What is Pechay
Pechay is a vegetable plant with green leafy leaves, small in size, have white stalk of the leaves and usually called bok choy. This vegetable grows in tropical country.It need more sunlight and water in order to grow. This also grows well in sandy soil, and also in loam soil. That is the characteristic of this vegetable.
How to Plant Pechay (Procedure)
In Planting Pechay, it is easy to grow. This is very simple to plant because it doesn't need much time and effort. You can harvest this in a little bit of time (45 days approximate). So here's how to plant pechay vegetable.1. Find Location
Location where it is best to make your garden. Look for the place where sunlight hits. Plants need sunlight in order to grow well, it is their food.Also look where water is available. There are places which it is hard to get water so make the two as your bases in finding location. The sunlight and the water.
2. Make a Plot
Make a plot where you will grow the plant, grow your vegetable garden. Make imagination, or make prediction or estimation of how big you are going to make your plot. Make the length longer as much as 4 meters and width with 1.5 meters. Make more plot with the same size or estimate how many plot you need. It is just example you can make your own estimation.Remove the grasses. The grasses are weeds that grows everywhere. This grasses will compete with the nutrients found in the soil. So in order your plant grows and no competition happen remove the grasses.
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Use bolo or grab hoe in removing the grasses. Usually in removing that, it uses the grab hoe, it cultivate the soil and the grasses are just getting out when digging the soil.
After removing the grass, start pulvirizing it. When you cultivate the soil, their are big bulk of soil and it affects your planting. There are also big rocks sometimes and you just make a clean up for the better result.
Pulverize the soil and remove unwanted materials such as rocks, plastic, or anything doesn't needed in the garden. Your vegetable garden plot is now ready.
3. Do and Put Pechay Seed in Seedbox
Pechay Seed is color black, very small in size and many when grows. The seed is where the vegetable start to grow.Make a seedbox made up of wood. Use plywood or anything that you can use in making seedbox. It is like a square in shape.
After making that put soil inside of it, then dig it in narrow and put the seeds. Water that after. Days will come and it will started to germinate. When theirs enough leaves transplanting will happen.
4. Do Transplanting
Transplanting is a method where the plants is grow in a nursery or seedbox and after that it transplant in the permanent soil when it is strong enough to grow.This is to make sure that the vegetable you are going to plant is highly rich and strong enough to grow. There are not good seed which is weak in growing. When you apply this you can assure that it well grow well.
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Do transplant in early in the morning. This kind of time the sun does not shine so brightly and it will noy withered the vegetable. Get the bolo or trowel then slightly and slowly get the seedlings.
Then start to transplant it on the plot you made. Make a hole and put the seedlings. After you put all, water it so that it will grow well.
5. Water it everyday
This kind of plant need much of water. Water it in the morning and in the afternoon. This to ensure that it consume and have the water it needs.When the vegetable gets enough water, this will have green leafy leaves. This is the sign of healthy vegetable.
6. Apply Fertilizer if Necessary
Plants need nutrients in order to grow well. When you have the right soil, soil with natural nutrients like humus. Humus is a nutrient usually found in a loam soil.When you see a soil dark in color theirs a humus in their. It's content are decay leaves, twigs usually coming from the trees that have fall. This kind of soil is best suit for a great plants growth.
That's how to plant the vegetable in the plot.
How about planting in Container?
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Why planting in Container?
Here's a short discussion about that.In urban areas, there is a lack of space due to tall buildings, hotels, bank, malls, and houses. Because of that, the land prefer for planting is small. Mostly have a road, and cement that have putted on.
So the container gardening is being apply. Container Gardening is a method which plant is being planted on a container. Materials like box, can or any material that doesn't use can be.
It is also a kind of saving the earth because you apply recycling.
So here are the steps on.
How to Plant Pechay in Container
1. Make a seedbox
In previous, you make also a seedbox and in this type it is also needed. Put the seeds and start it to germinate it. Make sure that it has enough leaves for the better growth.2. Get the Container for Planting
Container like gallon, milk can, trash can, pail, or dipper can be use. Get the container any of that and put soil inside. Make sure their is a hole under the container in order water can pass through.3. Transplant it on the container
Yes, transplant it also when the theirs enough leaves and it can grow enough. The container is just small so you can just put one seedlings per container for a maximum growth.4. Water Everyday
Water is needed for the growth. The leaves need this to supply all the parts of it including the roots, leaves, stalk of leaves, and sometimes the flower.Continue Reading.
Having Pechay Production
Pechay Production is a method where the vegetable is making more. The production makes it more to supply the needs of the people. This kind of vegetable is being cooked for food. And it need supply.Because of the production the needs and the community gets more. This is cost few buckets and people can buy it. This also contribute to the alternative of other goods for their food.
Benefits of Pechay Vegetable
Even this little plant have many benefits in terms of health and financial issue.1. Planting Makes Us Relax and Makes Good Health
When you are planting you are enjoying and it makes sense. It removes your problems, your stress which is good for your health.When you see your plants while you are watering it, you imagine many things. It makes you happy as you see the greenish leaves.
The leaves which become bigger and bigger and you think the harvest time. And this plant also have minerals and vitamins which are good to your health.
2. Makes Food
You plant which will make food. When the time of harvest you will get foods. Your garden makes it because of your time and effort.3. Source of Income
When your garden makes lots of harvest. Others of it can be sold to people. It will make you some money which can help you to buy other needs.4. Inspiration to Others
This is the best benefit of pechay. Why? When people see you having vegetable garden. And that garden progress well they will be inspire and might be start to make their own garden.How to Care for the Vegetable
In caring you need to provide all things needed by the plant to attain it's full growth.1. Put some fertilizer
The plants need fertilizer to make it bigger and grow well. The nutrients make the plants healthy.So you can put organic fertilizer which is coming from the decay plants, leaves, left over foods or animal waste. You can also make a compost pit where you can put on.
2. Remove Living Grasses
Grass can live and be found anywhere. Thus it affects your plant. So you need to remove them out.3. Protecting Your Garden
The insect or pest can harm your vegetable. They can eat the leaves and it will have poor condition. Also the chicken, ducks or any animals can walk and destroy your crops so you must put fence to protect it.Importance of Pechay
This plant have importance it makes profitable business of the people. Makes surrounding fresh with the green looking place.Thank You For Reading!
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