When is the best time to plant chives?

Leek is a very common vegetable variety. In fact, it has long been ubiquitous in our daily diet. For example, leek boxes, leek eggs , dumplings with leek and meat filling, grilled leek, and many other pasta fillings contain leeks. There are also many people who grow leeks in rural areas, either growing some for self-sufficiency or selling them for money. Let’s learn together when is the best time to plant chives?

When is the best time to plant chives?

The best time to sow leeks in spring is usually from late March to early May, while sowing in summer should be done as early as possible to avoid the adverse effects of high temperatures on growth. As for autumn sowing, the suitable time is after September.

Where are the best places to grow chives?

As a vegetable with strong adaptability, leek is grown in all parts of my country.

1. Suitable areas

Zhucheng, Shandong: Zhucheng leek greens are one of the specialties of Zhucheng, Weifang, Shandong Province. They are delicious, especially in Chengguan and Changcheng towns.

Shouguang, Shandong: Shouguang Malian chives are divided into two varieties, "Dugenhong" and "Daqinggen", which have strong adaptability and are heat and cold resistant.

Haicheng, Liaoning: Ganwang leek is native to Ganwang Township, Haicheng County, Liaoning Province. It is characterized by being long, wide, white, green, tender, crisp and delicious.

Yuncheng, Shanxi: Lianbo chives have thick and broad leaf skin, long and thick white stems, crispness, and a spicy and sweet taste.

Hanzhong, Shaanxi: Hanzhong winter leek cultivation has a long history. After long-term natural selection and careful cultivation by local vegetable farmers, it has been widely planted.

Yuezhuang, Shandong: Yuezhuang Town has a history of growing leeks for more than 300 years and is the country’s largest concentrated production area of ​​green, pollution-free winter greenhouse leeks.

2. Environmental conditions

Soil: Chives are highly adaptable to soil and can be cultivated in sandy soil, sandy loam, loam, and clay loam, but soil with a deep tillage layer, rich in organic matter, and that retains fertilizer and water is preferred.

Climate: Chives are cold-resistant and heat-resistant and are grown all over China. Leeks grown in the open fields in the north will enter a dormant period in winter, while they can be produced in the south all year round.

Water: Chives have high requirements for water, and the soil needs to be kept moist, but waterlogging is not allowed to occur, so as not to affect the health of the root system.

Nutrients: Chives require adequate nutrients, especially nitrogen fertilizer, to promote leaf growth and increase yield.

The above is an introduction to the suitable time to plant leeks. In fact, leeks can be planted all year round as long as the ground temperature and environment are properly controlled.