What are the remedies for sowing wheat too deep?

It is currently the planting time for winter wheat, but some farmers have reported the problem of sowing wheat too deep. The suitable sowing depth for wheat is 3-5 cm. If sown too deep, not only will the emergence time of wheat be prolonged, but it will also cause weak and yellow seedlings, and in severe cases may result in no emergence at all. So can wheat sown too deep be remedied? Let's take a look.

I. Harms of sowing wheat too deep

1. Wheat emergence will be affected. If the seed vigor is not strong, because the seeds are too far from the surface, they cannot break through the soil, resulting in missing seedlings and broken rows.

2. Weak seedlings occur. Because of sowing too deep, wheat consumes too many nutrients during emergence, so during the seedling stage, weak and yellow seedlings will occur.

3. Reduced tillering. In plots sown too deep, because emergence is later than normal wheat, reduced tillering will occur later on.

II. Remedies

1. Watering and fertilizing

If the plot has good soil moisture, although emergence will be a few days later, if foliar fertilizer is sprayed in time after emergence to supplement the nutrients consumed by the seedlings during emergence, then it will not cause too great an impact. If the plot has poor soil moisture, water the soil once, but note that the amount of water should not be too large. This can promote seedling growth, increase the seed germination rate, and help it germinate and emerge smoothly.

2. Raking the soil

In the past, many farmers used this method, using a bamboo rake or other tools to scrape soil on the surface of the sown field, thereby manually reducing the sowing depth. However, this method consumes a large amount of labor and is not suitable for large-scale planting.

3. Timely reseeding

After the wheat emerges, if missing seedlings and broken rows are found, reseed in time. When reseeding, sow as shallowly as possible so that the wheat seedlings emerge as early as possible and the seedlings are uniform.

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