Techniques to grow clean spinach in foam containers at home

Growing spinach at home or growing vegetables with foam boxes is the way many families in the city are doing. How to grow clean spinach with foam containers and how to take care of vegetables grown at home is also very simple.

Morning glory is a long-standing plant attached to Vietnamese people, especially to northern people. Currently, people can grow their own vegetables by many methods due to the techniques of planting vegetables of morning glory.

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The tools for growing spinach in foam containers include: porous trays, composted coconut fiber that have treated microorganisms, nutritious soil, and spinach seeds.

Instructions on how to grow morning glory at home

Morning glory seeds are relatively easy to germinate, so growers can sow directly into barrels without pre-warming them first. However, the germination rate is only about 50-60% and the bouncing time is longer.

Techniques for growing morning glory are quite simple

How to incubate seeds

Soak spinach seeds in warm water at the rate of 2 parts boiling water + 3 parts cold water; Soak seeds in water over 3h - 6h then take them out with water absorbent paper towels from 6:00 - 10:00. After that, people should leave the seeds dry and prepare the soil.

Land for planting

Cultivated land includes: coconut fiber has treated microorganisms and nutrient soil. Growers should put this mixture into a foam tray with a ratio: 2 kg of coconut fiber treated with microorganisms + 2kg of nutrient soil, giving the soil mixture just enough to fill the tray. After that, the vegetable growers in the foam can use water spray to grow the soil, ensuring the soil is always moist.

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How to seed

Sprinkle seeds into rows 10cm x 15cm. People can water the seeds in a foam container with a small jet of water spray, use a black mesh or paper to keep it moist, leave the seeds in cool, water enough twice a day.

How to care

2- 3 pairs of leaves can be used to bring out plants with sunlight. In the rainy season, the plants only need to be watered enough, the dry season should be irrigated twice a day in the early morning and in the cool afternoon.

In addition, fertilizing complements the growing of morning glory.Inorganic fertilizers have a high protein content to help plants grow faster for many leaves. Super phosphorus helps the roots of plants grow better.

First fertilizing takes place after the morning glory of 2 - 3 pairs of leaves. People take plants mixed 8 - 10 gr of Ure and 10 gr of Super Phosphate (2 teaspoons full) with 4 liters of water and water evenly on morning glory in the morning, the next morning need to flush again.

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After fertilizing for the first time, the plants need to be sprayed alternately with vitamin leaf fertilizer such as B1, seaweed, atonik, foliar fertilizer to sprout buds, . to increase resistance to pests and diseases.

Apply 2 times for the first time from 10 - 15 days. Growers mix 8 - 10 gr of NPK or DAP with 4 liters of water, water evenly on the stem of the morning glory in the morning and then water again the next morning.

After harvesting, water spinach should be cut to the root, leaving the root about 2–3 cm in size for the young papilla. After 7-10 days, the plants need to be fertilized into roots and sprouts so that the plants can grow new leaves. After that, growers continue to apply fertilizer as times 1 and 2.

When water spinach has 3 - 4 pairs of leaves, there is a phenomenon of pale color, yellow leaves due to lack of nitrogen and root system sensitive to soil. Therefore, the first fertilizer application will overcome this phenomenon.

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Note : Growers use a spray with light water spray or hose, all avoid strong pressure to avoid crushing vegetable leaves. When it rains heavily, trees should have a roof to limit rainwater to damage the leaf rot. In addition, people need to stop fertilizing before harvesting from 7-10 days to ensure food safety.

Method of harvesting morning glory

First harvest time : after 40-50 days of sowing, people can cut first morning glory or when morning glory reaches about 35-40 cm. The second harvest time is after the first harvest and additional fertilizer for about 20-25 days.

In the condition that the morning glory is well cared for and provided with adequate nutrition, people can harvest up to 5 - 6 times. The land for growing morning glory after harvesting should be applied with agricultural lime or probiotics such as EM, tricodemar for treatment. In addition, the soil needs to be loosened and left for 2-3 days, after which less nutrient soil can be reused.