Hi steemian friend, this time I will tell or share a little tip about gardening spinach. How to grow spinach can you learn independently, because to cultivate spinach is not necessary techniques that are too difficult. Spinach can grow in environments with altitudes of up to 1000 meters above sea level. This type of vegetables are very familiar to the people of Indonesia, vegetables rich in protein is often used as a typical vegetable cuisine of Indonesia.
In addition can be grown on a vast land as a business, spinach can also be grown by hydroponic means around the house. That way you will have fresh vegetables ready to be processed at any time. To cultivate this plant, one must first know the types of spinach to be planted. In general, spinach is divided into 2 types namely, plant spinach and leafy spinach. Spinach pull out consists of 2 types of red spinach and green spinach. This spinach feature has small leaves, and has a bright green color for green spinach and dark red for red spinach. While spinach leaves usually have the characteristics, have a wide leaf, the color leaves tend to dark green and grow upright. How to harvest enough to cut leaves.
How to Plant Organic Spinach
The method of how to grow organic spinach is almost the same as how to grow non organic spinach. What distinguishes it is the type of fertilizer used. When organic spinach is exposed to pests the way the pest does not use pesticides but by entering natural enemies of the pest. Besides that, fertilizer, irrigation and garden hygiene are also applied so that the plants are not easily affected by pests.
Spinach cultivation will be more effective if done without the process of seeding first. The thing to note is that this plant requires sufficient sunlight. For the ideal temperature for spinach plants is between 16-20 degrees centigrade, and moderate air humidity. When it comes to the rainy season usually spinach can not grow well, because spinach leaves are easily damaged by rain water continuously.
Here are the steps to grow organic spinach, type of spinach pull either green or red.
Preparing the Spinach Seed
Spinach seeds obtained by multiplying the seeds. Seed taken from spinach that was 3 months old. If the seed is taken from a young plant, the seed will not survive for long periods and the germination rate is low. A good spinach seed can last up to a year.
Seeds of spinach that have been harvested can be planted directly. To grow spinach on one hectare of land required about 5 to 10 kg of seeds, it is also very dependent on seed dispersing skills.
Processing Organic Spinach Planting Land
In order for the spinach can grow well how to plant spinach needed loose soil. First puree the soil by smoothing the soil and then make the bed. The width of the bed about one meter and 20-30 cm high while for the length of the bed adjust to the condition of the land. Distance between beds of 30 cm and preferably beds lengthwise eastward west so that spinach can get the maximum illumination.
Spinach plants are very sensitive to the soil parity, therefore it is better to prepare the land with soil pH less than six. Then neutralize by using lime and dolomite as much as 2-3 tons per hectare. If soil conditions have more than 7 acidity levels, it should be neutralized using sulfur.
After stable soil conditions, sprinkle the manure as much as 10 tons per hectare. For best results should use manure from chicken manure. Because chicken manure has a nitrogen content that is needed by the plant spinach or other types of vegetable crops.
Spreading of Spinach Seeds
Spinach seeds have a very small size, how to plant it usually in a way spread by hand or strainer. Try the seeds can spread well. The density of spinach seed stocking is 0.5 to 1 gram per square meter. In order to spread the seeds can be evenly distributed, should mix the seeds with soil or compost and then spread on the bed.
Spinach Cultivation Care
In planting spinach treatments and water management are important factors determining the success of the harvest. Therefore, when the initial seed stocked care should be done optimally. When the dry season do 2 times a day and keep the soil moisture until the seeds germinate.
After the spinach seed has begun to grow buds, do weeding on wild plants or weeds around the spinach. Weeds will seize the nutrients that should be absorbed by the spinach plant. Besides weeding should also be done precautions against pests that attack spinach plants such as aphids, caterpillar leaves, mites, rust and white rotten wet. Handling can be done is to maintain the health of plants by doing watering regularly.
If the pest still can not be overcome can use biological pesticides by planting healthy plants, prevent the occurrence of fungi and enhance plant resistance to pests.
If the spinach has been 2 weeks after planting the leaves will begin to look yellow, then give additional fertilization. Additional fertilizer can use chicken or compost dirt that has been cooked. Use optimum fertilizer to keep spinach culture economical.
Harvest Spinach
Cultivation of spinach has started to be harvested when aged 20 days from planting time or plant height about 20 cm. Usually for 1 hectare of land can produce about 20 tons of spinach pull. As for the type of spinach cut is usually harvested at the age of 1-1.5 months with harvest interval once a week.
After harvesting, sorting and washing the spinach until clean then before it is sent, spinach is tied with a bamboo stick. Every 50 bonds are merged into 1 compound. Keep the cultivation of spinach in the shade because of spinach including plants that quickly wilt. Well that's my review 