How to choose balsam pear? Seedling raising time and methods of Momordica charantia

Balsam pear is a common vegetable, eating has the effect of removing fire, people often use balsam pear to squeeze juice and stir-fry eggs. Spring is the time to grow all kinds of vegetables, including balsam pear. The first step in planting balsam pear is to select seeds, so how to choose balsam pear? What is the time and method of raising seedlings of balsam pear? Let's learn about it.

How to choose balsam pear?

In China, there are many varieties of balsam pear, for example, white balsam pear varieties have Baiyu balsam pear, apple balsam pear, green balsam pear varieties, mainly green balsam pear, Daqing balsam pear, pink bitter gourd, mountain balsam pear and so on. Many series of balsam pear varieties can be extended, and different series of balsam pear can be divided into many varieties. For example, the balsam pear of Cuiting series are du Ruan cool melon, Pearl melon, Qiong No. 1, Cui Ting-1, Cui Ting-3, Cuilu No. 1 Dading, Suixin No.2, Dading, Penang, Yingyin and so on. In different regions and different seasons, different balsam pear varieties should be selected and targeted, so as to achieve high yield and bumper harvest. Here are three good varieties of balsam pear in greenhouse:

1. Slippery balsam pear

The main vine of this variety of balsam pear usually gives birth to the first female flower in the 8th-12th section, and then regenerates the female flower at an interval of 3-6 leaves, the fruit is long conical, and the skin is turquoise and shiny. This variety has strong adaptability and can be cultivated in many seasons in the south.

2, evergreen balsam pear

Evergreen balsam pear has strong fruiting ability and bright green skin, which is very suitable for overwintering greenhouse cultivation. The general fruit is in the shape of a long stick, and the single fruit weighs about half a jin, which is the main variety cultivated in warm winter greenhouse.

3, Penang oil balsam pear

The variety has strong growth, many branches, the 10th section of the main vine began to appear female flowers, tender melon is relatively long, about 30 cm, there are obvious Leng and verrucous protuberances, is also a good variety.

Seedling raising time and methods of Momordica charantia

1. Seedling raising time

Balsam pear is generally planted in the south in March-May, transplanting in April-June, the whole growth process takes about 80-100 days, if you want it to appear on the market early, you have to raise seedlings early, there is a greenhouse, the four seasons can be planted. There is no greenhouse, depending on the local climate. Seeds germinate most easily between 35 and 30 degrees, the optimum temperature for seedling growth is 20-25 degrees, and the flowering and fruit-hanging period is best controlled between 20-30 degrees, so that balsam pear can bear fruit quickly.

2. Seedling raising method

(1) Nutrition bowl to raise seedlings: the nutritious soil should choose the soil that has not planted melons and vegetables within 3 years, preferably baked high-quality vegetable garden soil or fertile sand-stuffed paddy soil, use rotten pig dregs, carbonized grain husks or rotten plant ash as the base material, and add the right amount of potassium sulfate compound fertilizer to mix well, select carbendazim or benzoammonium disinfection, film sealed heap for 5 days, sieve for use.

(2) sowing and raising seedlings: 7 days before sowing, complete the seedling bed, disinfect the nutrition bowl, install the nutrient soil, sow the seeds that promote sprouting into the nutrition bowl in the sunny afternoon, 1 grain per bowl, 1 cm of nutrient soil, and cover the sunshade net to moisturize after pouring through the water.

(3) raising seedlings with a 32-hole plate: use a stick to drill a hole 1.5 cm deep in the center of each plate, then put in the seeds after soaking, sow 1 seed in each hole, cover the hole with a wet substrate, and sprinkle a layer of dry nutrient soil on the plate.

The above is about balsam pear seed selection and seedling breeding methods are introduced, there are many balsam pear varieties, different planting methods to choose different varieties, we can make effective choices according to their own local conditions.

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