Planting method of towel gourd in open field in spring

Towel gourd is a common vegetable, which can be salad, fried, cooked, made in soup or juiced. It can also be used as medicine. It has the effects of cooling, diuresis, promoting blood circulation, menstruation and detoxification. The following is to introduce the planting method of towel gourd in open field in spring.

1. Soil

Towel gourd is not strict to the soil, all kinds of soil can be cultivated. However, in order to achieve high yield, loam or sandy loam with deep soil layer, high content of organic matter, good air permeability and strong ability of water and fertilizer conservation should be selected, and the PH value is about 7. If it is barren land, it is necessary to sprinkle lime powder before planting to adjust the PH value of the soil to avoid excessive acid or alkali.

2. Sowing seeds

Generally choose to be carried out before and after Ching Ming Festival, but the weather temperature in the south warms up relatively quickly, so you can usually start planting towel gourd before and after the Beginning of Spring, and the north needs to wait until March to April before planting. Put towel gourd seeds at a temperature of about 25 degrees and wash them with water every day until the seeds are white. Can take hole sowing, each hole put 3-4 seeds, sowing cover soil watering, covered with hay to moisturize.

3. Fertilizer and water

After emergence of towel gourd, dung was applied 2-3 times; compound fertilizer or peanut bran should be applied in the early flowering stage; compound fertilizer, urea and potash fertilizer should be applied every two times of harvest. Towel gourd needs more water during the growth period, and the soil should be kept moist in the early growth stage. During the flowering and fruiting period, the towel gourd should be watered sooner or later in sunny days, and drainage should be paid attention to in rainy days to prevent water accumulation on the border surface.

4. Set up a frame

Towel gourd is a climbing plant, so we should give it a frame. When the vine is 30cm long, it can insert bamboo and build a herringbone frame. After inserting the rack, properly nest the vine, press the vine, and then draw the vine upward when the female flower appears.

5. Harvest

Towel gourd has a strong continuous fruit, which is very fast in summer, from flowering to harvest for about 10-12 days. Should be harvested in time, otherwise, towel gourd is easy to fibrosis, can not be eaten. It's best to harvest in the morning. Don't pull it by hand, just cut it with scissors. In the later stage of towel gourd harvest, the diseased leaves and old leaves should be removed in time so as not to affect ventilation and spread diseases.

The above is the introduction of the planting method of towel gourd in the open field in spring. I hope it will be useful to you.