Introduction to planting time and techniques of golden towel gourd

When the golden towel gourd is unprocessed, its fruit is no different from other melons, and the melon is very sturdy. Once cooked, its flesh falls off like spaghetti. The leather of golden towel gourd is hard and has a waxy layer, so it is not only resistant to long-distance transportation, but also can be stored from summer and autumn after harvest to the Spring Festival for sale. if it is artistic, people can also carve words and flowers on the melon skin to improve its merchandise. What time is the golden towel gourd? What are the key points of planting techniques?

I. planting time of golden towel gourd

Golden towel gourd generally does not eat tender fruit. In the Yangtze River basin, the seedlings are raised in the protected field in the first and middle of March, planted in the open field in the first and middle of April, and the old ripe fruits are harvested from the beginning of July to August, which can be stored and supplied until winter. Anti-autumn cultivation can also be carried out in protected areas, that is, seedlings are raised with sunshade nets in mid-late July, planted in early August, and old ripe fruits can also be harvested from September to 10. It is covered with a greenhouse in the middle and last ten days of October and can be harvested until mid-November.

2. Planting techniques of golden towel gourd

1. Cultivate strong seedlings

The sowing time of golden towel gourd can be arranged according to cultivation habits and climate, and direct seeding can also be planted. In order to save seeds, early maturity and high yield, more seedling transplanting methods are adopted. The seedling stage is usually about 20 days before the late frost. Around April 5 in Beijing and Tianjin, use a nutrition bowl of 6cm × 6cm or 8cm × 8cm, with a nutrient bowl of 6cm × 6cm or 8cm × 8cm. (the fertile soil that has not planted melons and vegetables is mixed with high-quality crude fertilizer at 3:1) In a solar greenhouse or greenhouse, soak the seeds in 55 ℃ hot water for 10 minutes or soak them with fungicides to kill the germs on the seeds, then soak them in warm water for 2 to 3 hours, wrap them with a wet cloth, accelerate germination under 25 ℃, sprout, pick out the budded seeds and place them flat in a bowl that has been soaked with water, 1 grain per bowl, cover with nutritious soil 1.20cm, heat up the seedlings, and complete the seedlings for 3 days. After the seedlings are well ventilated, the seedlings will be strong.

2. Timely planting

The seedling age is about 20 days, 3 true leaves can be planted after late frost, high ridge cultivation, plastic film and small arch shed are better, the row spacing is 1.50m × 0.45m, 850m / mu 1000, sitting water planting.

3. Fertilizer and water management

Before the planting of golden towel gourd, the land should be ploughed and raked flat to achieve fertile soil, sufficient fertilizer, 3000 kg per mu of high-quality organic fertilizer and 50 kg of multi-original compound fertilizer, which should be deeply applied underground and irrigated once within 5 days after planting to promote slow seedlings. when the melon grows to 100g, water should be poured in time and 20 kg of urea should be applied to ensure the reproductive growth of golden towel gourd.

4. Pruning management of seedlings

Golden towel gourd branches and leaves are luxuriant, should be pruned in time, pinch off the old leaves in the garden, cultivate more soil to fix seedlings, and leave 2 to 3 vines, leading to the same direction. There will be a large number of feminization when the main vines are 13 leaves and the lateral vines are 5-8 leaves. Artificial pollination should be strengthened in the flowering period, which should be carried out before 8 o'clock every morning, so as to concentrate on the melon-bearing period, one melon per vine, the rest of the vines are thinned out, and when the vines are ridged, all the tips are knocked out in time. To ensure that a large amount of nutrients are input into melons and fruits, and more melons are produced.

5. prevention and control of diseases and insect pests

Golden towel gourd has been growing in the field for more than two months, and there are fewer diseases and pests. Poison bait should be released along the ridge when opening ditches and ridges before planting, and underground pests should be treated. If aphids are used at any time during the growth period, the golden towel gourd is susceptible to powdery mildew in the fruit setting period. If there are disease spots, it should be controlled by medicine such as triadimefon in time, once every 7 days, three times in a row to ensure that the seedlings are healthy.

6. Harvesting and storage workers

After 20 days of pollination, the volume of golden towel gourd no longer increases. By 30 days, the melon has fully matured, and the plant quickly ages and dies. At this time, the melon can be harvested by stages or once, the melon tail can be cut off with a knife, and the melon can be stored in a dry ventilated place or cold storage. It can also be sold on the market at any time. After harvest, such as deep processing, there are many methods, which can be dried, bagged, canned, preserved fruit, preserves and other different flavor foods.