How to grow wax gourd

In addition to being a vegetable, wax gourd can also be impregnated into a variety of candies; pericarp and seeds are used medicinally and have the effects of anti-inflammation, diuresis and detumescence. How to grow wax gourd in order to produce high yield?

I. selection of land and land preparation

Wax gourd is usually grown on loose and fertile land with good drainage and irrigation. Dig ditches and divert water for irrigation, and pay attention to sprinkling a layer of farm manure as base fertilizer.

2. Sowing and raising seedlings

Wax gourd can be sown by direct seeding and transplanting. Direct seeding is to sow 3 to 5 seeds in soil holes every 30 to 50 centimeters, and then cover the seeds with a thin layer of fine soil. Transplanting must first raise seedlings, and then plant every 5-10 cm after the seeds germinate.

III. Fertilization

1. Base fertilizer: about 2000 kg of organic fertilizer and 50 kg of superphosphate per mu.

two。 Seedling fertilizer: when the seedlings grow out 5 murine 6 true leaves, compound fertilizer 10 MUR 15 kg, urea 8 MUR 10 kg. Promote vine extension and increase plant nutrition accumulation. After the first female flower blossoms, fertilizer and water are controlled to prevent overgrowth, which is beneficial to flower and fruit setting.

3. Strong melon fertilizer: strengthen fertilizer and water management when the fruit grows to 3 Mel 4 kg, applying compound fertilizer 15 Mel 20 kg per mu, urea 10 Mel 12 kg, potassium chloride 8 Mel 10 kg. It was applied once every half a month for 5 times in a row.

IV. Timely harvest

The leaves on the vine become yellow and old slightly, which means that the wax gourd is ripe and can be fully harvested. Don't wait too late, because by then your melon may be old or bad.

Wax gourd is mainly distributed in other tropical and subtropical regions of Asia and is cultivated in all parts of China. There are wild wax gourd in southern Yunnan, China. It is also distributed in eastern Australia and Madagascar.