Pinching and harvesting water spinach (How to harvest kangkong) – Growing chinese water spinach
Growing chinese water spinach in the ground cultivation. (Growing kangkong from seeds.) This time, we will pinch and harvest water spinach.
Growing water spinach summary (Soil preparation and seeding for kangkong)
I did soil preparation and seeding for water spinach in late May. The fertilizers needed to grow water spinach are well-fermented cow manure compost and canola cake.
https://www.vege-try.net/en/prepare-field-for-water-spinach-...Water spinach (kangkong) is a vegetable from Southeast Asia, so it is best to sow the seeds around May. Water spinach (kangkong) likes high temperatures and humidity, so you should sow the seeds after the temperature is high enough.
Water spinach pinching (Kangkong pruning)
The water spinach grew well from seed, but then it was eaten by cutworms and all died. But I still had more seeds, so I started again.
The replanted water spinach grew well and is about 20cm (8 inches) tall now. So, we will pinch off the top of the main stem. If you pinch the tips of water spinach, side shoots will increase and the harvest will be bigger.
After pinching, grow the side shoots of the water spinach. When they grow, harvest them. How to collect water spinach? (How to harvest kangkong.) To harvest water spinach, pick the top 10cm (4 inches) of the grown side shoots. For harvesting, it is good to use garden scissors.
Harvesting water spinach (Collecting kangkong)
About one week after pinching the water spinach, the side shoots have grown, so it’s time to harvest.
The side shoots of water spinach will grow back if you leave the main plant, so you can harvest them repeatedly.
Following is the video for how-to. English subtitles are available.