Everyone in the community grows chives. They sprout in 3 days and can be harvested in 10 days!

Planting chives on the balcony, you can harvest one crop in 10 days

1. Choose a flower pot

After all, we grow leeks for eating, so try to choose a larger flowerpot so that you can plant more. You don’t have to buy special ones. The foam boxes at home are fine. You can drill a few holes at the bottom to allow water and air to flow through.

If you don’t have a foam box, a shallow plastic basin that’s unused at home will do. Remember to punch holes for ventilation.

2. Prepare the soil

Chives do not have high requirements for soil, half of which is garden soil and half is leaf mold, which should be loose and breathable. Add a little decomposed bean cake fertilizer to the soil as base fertilizer, and the soil layer should be about 15~20cm thick.

3. Selection of leek varieties

Buy some leek roots at a flower shop or online. Huahua recommends buying the small purple-root leeks, which taste better. Those tall leeks with wide leaves look good but are not delicious.

4. Planting chives

Bury the roots in the soil, leaving the leek heads exposed. Each plant can be closer, but keep the row spacing at 7 to 10 cm. Water thoroughly after planting and new shoots will grow in 3 days.

Patient flower lovers can also try sowing chives:

1. Soak the seeds in warm water for 10 hours before sowing them. After planting, water them thoroughly and cover them with a layer of plastic wrap.

2. The seeds will germinate in about a week after planting. After germination, they need more sunlight. When the seedlings grow to more than ten centimeters long, transplant them into a large pot and plant 3 to 5 plants in one pit.

3. The leeks grown in the year of sowing cannot be harvested. Let them wither naturally. This way, they will grow more and better in the spring of the following year.

Chives are the easiest to grow. They will bloom without any care.

1. Sufficient light

Chives are not afraid of the sun, but are afraid of insufficient light. They need to be shaded unless they are exposed to high temperatures of 40 degrees. They can accept full sunlight at other times. They don’t have to worry about the weather at 15~35℃, and they can grow well in wind, sun, and rain.

2. Don’t water too frequently

Chives don’t need too much water. Don’t water unless the soil in the pot is dry. Water thoroughly when the soil is dry. Generally, water the plant once a week under high temperatures, and once every 10 to 15 days after autumn. Too much watering will cause root rot.

3. Don’t apply too much fertilizer

If base fertilizer is added to the soil, no fertilizer is needed before harvesting the first crop of leeks. After harvesting, dig a small hole in the soil gap and bury a few grains of compound fertilizer or slow-release fertilizer. Apply fertilizer once every time you cut a crop of chives, and no fertilizer is needed at other times.

Chives like potassium fertilizer. After harvesting the chives, flower lovers can sprinkle some wood ash in the soil, and the chives will grow strong, but not too much.

4. Harvesting leeks

After the leek roots are planted, they will grow into a crop in about 10 days. The first crop will grow a little weak, so it is necessary to harvest it early. The subsequent growth will be much better and it will be easy to overflow the pot.

After the second crop, it is best to mow it every 20 to 30 days. This not only makes the taste better, but is also good for the leek roots.

What are the benefits of leeks to the body?

1. Rich in nutrients

Chives are rich in B vitamins, protein, calcium, potassium, phosphorus and carotene. Eating more of them is good for your physical and mental health.

2. Lubricate the intestines and promote bowel movements

Chives contain a large amount of vitamins and crude fiber, which can promote gastrointestinal motility, treat constipation and prevent colon cancer.

3. Skin care and eyesight

Chives are rich in vitamin A and vitamin C. Eating more of them can beautify the skin, improve eyesight and moisten the lungs, and reduce the chance of colds.

4. Promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis

The sulfur compounds contained in leeks have certain bactericidal and anti-inflammatory effects, as well as the effects of dispersing blood stasis, activating blood circulation, lowering blood lipids, and detoxifying.

As for the legend of strengthening yang and nourishing kidney, it is really just a legend~