Millet planting conditions and environmental requirements of planting areas

About Xiaomi

Millet is rich in nutrients and is often used to cook porridge. It can effectively protect gastrointestinal health. It is also known as corn, barley, sorghum, glutinous rice, white millet, and millet. Black millet is rich in natural melanin and has the effects of nourishing yin and blood, preventing aging and beautifying.

Millet Planting Conditions

Millet has strong adaptability to the environment, is very drought-resistant, and can tolerate barrenness. It has a wide adaptability to soil and is resistant to acid and alkali. It can be grown in arid or barren areas of my country.

Climate and Temperature for Millet Planting

Millet is suitable for planting in loose soil. It can be planted when the daily average temperature is generally stable above 15℃. It has a short growth cycle and is drought- and barren-resistant. If there is too much water in the soil, root rot is likely to occur, and drainage should be carried out in time.

Suitable areas for millet cultivation

Millet is mainly distributed in temperate and tropical regions. The middle and upper reaches of the Yellow River in my country are the main planting areas. Other regions such as Inner Mongolia and Northeast China also have a small amount of planting, mainly concentrated in Chifeng and Tongliao.

Millet planting time

Millet is generally sown in spring. The planting time varies in different regions. It can be sown in late February in the south and in late March in the north. Millet planting requires a fertile, well-ventilated and well-lit place.

Benefits of Millet Planting

In the past, millet production was relatively low and the economic benefits were not high. Now the price of millet in the market is relatively high, ranging from 1.4 to 1.5 yuan per catty. The income per mu of millet planting is more than 1,000 yuan.

Millet planting methods and technical points

When the ambient temperature is above 10 degrees, millet can be sown. It can be sown by broadcasting, spot sowing, seedling raising and transplanting. The seeds can be soaked in water for 1-2 days before sowing, or soaked until they germinate and then sown. For broadcasting, the seeds can be evenly spread on the soil surface, and the topsoil can be gently dug to cover the seeds with a thin layer of soil, then watered to moisten them. When the seedlings grow to 10 cm, thinning should be carried out once.