The latest growth conditions of wax gourd

Wax gourd is a trailing annual vegetable, mainly growing in the tropics and subtropics, and can be cultivated in all parts of China, there are wild varieties in Yunnan. In addition to cooking and eating, it can also be made into candy, and seeds have the medicinal effect of reducing swelling. So in its growing environment, what is the demand for the major factors that make up the environment, and what kind of environmental composition is needed? let's take a look at it.

1. Sunshine

Short-day crops, under the condition of low temperature and short days, flower buds differentiate well, but other periods need long sunshine and sufficient light, which is good for growth and development, so it can be said that the light is not very strict. In the fruiting period, light is needed for rapid growth and development, and poor growth may occur if there is little light.

Second, temperature

As a result, low temperature is easy to cause falling flowers and fruits, or even melons. Relatively like temperature, heat-resistant, the best growth temperature is between 25 and 30 degrees, seed germination is better at 28 degrees to 30 degrees, 12 degrees above the temperature, the root system begins to grow. The suitable temperature during flowering is 25 degrees. Below 20 degrees, melons grow slowly and are affected. Planting must start in the spring, and the fruit period will catch up with the summer.

III. Nutrition

Wax gourd fruit is larger, the growth cycle is longer, melon needs a lot of nutrients, so fertilization is needed to supplement nutrition and improve soil nutrition, generally apply more farm fertilizer, and more nitrogen fertilizer, more potash fertilizer will harden the meat of the melon. Just need to apply some phosphorus and potassium fertilizer properly. Because of the part of the plant, the vine needs to be strong.

Fourth, humidity

Wax gourd leaves are large, there are many vines, and the fruit also needs a lot of water, so the whole growing period of wax gourd needs a lot of water, can not be dry. But the root system of wax gourd is strong, watering can be enough at one time, can not be irrigated again at regular intervals, not a small number of times, absorption is not in place, it is required to water through the whole root area, not some have not been irrigated, it will be too long.

5. Soil

It is required that the sandy loam soil is better, and it is beneficial to the root system, the wax gourd root system, the distribution is deeper than other vegetables, the whisker root system is more, and the loose soil is more beneficial to the root system growth. However, if the conditions are not enough, you can also grow in ordinary soil, as long as you are not in low-lying, consolidated land, try to reduce continuous cropping and do not rotate with melons.

Wax gourd requires a warm environment, but not too high, need more water content, but the air humidity is lower. It needs a lot of nutrition and needs to be replenished in time. It is a short-day crop, but it can grow well in a long-sunshine environment except flowering. It is best to plant it in sandy loam.