Why do ginger seedlings always die? (How to grow ginger quickly and produce high yields after planting)

Ginger is a common household food ingredient and seasoning, and it is very common in the market. However, ginger is actually very prone to seedling death during the planting process.

Well, once the ginger seedlings die, it will affect the yield. If such a problem occurs, you must understand the growth habits and sowing methods of ginger, and adopt certain safeguards to ensure the ginger germination rate.

Ginger is particularly prone to seedling death. How to plant it to ensure the germination rate?

1. Choose a warm environment

The choice of soil is particularly important. Ginger likes to live in a warm and humid environment. It is not cold-resistant and is particularly afraid of moisture. It is also afraid of direct sunlight.

Therefore, it is necessary to choose the soil very carefully, and try to choose sandy soil with a thicker soil layer and loose and good drainage .

2. Seed selection depends on quality

When selecting ginger varieties, you should choose ginger varieties with larger and fuller pieces. At the same time, the skin of the ginger pieces should be shiny, the flesh should be fresh, and the texture should be hard when pinched. You should also use one or two ginger buds.

Moreover, healthy old ginger weighing about 50 to 75 grams is planted as ginger. Before sowing the ginger, it can be soaked in 500 times diluted 50% carbendazim to achieve the effect of disinfection.

3. Keep warm and germinate

After the ginger is disinfected, it can be placed in the sun for two to three days. When the skin of the ginger is shiny, it can be covered with weeds to keep it warm and germinate, which is conducive to growth when the sowing conditions are not good.

4. Suitable sowing time

If you do not want to perform germination treatment, then choose to sow in early March , when irrigation conditions are better and the temperature is relatively high.

If you sow in early April, there is little rainfall and the temperature is not particularly high. So you need to germinate the ginger sprouts until they grow to about one centimeter, and then you can sow them.

5. Reasonable sowing spacing

When sowing, it is necessary to carry out reasonable density planting, use the row sowing method, with a row spacing of about 35 cm and a distance of 26 cm between each plant.

During the entire planting process, the height of the ginger seedlings from the ground should be kept at ten centimeters, and enough water should be poured into the soil one hour before planting to keep the soil moist.

6. Shade under high temperature and strong light

Ginger cannot tolerate high temperatures and is afraid of strong light, so if it is planted in summer, it must be shaded to promote its growth. There are many ways to shade, such as building a shed or intercropping with other crops, especially tall crops .

7. Timely coordination of field water conditions

Ginger is not drought-tolerant or waterlogged, and has strict requirements for field moisture conditions. It must be kept moist during the growing period, and watered in time during the high temperature season in summer to cool the ground.

If it rains, drain the fields in time to reduce many diseases that are prone to ginger.

8. Prevention and control of diseases and insect pests

Common diseases and pests of ginger can easily cause the death of ginger seedlings. July and August are the periods when diseases frequently occur. They must be removed in time, and lime should be sprinkled on the diseased holes to sterilize them .

Conclusion

Scientific planting is conducive to the high yield of ginger. However, since ginger requires many precautions during the planting process, if you are not careful and fail to carry out scientific cultivation, seedling death is likely to occur.

Therefore, we need to master some scientific methods, and the above methods are all helpful in ensuring the germination rate.