How to plant small potted gourd seeds

Gourd belongs to the family Cucurbitaceae, is a climbing vine plant, white flowers in summer and autumn, monoecious, can be harvested in the immature as a vegetable to eat. Today, I will show you how to grow small potted plants with gourd seeds.

First, how to plant small potted cucurbit seeds

1. Seed selection and soil allocation

It is recommended to choose a smaller variety, after the gourd will be more beautiful, but also to prepare a medium-sized flowerpot and the configuration of the soil.

two。 Sowing seeds

Mix the soil well and place it in a flowerpot, pour some water on the surface, not too much, just keep it moist, then put about three or four gourd seeds on top of the soil, and finally cover with a layer of soil.

3. Seedling culling

When the seeds sprout and grow to about ten centimeters, you should get rid of the weak seedlings and keep the two gourd seedlings with the best growth. And it is recommended to maintain two gourds in a flowerpot, which is beneficial to the nutrient requirements of the stems and leaves of the gourd.

4. Administration and Management

Gourd is a kind of plant that likes water very much, so it is necessary to give enough water in the seedling and growing period, apply the right amount of fertilizer and light, so that it can grow better in the later stage.

Second, the main varieties of gourd

Bottle gourd

It is different from the gourd (original variety) in that the ovary is cylindrical; the fruit is cylindrical, straight or slightly curved, up to 60-80 cm long, green and white, and the flesh is white. It is cultivated all over the country and widely cultivated in the Yangtze River Basin. The fruit is soft and juicy when it is tender and can be used as a vegetable.

Small gourd

The difference between the gourd and the gourd (the original variety) is that the plant bears more fruit, and the fruit is shaped like a gourd, but it is smaller, only about 10 centimeters long. There is more cultivation in our country. The fruit of this variety is used medicinally, the shell is woody after ripening, and can be used as a toy for children. Seed oil can make soap.

Bottle gourd

The main difference between this variety and the gourd (original variety) is that the follicle is oblate and about 30 cm in diameter. Cultivated everywhere. The fruit of this variety can be made into ladles and containers; many ethnic minorities in ancient and modern times are also used as musical instruments, a kind of "eight tones", and the southwest ethnic minorities are used as gourd Sheng or cucurbit silk with beautiful tone.

The length of vines, the size of leaves and flowers, and the size and shape of fruits are different in different cultivation types of gourd. The fruit is rod-shaped, ladylike, dolphin-shaped, pot-shaped, etc., and the name of the type also depends on the shape of the fruit. In addition, in ancient times, people dried the gourd and hollowed it out to make objects for holding things.