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With the arrival of winter comes a change in food. In this season, most of the green leafy vegetables are available, from mustard to fenugreek spinach. One of these is gram greens. It is not only delicious to eat, but is also a treasure trove of many nutrients, hence it is very beneficial for your health. You can also grow gram greens at home and enjoy it in winters. It does not take much time to grow this greens, because if you want to make greens then you can harvest its leaves even before the gram arrives. In this story, you will know how you can grow chana saag in a pot in the kitchen garden. It does not take much effort to take care of it, so let us learn step by step the method of growing gram greens at home.
Different varieties of gram are available in the market, like desi gram, which is a little smaller and the other is Kabuli gram which is bigger in size, but if you want to grow greens then there is no need to worry too much about the variety of gram. You just take good quality seeds. Let us know the method of growing.
What are the important things required?
If there is space in the kitchen garden, you can grow gram greens in the ground, but before that you will need a seed tray to plant the seeds. If you want to grow gram greens in pots, you can plant the seeds directly. For this, it is better if you take containers with length and width instead of round ones. Apart from this you will need seeds and fertilizer. Let us now know the method of growing chana saag.
Prepare soil for greens like this
If you are sowing gram in the ground, then keep in mind that the soil should be fertile. The drainage of water should be absolutely correct. If you want to grow greens in a container, then mix manure in it according to the fertility of the soil, i.e. if the soil is fertile, then you can add 1 part of manure, if it is medium, you can add 2 parts of manure or 3 parts i.e. 30 percent vermicompost, the rest you can keep 70 percent soil. Fill it in the pots, but first check that the place where the water comes out of the pot is correct.
sowing gram seeds
Gram seeds should be planted at a distance of at least 9 centimeters i.e. about 3 inches, because this plant grows like a bush, so it needs space to grow. If you are planting small variety seeds, then plant the seeds at a depth of 1 inch and if the seeds are of large variety, then plant them at a depth of 2 inches. After this, give some moisture to the soil. If you want to grow only vegetables then you do not need a net for support.
Do harvesting like this
Gram seeds germinate in 3 to 5 days. If you want to eat only greens, then the gram plant becomes ready for harvesting in at least 20-25 days. When these plants become at least 6 to 8 inches tall and the leaves start appearing dense, then you should pluck its upper parts. After this the remaining plant starts growing again. Due to this, further yield also increases.
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Keep these things in mind
If you want to sprout gram in advance, soak it in water overnight and then wrap it in a wet cloth and keep it in a warm place.
Keep the container of chana saag in an open place so that it gets at least 4-6 hours of sunlight and there is less chance of water getting accumulated in the pot.
If you are growing gram greens then keep in mind that there should always be slight moisture in the soil. For this, instead of watering the plant all at once, give a little water to the plant every day.
Although you do not need to add fertilizer to the soil frequently to grow vegetables, but if the plant is not growing properly then use organic liquid fertilizer.