Planting method and management of small gourd

Ground planting: can be planted in the yard, loose soil ploughing and watering, sowing and mulching can be done. Pot: as the small gourd is a deep-rooted plant, you need to choose a larger and deeper pot to plant, first pour water, make a few holes about 3cm, and then sow seeds, cover thin soil, and put them on the windowsill or balcony. Maintenance and management: the seeds should be soaked in warm water for about 30 minutes to accelerate germination, set up a reasonable frame in the later stage, and use scissors to keep the lead during harvest.

First, planting time

Small gourd is usually planted in the south after Ching Ming Festival every year, while the temperature in the north is relatively low and is usually planted in May.

Second, accelerating budding

Soak the gourd seeds in warm water for about 30 minutes, then put them in a container wrapped in paper, wet the paper towels and place them in the sun. Keep the paper towels humid at all times, and they can germinate in about a week.

III. Planting environment

1. Rural areas can be planted directly in the courtyard, and cities can be planted in flowerpots and placed on balconies or windowsills. Be sure to maintain them in places with sufficient light.

2. Small gourd is a kind of deep-rooted plant. If there are conditions, larger and deeper flowerpots should be selected for planting. If there are no flowerpots, such as wine buckets and oil barrels, they can be used for planting.

3. Small gourd does not have high requirements for planting soil, as long as the acidity and alkalinity of the soil is not high, you can also directly buy flower soil for planting.

Third, sowing seeds

1, ground planting: if the small gourd is planted in the yard, it is necessary to loosen the soil and plough ahead of time, then water to keep the soil moist, insert the seeds that accelerate the budding into the soil, the depth is about 3cm, wait until the seeds grow out of true leaves, and then start transplanting, the distance between plants is about 34 cm, and then cover a thin layer of soil, and then cover with film, which is conducive to heat preservation and moisturization. seedlings can emerge in about 4-5 days.

2. Potted plant: first, pour the prepared potted soil thoroughly, then make a few holes in the potted soil, the depth is about 3cm, and then sow the treated seeds, cover them with a layer of cover, and place them on the windowsill or balcony. Seedlings can emerge in about a week.

IV. Maintenance and management of small gourds

1, generally wait for the small gourd plant to grow 4 leaves, will gradually grow vines, at this stage, if the small gourd planted on the ground should be built in advance, the gourd generally needs to hang long quality will be better, the erection operation method is relatively simple, generally use bamboo pole construction, height reach out to touch it is better, must be strong, can be reasonably built according to local conditions.

2. Flowerpot culture also needs to be built, which can be built with branches or bamboo poles with a height of not more than 1m.

V. timely harvest

1. Because of the different regional climate and planting time, the mature time of the gourd will be different, with a difference of about 30-60 days between the north and the south, and it is not suitable to touch the gourd without maturity, otherwise it is easy to affect its growth or even death. if insect pests are found, they should be prevented and controlled in time.

2. In general, all the leaves of the gourd seedlings withered and withered at 00:00, and the gourd will be finished and mature and can be harvested. Pay attention to the use of scissors to keep the lead when harvesting.