How to plant chickpea seeds? Detailed method and steps

Flowers & Gardening Jan 1, 1970 0 views

When it is mentioned, everyone has probably eaten it. It tastes very good in the mouth, and its nutritional value is also very high. In addition, it is not only delicious, but also has a peculiar appearance, pointed just like an eagle's beak, and it is precisely because of this that it got this name. So how do you grow it from seeds? Let's take a look together.

I. Seed preparation and treatment

When obtaining its seeds, we can buy them directly from the market, and of course we can also harvest them ourselves from the plants. No matter which way the seeds are obtained, before planting we should first carefully select the seeds and pick out the plumpless grains, as well as the bad and broken grains. In addition, to ensure a relatively high emergence rate after planting and reduce diseases, we should also treat the seeds with chemicals, so that diseases during the seedling stage can be effectively prevented.

II. Choosing suitable soil

After the seeds are selected, we need to start choosing the potting soil. It does not have very strict requirements for potting soil. Basically, it can handle any soil, and it can even survive in poor soil where wheat cannot grow. Even so, in order to let it grow better, when choosing potting soil it is still best to choose a light loam with good drainage and loose texture.

III. Sowing time

If you are in the northern region, the sowing time is generally in spring, and it is best after the local late spring frost has passed. The specific time is from late April to mid-May. If you are in the southern region, the sowing time can be decided according to the local crop sowing time.

IV. How to plant

When sowing, there are many methods. First, we can sow in single rows in holes on the ridge, with a row spacing of 50 to 70 cm. Second, we can precisely sow the seeds on double-row ridges, with a row spacing of 65 to 75 cm, and the smallest row spacing is also 15 to 20 cm, the plant spacing is 10 to 20 cm, and the planting depth is 5 to 10 cm. After that, you can wait for it to sprout.

V. Later care

1. Intertillage and weeding

After some time, the seeds will sprout, and then it will enter its seedling stage. However, its growth during the seedling stage is very small, and it is very easily affected by some weeds. So we need to weed it about 45 to 70 days after planting. If you want weeds to be less likely to grow, you can increase the air permeability of the soil.

2. Water management

It does not need much water and is very drought-tolerant, so usually there is no need to water it much, and it also must not be exposed to rain.