Seed Sowing Guide
Seedling
Prepare Baba seedling soil and seedling pots. Fill up the seedling pots with Baba seedling soil, use finger gently make a small hole, put in 6-10 seeds and cover with a thin layer of soil.
Before put in seed, water the seedling soil and make sure it is 100% moist. During seedling stage, put under shaded area and make sure water thoroughly daily. When there is sprout, then move it to area with direct sunlight.
♥♥ Extra Tip: Chinese Chives take longer time to germinate compare with other leafy vegetable, it takes around 10-14 days to germinate.
Transplant
After around 30 days or when the seedling grows up to around 10cm, the seedling is ready to transplant.
- Ready a suitable size pot. Such as Baba Yasa-I tray, Baba 508 Planter box, Baba 509 Planter box (Minimum depth is 12cm).
- Fill up the planting pot with Baba Yasa-I Soil, and make holes to prepare for transplant. Each holes maintain 10-15cm (or a palm size) distance.
- Before put in seedling, water the soil to make it 100% moist.
- Take out the bunch of seedlings from seedling pots, and put into the hole. Press gently on surrounding soil, to make the seedling stay firm.
Fertilizing
Put Mr. Ganick 532 Organic Leafy Fertilizer on 7th days after transplant. After that, repeat fertilizing on every week.
Draw a line between vegetables, or dig a small hole beside vegetables, and put in Mr. Ganick 532 Leafy organic leafy fertilizer, cover the fertilizer with a thin layer of soil.
Water after done fertilizing.
Watering
Moist is important for Chinese chives. Make sure soil always enough moist and water it when needed.
Water thoroughly on every morning is recommended.
Harvest Tips:
Chinese chives are ready to harvest when it grows up to 30cm height or 45 days from transplanting date. When harvesting, maintain 2-3cm of Chinese chives, and cut it.
If the weather nice and nutrient is enough, could enjoy harvest on every 30-45 days.
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