When is the latest winter melon planting time?

The cultivation of wax gourd in Guangzhou is divided into two seasons: spring planting and autumn planting, and most of them are planted in spring, usually sowing from January to February. Under the premise of taking measures against cold, early sowing is better than late sowing. Sowing in the early and middle of January can prolong the growth period, especially the vegetative growth period, so that the wax gourd has higher air humidity and fruit setting when the temperature is above 20 ℃ before and after the rainy season. Winter gourd planted in autumn is usually sown before and after Lesser Heat (early and mid-July).

Raising seedlings

In the first ten days of the twelfth lunar month, soak the seeds in 55 ℃ warm water for 5 minutes, stir constantly, then accelerate germination, and wash them with warm water once a day. When the seed is white, put it into the nutrition bowl and sprinkle water on time to maintain a certain humidity of the nutrient soil. One month later, the melon seedlings grew heart leaves and moved into the greenhouse.

Colonization

Apply sufficient base fertilizer before planting, ridge according to row spacing of 2-2.5 m, plant spacing of 0.5 m, cover with plastic film after ridging, and irrigate roots with 500-600 times of Gaomei organic humic acid active liquid fertilizer after seedling transfer, in order to promote root development.

Mid-growth management

Plant to the flowering stage, apply an appropriate amount of rotten chicken manure, when the wax gourd grows to 0.5 kg-1 kg, it is necessary to water frequently fat weight, in order to promote fruit development and expansion. After pulling the vine, timely draw the vine, press the vine, fork, pick the heart, otherwise it will affect the rate of melon sitting. When flowering, from 6: 00 to 8: 00 in the morning, artificial pollination with 2Jing 4murD Zigualing, and pay attention to pest control.

Timely harvest

Wax gourd is resistant to storage and transportation and tastes good. About 45 days after fruit setting, the peel shines dark green, while most of the leaves remain green and not withered yellow, so choose to harvest in the morning on a sunny day. However, it can also be harvested and listed in advance according to the supply and demand of the market.