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How to raise leek

Mike Ehrmantraut
2020-07-20 08:36:29
The best way to raise leek is to use fertile and loose sandy soil, and give it a sunny growth environment. It is necessary to apply organic fertilizer or P-K fertilizer to leek regularly, generally once every 2-3 months. Propagation can be done by means of bulbs. It generally does not appear diseases and insect pests, usually to prune the old roots in a timely manner, and to discover diseases and insect pests to spray in a timely manner.

I. breeding environment

1. Soil: it is better to use fertile and loose sandy soil to raise leek, and ensure the humidity when planting.

2. Light: to give it a sunny growth environment, long time in the shade environment is easy to lead to no bloom.

3. Fertilization: it can be applied with organic fertilizer or P-K fertilizer, generally once every 2-3 months, with appropriate increase of P-K fertilizer, it can make the bulb more fat, but also more conducive to flowering.

2. Breeding methods

Bulbs propagation by plants: in spring, dig out the bulbs and dispose of the old soil. About 6-10 bulbs are planted in a 20cm basin. If large-scale propagation is needed, deep planting can be carried out. The soil covers the bulbs by 3cm to make them grow more and bloom less, and then they can be planted by plants in spring.

3. Common diseases and insect pests

Leek lotus generally will not appear diseases and insect pests, usually in the maintenance process to timely prune the old roots, once found diseases and insect should be sprayed with medicine in time, so as not to harm more plants.

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