How to Plant Chinese Honey Locust Seeds? A Detailed Guide to the Latest Planting Method

Chinese honey locust, also known as Gleditsia sinensis, has an extremely wide range of uses: it can be processed into soap, and the seeds it produces can be eaten. In addition, it can also be used as medicine, and it is grown in all parts of our country. Chinese honey locust is grown by sowing seeds, so how should the seeds be planted? Let us take a look.

1. Harvesting the seeds

Every year in October, when the Chinese honey locust pods are ripe, the seeds can be harvested from the plant. After harvesting, place the seeds in the hot sun and dry them until dry, then smash the outer shells of the pods, remove the impurities, collect the seeds, put them in a cloth bag and store them in a cool place for later use. Of course, there is no need for such a complicated process; you can simply buy the seeds from the market.

2. Soaking the seeds to promote germination

The seed coat of Chinese honey locust is rather hard, so in order to make it germinate and grow as quickly as possible, the seeds are generally soaked to promote germination before sowing. Soak the seeds in clean water, changing the clean water once a day to keep the water clean. After about a week, when the seeds have absorbed enough water, take them out and let them dry. Then bury them in moist fine sand. After about a month, when the seeds have cracked open a small opening, they can be taken out and sown. To make them germinate faster, you can choose to soak the seeds in warm hot water for 24 hours; when the seeds have absorbed water and plumped up fully, remove them, let the water dry off, and sow them directly.

3. Choosing and preparing the land

Chinese honey locust seeds are suitable for sowing in loose, airy, well-drained sandy loam soil, and the terrain is required to be flat, which is more conducive to the growth of the seeds. If the soil is rather heavy clay, 1-2 months before planting, deep plow it several times, break up the clods, and let it weather fully, so that it can also be turned into loose, airy soil. Base fertilizer can also be applied when preparing the land to promote the growth of the seedlings faster; the base fertilizer should mainly be decomposed organic fertilizer. Before sowing, water thoroughly once to make the soil loose and airy and meet the conditions for seed germination before sowing.

4. Sowing

When sowing, the commonly used sowing method is drilling or broadcasting: open furrows in the ground, and directly broadcast the pre-germinated seeds into the furrows. Pay attention to the sowing density; it should not be too dense, lest the seeds compete with each other for nutrients and make sprouting difficult. After sowing, cover with a thin layer of soil about 5 cm thick. After sowing, water once depending on whether the soil is dry or moist: water more when dry, and water less or not at all when moist.

The above is an introduction to how to plant Chinese honey locust seeds. We hope it can help you. To learn more related knowledge, please stay tuned to us.