The latest black wax gourd cultivation techniques tutorial

Wax gourd is a kind of all-purpose vegetable, in recent years, the yield of short melon is low and the market price is low, while the price of long wax gourd is high and the income is high, so more and more people grow it. This kind of film is exuberant, resistant and fleshy, and is called black-skinned wax gourd because of its dark green or black skin, so how to cultivate black-skinned wax gourd? Come and have a look with the editor.

1. Sowing seeds at the right time

Spring sowing is generally from February to April, about 120 days can be harvested, autumn sowing is generally from June to July, and about 100 days can be harvested. If the seedlings are raised in a nutrition bowl, the true leaves can be transplanted to the field on a sunny day, and the autumn planting can be sowed directly to the field after seed soaking and budding. Generally, it takes 20-30 grams per mu to climb the ground, and 40-50 grams per mu for erection cultivation.

2. Site selection and planting

Before planting, the plot where the previous crop is rice or aquatic crop is selected, the climbing cultivation needs to be wide, and the planting specification should be determined according to the variety and tissue season. the spring growth period is long, melon is late, melon shape is large, and it is suitable for single-row planting. the plant spacing should be kept at 80-100 cm, 300 plants per mu, while the autumn growth period is short, melon is early, melon type is fine, single-row planting spacing is 60-80 cm, and 350 plants are planted per mu. Erection cultivation can cultivate about 700-800 plants per mu.

3. Fertilizer and water management

Wax gourd has a great demand for fertilizer and water. In order to obtain high yield, it is necessary to apply sufficient base fertilizer and continuous topdressing in the later stage. It is advisable to apply rotten farm manure as base fertilizer in the middle of the border, generally about 1000 kg per mu. If farm manure is sown, 40 kg compound fertilizer can be applied as base fertilizer. During planting, 1-2 kg of farm manure was applied to each hole and planted, which could promote the rapid growth and development of root system. Topdressing should be in accordance with the needs of the plant, grasp the principle of light before and after heavy, from light to strong.

4. Field management

Wax gourd is very easy to produce adventitious roots, so it is necessary to re-apply pressure on the vine. When pressing the vine, make a circle on the border surface around the plant, press each vine on the node with mud every few days, and only press 3 mi 4 envoys to proliferate adventitious roots. After pressing 15 knots on the border surface, the vine will be introduced to the shed. The introduction of vines should be carried out according to the direction of the border, systematically lead the vines to the western painting, and use branches and leaves to block the fruits to reduce the sun and avoid burning the wax gourd. In addition, only the main vine of the wax gourd is left, and all the other branches should be removed.

The above is the introduction of the cultivation techniques of black-skinned wax gourd. I hope it can help you. If you want to know more about it, please follow us.