Techniques for growing spinach at home

Amaranth is a summer vegetable, with quite simple planting techniques. This is an indispensable dish on hot days of Vietnamese people.

Amaranth has a strong, deep root system so it is drought resistant and very resistant to water. In addition, planting techniques of this plant are not complicated. This is also a leaf-shaped vegetable with a spear-shaped or spear-shaped shape, narrow at the base, sharp in jail.

The growth of amaranth grows best at temperatures from 25 ° -30 ° C, the higher the humidity, the better the growth of the plant gives more branches and leaves. Harvesting time is 20-25 days after planting.

Amaranth plant is quite easy to plant

There are 2 types of spinach that can be grown as edible vegetables: white amaranth and red amaranth .

1. White amaranth (also known as green amaranth) has green stems, leaves, narrow leaflets, willow leaves (hence the name willow leaf).
2. Red amaranth (also known as amaranth) is a leaf with a slightly rounded or mussel-like leaf, with a large long leaf; stems, branches and leaves are colored.

In addition, rice amaranth is also a herbaceous plant, dividing many branches from the root, the body has a pale green color; rhombic leaves or ovoid with long stalks of plates. Vegetable amaranth is also a common vegetable dish in rural families, can be used by boiling or cooking soup.

Planting techniques

Small seeded vegetables with horny seeds should keep the germination power very long even if buried deep in the soil. Because spinach seeds are so small, growers need to make soil carefully (make fine soil) to make the seeds sprout evenly.

Just pay attention to some basic planting techniques that people can grow their own amaranth pots

To grow spinach we can sow it directly or grow it with seedlings (planting distance is 5-7cm).

When seeding directly, we should pay attention to soak seeds for about 2 hours then drain before sowing.

Seeding density is from 1 to 1.5 grams / 1m2. Because of small amaranth seeds, when seeding, you should pay attention to mixing seeds with a handful of dry soil to sow seeds evenly on the tray.

After sowing for 25–30 days, the plant can be removed (10–15cm tall) and planted at a distance of 15 x 15cm or 12 x 20cm.

Take care of

When large vegetables are about 2-3 leaves, we conduct thinning for trees that can grow well, the distance between trees is 3-4cm. Irrigation or fertilizing every 7-10 days.

Growers need to fertilize plants , combine with soil preparation with a dose of 1.2 - 1.5 tons of manure / 1,000m2. After transplanting from 5 to 7 days when the plant has recovered, the person who takes care of the tree should apply topical fertilizer with diluted urea at a dose of 4 kg / 1,000m2 and irrigate enough water for the plant once a day.

Soup bowl of shrimp cooked spinach is a nutritious dish and cool in summer

Amaranth can be grown all year round but the best growing season is from February to July every year.

Amaranth is less prone to pests and diseases, if there are mainly leaf-eating worms such as caterpillars, deep green, deep cavities. People can use Sherpa or Sherzol to spray and treat. However, when using plant protection drugs, farmers need to follow the "4 correct" principle and ensure the isolation time, do not use banned drugs, do not use the prescribed overdose.

Purple amaranth is thought to be more nutritious than white amaranth

Harvest

After transplanting into the garden for planting 25-30 days, the tree can be harvested by pulling out the whole tree, washing the soil, cutting off the root to use. In case farmers want to eat young vegetables, they can harvest 10 - 15cm tall.