How to grow white gourd cultivation techniques

Wax gourd is a kind of nutritious vegetable that can beautify and lose weight. It tastes refreshing and soft, and the wax gourd is very large and stored for a long time. It is one of the vegetables that everyone likes very much. So do you know how to grow wax gourd? Let's go with the editor to learn about the planting techniques of wax gourd.

How to grow wax gourd

1. Sprinkle wax gourd seeds in a basin with rich soil. Wait for its germination, grow seedlings, wax gourd seedlings grow to finger high, pull out the seedlings, loosen the soil in the field, dig a good hole.

2. The ranks are neat. Put the wax gourd seedlings into the pit, cover the roots of the seedlings with soil, water, fertilize, and so on when the seedlings grow whiskers, set up a shelf next to each seedling, make the seedlings grow up along the shelf, and when the seedlings grow high, pay attention to removing weeds, watering them properly and fertilizing them.

3. After flowering, wax gourd grows after a period of time. It can be picked when it is ripe.

Cultivation techniques of wax gourd

1. Cultivation season: wax gourd likes high temperature and has strong heat resistance. In the suitable temperature range, the higher the temperature is, the faster the growth and development is, so the peak growth period must be arranged in the high temperature season, and the planting period is generally ranked after cucumber in production.

2. Sowing time: wax gourd generally needs seedling cultivation, and the seedling age is 40-50 days. The suitable sowing time can be determined according to local climatic conditions, cultivation purpose and variety type. Small wax gourd can be sowed in early February. Large late-maturing wax gourd can be sowed in mid-late February.

3. Soaking seeds to accelerate germination: wax gourd seeds germinate slowly and their germination potential is relatively low. Before accelerating germination, measures such as high temperature hot seed should be adopted to make the seeds absorb water normally. It is suitable for seeds to germinate under the condition of 25: 30 ℃, and it can germinate after 4 ~ 5 days.

4. Seedling management: wax gourd seedlings grow slowly and high temperature is required at seedling stage. In order to improve the bed temperature, the seedbed should be prepared in advance and the soil should be turned over. In order to meet its nutrient requirements, bed soil should be prepared in advance and mixed with more mature organic fertilizer to make it loose and fertile.

5. Timely planting: the root system of wax gourd is well developed. deep ploughing and raking should be done before planting to prevent water accumulation and cause Fusarium wilt and root retting. When planting, the mature organic fertilizer should be locally applied to 3000 ~ 5000 jin / mu, and the density varies with different cultivation methods, climatic conditions and varieties.

Growth habits of wax gourd

1. Temperature: the optimum temperature for growth and development of wax gourd is 25: 30 ℃, the optimum temperature for seed germination is 28: 30 ℃, the lowest temperature for root growth is 12-16 ℃, the suitable temperature for pollination and fruit setting is about 25 ℃, and the temperature below 20 ℃ is not conducive to fruit development.

2. Sunshine: wax gourd is a short-day crop, short-day sunshine and low temperature are beneficial to flower bud differentiation, but long sunshine and sufficient light are required in the whole growth period. In case of long-term overcast, rain and low temperature, falling flowers, melons and rotten melons will occur in the result period.

3. Moisture: wax gourd has large leaf area, strong transpiration and needs more water, but too much or too little air humidity is not conducive to pollination, fruit setting and fruit development.

4. Nutrition: the growth period of wax gourd is long, plant vegetative growth and fruit growth and development require enough soil nutrients, fertilization is mainly nitrogen fertilizer, properly combined with phosphorus and potassium fertilizer, enhance plant stress resistance, and increase seed production per fruit.

5. Soil hustle and bustle: wax gourd is not strict on soil, sandy loam or dry loam can be cultivated, but continuous cropping should be avoided.

Introduction of wax gourd

Wax gourd is an annual herb with tendrils on its stems, climbing vines, large leaves and yellow flowers. The fruit is spherical or long cylindrical, with dark green epidermis, hairy surface and a layer of white powder. Wax gourd flesh is white, fleshy, the flesh is wrapped in golden flesh, wax gourd skin and seeds can be used as medicine. Melons are shaped like pillows, also known as pillow melons, produced in summer. As the wax gourd is ripe, there will be a layer of powdery substance on the skin, such as the white frost formed in winter, so the wax gourd is also called white melon.

Wax gourd contains more protein, sugar and a small amount of calcium, phosphorus, iron and other minerals and a variety of vitamins and other nutrients. Wax gourd is the only non-fat melon vegetable, and is rich in propanol diacid, which can inhibit the conversion of sugars into fat, and can increase the effect of weight loss because of its strong diuretic effect, so wax gourd is also known as "slimming melon".

Wax gourd should be peeled, stuffed and rinsed before eating. Wax gourd meat can be boiled soup, stir-fry, can also be sweetened into preserved fruit, wax gourd seeds can also be processed and eaten. Fresh wax gourd meat is well hydrated and refreshing.

The above is the wax gourd planting technology summarized by the editor. I hope it can help you. Although wax gourd is delicious and nutritious, it is cold, and friends whose physique is cold had better eat less. Wax gourd is not suitable to eat too much. Eating too much will cause many uncomfortable symptoms, so enough is enough.