Steps for Growing Rice

 Steps for Growing Rice

Without rice plants, humans cannot consume rice anymore.  Thus, rice cultivation must continue to be developed by Indonesian rice farmers.  This is a good and profitable way to grow rice. In addition to the value of its needs, rice plants also have high economic value.  As is known by the public, the selling value of rice is very high and it is definitely not selling well.  Therefore, it is hoped that more and more farmers will develop rice cultivation.

How to Grow Rice

To get quality rice plants, of course, a good and correct way of planting rice and the planting process is needed, what preparations need to be considered in cultivating rice plants.  The following are some steps in how to plant rice that must be considered so that the method of rice cultivation until the following harvest:

Preparation of planting media

The planting medium for planting rice must be prepared at least two weeks before planting.  Preparation is done by cultivating the soil as a planting medium.  The soil must be ensured free of weeds and weeds.  Do not let the growth of rice plants be disturbed because they have to share nutrients and water with the weeds.  When it is free of weeds, moisten the soil with water and then do the plowing.  Plowing is done to prepare the soil to be soft and loose and suitable for planting.  In this modern era piracy is no longer done by hoeing but by using cows or tractors.  After going through piracy, re-flood the planting medium with water.  Water is given in large quantities to cover the entire land with a height of up to 10 cm.  Let the water in the growing media continue to stagnate.  Stagnant water for two weeks will cause the planting medium to become muddy and toxins can be lost because they are neutralized.

Seed selection

 Seedlings in rice plants must be tested first to determine their quality.  The test was carried out by soaking about 100 grains of rice seeds in water.  After two hours check the seeds.  The way to plant rice seeds is by checking the seeds by identifying changes in the seeds.  If there are more than 90 seeds or more than 90% of the seeds sprout, it means that the seeds are of superior quality and high quality.  Of course, these superior and high-quality seeds are worthy of cultivation.  Meanwhile, if the seeds do not show signs as mentioned above, it means that the seeds are not recommended for cultivation.  After determining the seeds to be used as seeds, the nursery can be done immediately.

Nursery

 Nurseries are carried out after determining the superior seeds.  The superior seeds will then be sown in the nursery.  The nursery container must first be prepared.  The need for a seedling container is given in a ratio of 1: 20. For example, if you want to use a 1 hectare paddy field, the nursery container is about 500 m2.  The land in the nursery container must also be watery and muddy.  Apply urea fertilizer and TSP fertilizer to the nursery with a dose of 10 g per 1 m2 each.  When the nursery is ready, spread the germinated seeds evenly.

Planting

 The planting process is carried out after the seeds in the nursery process have grown three to four perfect leaves.  The period from nursery to ready-to-plant seedlings is generally about 12 to 14 days.  If you are ready to plant, transfer the seeds from the nursery to the planting area.  Transfers are carried out carefully and do not damage the plant.  Planting is carried out in prepared planting holes.  Especially for rice plants in one hole, two seeds can be planted at once.  Planting is done by inserting the root to form the letter L so that the roots can grow perfectly.  The depth of the seeds planted was determined to range from 1 cm to 15 cm.  It is better to plant rice twice a year based on the ideal planting period.

Land care

 Treatment is done with three things, namely weeding, watering, and fertilizing.  Weeding is done by keeping the land clean from nuisance plants.  Weeding should be done regularly every certain period of time.  It can be done every two weeks or every three weeks.  Watering is provided as needed.  As with any other plant, make sure there is no shortage or excess of water.  Furthermore, fertilization is carried out the first time after the rice plant is one week old.  The type of fertilizer given is urea at a dose of 100 kg per hectare and TPS fertilizer at a dose of 50 kg per hectare.  Subsequent fertilization is carried out after 25 days to 30 days after planting.  They were given back urea fertilizer at a dose of 50 kg per hectare and Phonska fertilizer at a dose of 100 kg per hectare.

Prevention of pests and diseases

 Pests and diseases can be prevented by applying pesticides.

 Harvest

Harvesting is carried out with signs of yellowing and drooping rice.  Use a serrated sickle to harvest and place the crop on a mat by threshing rice from within the existing grains.