So, how to plant pechay in urban places? To plant pechay in urban places prepare the pechay seeds, the seed box and let the seeds germinate inside the box. Then get the gardening container then put some soil inside. When the pechay seedlings grow, start transplanting it to the container. Plant the seedlings inside the container two to three inch deep. Water that after and start harvesting pechay after 45 days.
How to Grow Pechay in Urban Places
1. Prepare Gardening Tools
You need some gardening tools to grow pechay. But I think these tools are on your house so it will not be a problem any more.You need some trowel or bolo, a shovel, bottle, pots, or any container, nail, hammer, water, pale, and deeper(tabo). When you have all these then let us proceed.
2. Find a Place to Get some Soil
When we think, the appearance in the city it have many stores, buildings, market, roads and many more. So where you will be able to get some soil in gardening? It is full of blocks in which can you still get some soil anywhere else?If you have soil in your yard even you are in the city then that is good, but if not try to find a place to get some soil. You can not grow pechay in the blocks of cement so we really need some soil. If you have the soil then let us continue.
3. Start Germinating the Pechay Seeds
Prepare the seed box or seed tray. What is it? This is where you will going to germinate the seeds. You can buy in on the market, but to save money you can make your own. Just try to search on the net on how it looks like.When you have the seed tray, start putting soil on each little box, or on for the other kind of box, put the soil inside and levels it.
Start making a hole few cm deep and put the pechay seeds, then cover it with soil. Apply water to make it moist. After few days the seeds will start to germinate.
4. Do Transplanting
When the pechay seedlings start to grow then you can do transplanting. What is transplanting by the way? Transplanting is a process in which you transfer the seedlings to its final and designated place to grow.This means that when the young pechay has enough height and shown few leaves, you can now do the process. Get your trowel or bolo then start digging up the soil around the seedling. Be careful not to cut the roots and to prevent damaging the plant.
After getting it make a hole on the container, pots or bottle (you prepare previously) one to two inch deep. Then plant now the pechay. Water it after and it will start to grow well.
Tip do transplanting early in the morning or late in the afternon. As you can prevent drying of the plants.
5. Put the Containers Directly on the Sunlight
After one day of transplanting, put now the containers in which sunlight is abundant. When the pechay gets more sunlight it can creates more food.When it happen the pechay will grows faster and a healthier leaves will shown up. This will help you also to harvest it in a minimum of time.
6. Water Pechay Everyday
Pechay vegetable needs more water. As we observe the pechay which gets more water tends to have a bigger and healthy leaves.Compare to lack of water which it turns to color yellow its leaves and looks dry. You need to water it twice early in the morning and late in the afternoon.
7. Apply Fertilizer
In urban city it is hard to find reach kind of soil. So you need to know how you can get fertilizer. There are ways on how to make organic fertilizer even you are in the city so you must try to search for it.It is recommended to put fertilizer on the very first beginning of your gardening as it is very effective especially to the pechay vegetable.
After all your hardwork start harvesting pechay vegetables after 45 days.
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