives. Under normal circumstances, topdressing is carried out after each harvest of chives. The number of topdressing is generally two times, and topdressing is carried out about three days after harvest, mainly with manure and urine or nitrogen fertilizer. It should be noted that topdressing cannot be carried out immediately after harvest, otherwise fertilizer damage will occur and affect the yield of chives.
4. Root removal and soil cultivation
Root removal and soil cultivation are generally management tasks carried out for chives that are three years old or more than three years old. Root removal is generally carried out before chives sprout. First, loosen the roots of the chives, then remove the soil from each clump, expose the rhizomes, remove the withered, dead, and weak roots, and finally organize the remaining ones into a new plant and put them back into the soil for planting. Soil cultivation should be carried out before new roots sprout, and the thickness of soil cultivation each year only needs to be about three to four cm.
The above is the field management technology for chives in spring compiled by the editor. I hope it can help everyone. If you are interested, you can follow us to get more information about chive cultivation.