When will the towel gourd be planted? It is not a thing to double the income in this way!

Towel gourd is a common vegetable, which is planted all over our country, but if you want to grow towel gourd well, you must master the basic planting techniques. When will towel gourd be planted? How to double the income?

When will the towel gourd be planted?

Towel gourd can be planted all the year round, the specific planting time is as follows:

1. Spring: it is usually planted before and after Ching Ming Festival, but if it is planted in the south, it can be planted before and after the Beginning of Spring.

2. Summer: it is generally planted from May to June.

3. Autumn: generally planted from July to October (after the towel gourd is harvested in summer).

4. Winter: it is generally planted in November.

What are the planting techniques of towel gourd?

1. Seed selection: what kind of variety is good?

Towel gourd has a variety of varieties, and can be planted all the year round, so when selecting seeds, try to select varieties suitable for planting in each season. For example, it is more suitable to select some varieties that are not sensitive to sunlight in summer, such as fresh flower towel gourd, Fengkang towel gourd, new Xiutang towel gourd and Xiuyu towel gourd, and so on; it is better to select seeds in autumn with ribbed towel gourd and green towel gourd.

2. Sowing seedlings: how to raise seedlings?

(1) seed treatment: towel gourd seed coat is thick, so before sowing, it should be exposed to the sun for 2 to 3 days, then disinfected with trisodium phosphate, and finally put the seeds into 70 degrees warm water and stir until the temperature drops to 25 degrees for about 5 hours.

(2) accelerating germination: after the seeds are treated, they need to be placed in an environment of about 30 degrees until the seed coat breaks and leaks out white buds. During the period of accelerating germination, the seeds should be washed with water every day to ensure sufficient water and promote germination.

(3) sowing: before sowing, you should dig a good seedling hole and put 3 seeds in each hole, then slowly cover the seeds with soil and cover the hay with proper amount of water to grow.

(4) Seedling stage management: seedlings will grow after 5 days of seed sowing, and seedlings can thrive as long as the temperature is properly lowered and sufficient water is ensured.

3. Land selection and preparation: what kind of soil should be used?

After the seedlings grow up, the seedlings should be transplanted to a wide place, and towel gourd likes to grow in organic soil with sunny, fertile soil and strong water retention, so when selecting land, try to choose clay loam or loam with strong water retention capacity. And dig a ditch width of about 35cm, border height of about 35cm, in order to facilitate the planting of seedlings.

4. Planting: how many seedlings are planted per mu?

When the seedlings grow 2-3 true leaves, they can be transplanted into the field. When planting, it is best to use double-row planting, and 1700 seedlings per mu to facilitate later care.

5. Melon shed construction: how to build it?

After the towel gourd seedlings grow for a period of time, they will crawl everywhere. At this time, a 2-meter-high melon shed is built with bamboo or cement poles, and the vines are slightly fixed with a rope to facilitate its flowering and fruiting.

6. Fertilizer requirements: how much fertilizer should be applied per mu?

Towel gourd does not have high requirements for fertilizer, generally apply secondary heavy fertilizer in the vine period, as a result, apply secondary heavy fertilizer in the peak period, and apply fertilizer for 3 to 4 times in the later stage, and generally use 10 kg compound fertilizer or 20 kg cake fertilizer per mu.

7. Timely harvest: when will the harvest be ready?

Towel gourd grows faster and can be harvested in the full fruit period. if it is managed properly, it can be harvested once every 2 to 3 days. When harvesting, it is usually carried out in the morning, which can ensure the freshness of melons and fruits.

Third, when does the towel gourd bloom?

Towel gourd generally blossoms from summer to autumn, and the flowers bloom in the morning and wither at night, because there is a pistil and a cluster of male stamens at the base of towel gourd, and the petals of male flowers are small and begin to blossom in summer leaf axils. On the other hand, the petals of female flowers are large, and they will develop into towel gourd after fertilization, and will shrink directly if they are not fertilized successfully.

To sum up, towel gourd can be planted all the year round, but if you want to plant well, you need to do a good job in sprouting, sowing, water and fertilizer and other basic management work to double the income.