Item Code: VE-004
Product Description: Chinese Chives
Quantity : +/- 2 gm
Maturity: 70 days
Seed Sowing Guide
Germination:
Chinese Chives takes longer time to germinate compared with other leafy vegetables, it takes around 10-14 days to germinate.
Fill up the seedling tray or seedling pots with seedling soil. Use a finger gently to make a small hole, put in 6-10 seeds, and cover with a thin layer of soil.
Before putting in the seed, water the seedling soil and make sure it is 100% moist. During the seedling stage, put under a shaded area and make sure to water thoroughly daily. When there is a sprout, then move it to the area with direct sunlight.
Transplanting:
After around 30 days or when the seedling grows up to around 10 cm, the seedling is ready to transplant.
Ready a suitable size pot. Such as Yasa-I tray, Baba 528 Planter box, Baba 509 Planter box (Minimum depth is 12 cm).
Fill up the planting pot with Yasa-I Soil, and make holes to prepare for transplant. Each hole maintains a 10-15 cm (or a palm-size) distance. Before putting in the seedling, water the soil to make it 100% moist.
Take out the bunch of seedling from seedling pots, and put into the hole. Press gently on surrounding soil, to make the seedling stay firm.
Fertilising:
Put Mr. Ganick 532 Organic Leafy Fertiliser on the 7th day after transplant. After that, repeat fertilising every week.
Draw a line between vegetables, or dig a small hole beside vegetables, and put in Mr. Ganick 532 Leafy organic leafy fertiliser, cover the fertiliser with a thin layer of soil. Water after done fertilising.
Watering:
Moisture is important for Chinese chives. Make sure the soil is always moist enough and water it when needed.
Watering thoroughly every morning is recommended.
Harvest Tips:
Chinese chives are ready to harvest when they grow up to 30 cm height or 45 days from transplanting date. When harvesting, maintain 2-3 cm of Chinese chives and cut it. If the weather is nice and there is enough nutrient, you could enjoy harvesting every 30-45 days.