Crystal ice vegetables, also known as ice vegetables, ice grass. Because its body is full of transparent bubbles, in the sunlight, like ice crystals, hanging all over the body. And the liquid in these bubbles also contains salt, so you don't need to put salt in cooking!
Planting techniques
1. Sowing
Just make sure the soil is soft. You can use special soil for seedlings, or earthworm soil. Before sowing, level and water the soil, and then sprinkle the seeds on the surface of the soil.
Because the seeds of iceberg vegetables are very small, we only need to cover a thin layer of soil. Spray water mist evenly after covering soil, wait for germination.
2. Post broadcast management
The best temperature for the germination of iceberg vegetable seeds is between 20 ℃ and 25 ℃. Like last month, the temperature is too high, many vegetable friends' seeds did not germinate.
Water, to observe at any time, found that the soil dry to water in time, until the seedlings grow 4 true leaves can be transplanted to a larger pot.
At ordinary times, we should pay attention to the maintenance, ice vegetables are more drought resistant plants, we can wait for the soil to dry and then pour, and appropriate drought is conducive to the formation of ice crystals!
Harvest
Generally, we can harvest in one month after transplanting. Its ability of meristem is very strong. When the lateral branches grow to more than 15cm, we can use scissors to cut at 10cm below the stem tip.
Ice vegetables can be picked many times, that is to say, we can pick them all the time, and after a long time, you will find that they can also produce white flowers, and can harvest seeds after the flowers are gone
Cooking recommendations
Wash the frozen vegetables, soak them in clear water, drain the water, mix the peanut butter with warm water, pour it evenly on the frozen vegetables, and then drop a few drops of white vinegar, the entrance is polarized, which is absolutely delicious on earth.
The Andrographis here is not a kind of medicinal, but a common one on the table in recent years. In fact, it is the peony and Chlorophytum that we usually plant. Its leaves are edible. Do you know if flower friends grow this kind of flower at home?
Planting techniques
1. Cutting
If we want to plant Andrographis paniculata at home, we don't have to worry about it. Let's go to the vegetable market and buy some. Before cooking, we can leave one or two trees and cut them directly.
Generally, choose the stout top branches, cut the stem into about 8cm cuttings, and then insert them in the loose soil.
2. Plug in Management
After cutting, slowly pour enough water and place in a cool and ventilated place. Under normal circumstances, one month can be a seedling, its growth rate is super fast
In the usual maintenance, to give it sufficient light, avoid summer sun exposure, enough water supply, but pay attention not to water.
Harvest
Generally, we can harvest in the first week after heart removal, choose the tender tip of about 7cm, and leave 3-4 leaves in the lower part. When the plant grows up, we should often harvest.
Every time it is harvested, as long as the temperature is appropriate, it can quickly grow new branches, and it is absolutely no problem to supply once every half a month.
Cooking recommendations
Wash the collected Andrographis paniculata, blanch it in boiling water, rinse it with cold water, remove the drained water, add garlic, salt, vinegar, sugar, chicken essence, mix well and then eat it. It's a very good cold dish.
