How to grow coix and precautions

1. Maintenance methods

1. Soil: Job's tears likes to grow in fertile and well-drained soil. You can prepare the soil yourself by directly mixing sawdust, garden soil, and leaf mold. This way the soil is very breathable, which is good for its growth.

2. Light: It prefers relatively mild light and should be grown in a sunny place so that it can grow healthily. If it is summer, avoid long-term direct sunlight.

3. Temperature: It will grow better in an environment of 17-27℃. It is a plant that is not resistant to high temperatures, and it is best not to exceed 33℃ in summer. Its cold resistance is not very strong, so try to keep the temperature above 0℃ in winter so that it can survive the winter safely. You should pay attention to adjusting the temperature in winter and summer.

4. Water: Job's tears requires a lot of water when growing. In the hot spring and summer, you can water it twice a day. In autumn and winter, watering once a day is enough.

2. Breeding techniques

1. Sowing: Choose some fresh and fuller seeds and place them evenly in the soil. When they germinate, you should pay attention to replenishing water and moisturizing, otherwise the soil will be too dry and affect the normal germination of the seeds.

2. Pruning: Pruning is suitable in summer. When it grows, the branches and leaves will be dense and complicated, so some useless branches should be pruned to avoid unnecessary nutrient loss.

3. Problem diagnosis and treatment

1. Powdery mildew: It will cause mildew spots to appear on the ears. Once discovered, the diseased ears or branches should be cut off as soon as possible to avoid infection of other branches, and methyl thiophanate should be sprayed in time.

2. Leaf blight: Spots will appear on the leaves and they will turn yellow, so the diseased leaves should be removed promptly to avoid infection, and then spray with fenpropimorph.

IV. Other issues

1. Maturity time: The harvest season is in autumn, and it can basically be picked in autumn. After October, its stems and leaves will turn yellow.

2. Is it edible? The coix seed of Job's tears is edible, because it is a common grain and is often consumed by people without causing unnecessary trouble.