How to grow loofah by scientific planting technology

Towel gourd has been planted in China for a long time, and it is widely distributed in our country at present. Towel gourd has a high edible value, so it is very popular with consumers, and many people want to grow it themselves, so the first step is to find out how to grow it.

Scientific planting techniques of towel gourd

1. Select improved varieties. Select varieties suitable for summer cultivation, that is, varieties that are not sensitive to short-day light, such as Xiayu towel gourd, new Xiatang towel gourd, Fengkang towel gourd, Yalu No.1, Xiuyu towel gourd and so on.

2. Raising seedlings and transplanting. Summer towel gourd is not suitable for direct seeding, we should choose fields with good drainage to raise seedlings and transplant. Soak towel gourd seeds in water for 10 hours, pick them up and drain them, then sow them. The commonly used sowing methods are plastic nutrition cups and seedling trays to raise seedlings, and the nutrient soil should be new soil or vegetable garden soil that has not been planted with melons. Sow 1 seed in each hole when sowing. Before transplanting seedlings, it is necessary to properly control water to make fertilizer and cultivate strong seedlings.

3. Field selection. Towel gourd likes fertilizer, so it should be planted in loam or clay loam with sunny, fertile, moist, high organic matter content and strong water and fertilizer conservation capacity.

4. Land preparation: planting from the border, the width of the border is 1.2 mi 1.5 meters, the width of the ditch is 30 mi 40 cm, and the height of the border is 35 cm. Combined with soil preparation, 2000 kg of soil miscellaneous fertilizer + 50 kg of Norwegian compound fertilizer or 50 kg of western compound fertilizer are applied per mu.

5. Planting: summer towel gourd is cultivated by double-row planting, the distance between row and plant is 70ml, 80cm × 50cm, and it is suitable to plant about 1700 plants per mu. The seedlings can be transplanted in the field when they have 2 Mel 3 true leaves.

How to grow towel gourd

1. Horizontal scaffolding cultivation: the shed surface is about 1.5 meters away from the surface, and the border width is 5 meters. It is used as a high border, one border is planted in two rows, and the towel gourd is planted on the second side of the furrow, with a distance of 0.4 meters and 0.5 meters. This method can also be cultivated on grape trellis. When towel gourd is first planted, other short-term crops can also be intercropped on the border. In case of hurricane, horizontal scaffolding cultivation is easy to be blown down by the wind because of the large wind surface, so it is based on the principle of autumn and winter, such as spring and summer planting, should be slightly sparse, and appropriately remove some stems and leaves, in order to reduce wind resistance.

2. Tunnel semicircular scaffolding cultivation: the border degree is 4Mel 5 meters, and the border goes north and south as the principle. Each border sets up a semicircular scaffolding on the border surface, the highest point of the scaffolding is about 1.8 meters from the ground, towel gourd can grow in three dimensions, and the area of the inner shed per unit area is larger than that of the horizontal shed, which is good for the development of towel gourd. Planting 2 rows in a row, planted on both sides of the furrow, the distance between the plants is 0.4 Mil 0.5 m. The semicircular scaffolding is more wind-resistant and is suitable for planting in spring and summer as well as in autumn and winter.

Fertilization management of towel gourd

Adequate organic fertilizer should be applied and chemical fertilizer should be applied. Organic fat, towel gourd grows straight and long, otherwise it is easy to cause melon strip deformity. For 7 days after transplanting, 5 Mu was drenched with 1500 kg of light feces and urine at 1:10 to promote the growth of stems and leaves. Fertilization will be determined according to the seedling condition from now on to before flowering and fruiting: the seedlings are vigorous and dark green, with little or no fertilization; the growth is weak, applying 4 kg per mu of compound fertilizer 1500 kg every 15 days or 1500 kg of light feces and urine at 1:10. After the result, topdressing fertilizer was applied every 5 kg / mu for 7 days, and compound fertilizer was applied at 10 kg / mu. During the harvest period, the amount of fertilizer should be increased 2 times, and 50 kg / mu of plant ash should be applied twice.

Water management of towel gourd

Towel gourd needs more water during the whole growth period, and the soil should be kept moist in the early growth stage. During the flowering and fruiting period, the towel gourd needs the most water and strong roots, so it needs to strengthen irrigation. Towel gourd not only needs water, but also avoid stagnant water, irrigation should be immediately irrigated, not flooding irrigation, especially in rainy days, should pay more attention to drainage, in order to prevent stagnant water.

The scientific planting method of towel gourd is mainly from several aspects, such as seed selection, seedling raising, soil preparation, fixed value and so on. It is necessary to select excellent varieties in order to ensure the survival rate in the later stage. After planting, we also need to strengthen field management, especially timely topdressing and timely watering, after doing these work, the growth of towel gourd will be better.