What are the precautions for growing amaranth? You will understand after reading this

Amaranth is also called xingcai, red amaranth, yanlaihong, and hancai. It is an annual herbaceous plant with the effects of relaxing the bowels and clearing heat. Amaranth has strong adaptability to the environment and is grown throughout China, and there are also quite a few wild amaranth resources. However, today we mainly want to understand several points that need attention when amaranth is cultivated artificially. Let us learn about them together below.

1. Soil

Amaranth likes slightly alkaline soil, grows poorly in soil with poor drainage, and is prone to disease. This also shows that when choosing a planting site for amaranth, it is best to choose it according to the growth habits of amaranth, for example, choosing a plot with flat terrain, convenient drainage and irrigation, few grass weeds, fertile soil, loose texture, and sufficient sunlight. Another point to note is that continuous cropping cannot be used. For example, planting sites where the previous crop was an amaranth family plant cannot be used for planting.

2. Temperature

Amaranth is also relatively sensitive to growing temperature. At present, cultivation generally requires a temperature above ten degrees for germination, and the optimal temperature for seed germination is fifteen to twenty degrees. The optimal temperature suitable for amaranth growth is about eighteen to twenty-five degrees. Under normal circumstances, the temperature of the planting site should not be lower than ten degrees at the lowest and should not exceed thirty degrees at the highest, otherwise it will affect the yield and quality of amaranth.

3. Weeding

In the early stage of amaranth growth, amaranth is very susceptible to weed damage, which seriously affects the survival of amaranth. In the early stage of amaranth growth, intertillage weeding needs to be carried out as early as possible, but mainly by shallow cultivation, so as not to damage the root system of amaranth. In the middle and late stages of amaranth growth, if grass weeds appear in the field again, then the only option is to pull the weeds by hand.

4. Watering

Amaranth has a certain degree of drought tolerance, but if you want amaranth to grow well, watering is also very important. After amaranth emerges, if the soil has a certain degree of moisture, then when supplementing water, spray watering is generally used, but if the soil is relatively dry, then the amount of water needs to be appropriately increased. During the growth of amaranth, if the temperature rises and the weather becomes dry, in order to ensure the quality of amaranth, water needs to be supplemented just right. Finally, it should be noted that in addition to watering, we also need to pay attention to drainage. This situation generally occurs during continuous rainy weather or overcast and rainy weather.

5. Fertilizing

In order to promote the growth of amaranth, fertilizing can be key, and fertilizing also follows a pattern. After amaranth emerges and reaches about ten centimeters, the first fertilizing is needed, usually by applying urea mixed with water. After half a month, apply the second topdressing, also with urea, and of course manure and urine water can also be used. Finally, it should be noted that because amaranth is harvested in batches and can be harvested multiple times, after each harvest remember to apply topdressing to promote the growth of the heart leaves of amaranth and increase the yield of amaranth.

The above is what the editor wants to share with you today about several relatively common issues that need attention when growing amaranth. Thank you for your reading and support.