COMO GERMINAR JICAMA EN CASA FACIL Y RAPIDO

You know that consuming

jicama

helps combat high cholesterol and triglycerides. With this information, we begin to germinate our seeds. We need a container with a lid and rap for the garden. Compost moss or even kitchen napkins. The container with a lid is important so that they retain the necessary humidity to For our seeds to germinate quickly, we place these seeds in the substrate that we are going to use. Remember that the fresher they are, the better results we will obtain for the start of my crop and I will use seeds purchased in a sachet. They must be covered with a layer of substrate that is not thicker. that two or three times the size of the seeds so as not to impede germination and then we are going to give a good watering with a mixture of hydrogen peroxide, aspirin and normal tap water.

After seven days, most of our seeds have germinated, it is time If you move them to their final place of growth, these seeds can germinate directly into the ground, but we prefer to make a seedbed to have stronger plants. Their final place will be a pot 45 centimeters high by 55 centimeters wide, quite large, really, because it is for that they have space to grow perfectly, we will fill with garden soil and compost to improve the structure of the soil. Avoid putting stones because they can deform the growth of our

jicama

s because remember that what we consume from the jicama grows below the ground, being very careful not to damage the roots we are going to go after planting each of our jicamas I do not recommend that you do this in the morning on a day that is not very sunny because otherwise your plants may wither because they are still very babies or in the afternoon at night but not Do not water until the next day to avoid fungal diseases we make a hole in the ground and plant our future jicama a little advice we should not bury the plant too much the ideal is that the stem is buried exactly the same as where it germinated because if not in too much soil it can rotting is not like tomatoes, for example, that are buried deeper to obtain an abundant root system and consequently a stronger plant.

At this point, if you have problems with slugs or some other pest, you should cover your plants with a plastic bottle because the sprouts tender ones are a magnet for these animals and at night they can finish them off by completely eating everything. Fortunately, I am free of this mischievous person and I don't need to take care of myself. We are going to place five plants here in this pot and the rest we are going to place in individual pots while more Big ones are much better because we will have the opportunity to plant much more.

Don't forget to apply good irrigation so that the soil settles and they don't resent the change so much. If you have rainwater, it is much better, in case you didn't know, and it also applies to the jicama plant. growing like a vine so you can stick some stakes in so you have something to hold on to but don't worry it doesn't grow as big as a chayote or passion fruit plant so it's an excellent crop for people who live in the city like you and me and have little space to grow its food so that it grows correctly, the pot must be located where it receives the greatest amount of sun that can be provided, otherwise the shade of the size of the jicamas will be substantially affected after 16 days and paths such as You can see on the screen our plants are in excellent condition, they are growing vigorously and with a perfect shade and free of pests.

The cultivation of jicama lasts approximately 5 months and it is ideal to start entering spring since they do not withstand winter very well. cold and remember they require sun to grow if you want to see when we harvest our jicamas I invite you to subscribe to the lesson channel the notification bell so you don't miss any of our videos we give away like a comment because it would help me a lot see you soon next video see you later city dwellers