Towel gourd planting technology: towel gourd cultivation pruning technology, towel gourd planting season

Cultivation and management techniques of organic towel gourd and horn gourd

Towel gourd planting season: towel gourd is also a vegetable variety that can be planted in all seasons, which is not strict for the season, but has certain requirements for the planting time. Note that the planting time of towel gourd can not be in the alternating season, so it usually begins around February in spring or late May in summer, early September in autumn, and is not recommended in winter.

(1) the coordination of environmental choice and relevant measures

1. Carry out crop rotation

two。 Implementation of soil diagnostic analysis

3. Soil improvement

4. The surrounding environment is free from soil, air and water pollution.

(2) Weed control methods

1. Weeding by manual or mechanical tillage, without the use of chemical herbicides.

two。 Mulching or rotation was adopted to control the occurrence of weeds.

(3) methods of fattening management

1. Do not use chemical fertilizer, completely apply organic fertilizer, compost with self-composting fermentation is appropriate, and organic fertilizer shall not contain additives such as chemical synthetic agents, and organic liquid fertilizer can be used as topdressing.

two。 Towel gourd can be inoculated and used beneficial microorganisms during seedling and growth period.

(4) Prevention and control of diseases and insect pests

Recommended methods for pest control

1. Long-term application of pheromone in a large area to trap and kill adults

Spodoptera litura: 4 traps per hectare.

Beet armyworm: 8 traps per hectare.

two。 Spraying microbial insecticides-control of poisonous insect larvae

a. 1000-3000 times of thuria.

b. Beauveria bassiana or Beauveria bassiana.

3. Release the basic sign lacewings (40000 eggs per minute), which can supplement the feeding of leafy grasses, thrips, aphids and Lepidoptera larvae and eggs.

4. Application of non-pesticide substances

a. With the release of basic symptoms of lacewings, spray construction research vinegar 200 times, can prevent leaf lacewings and so on.

b. The application of garlic extract or neem essence can control thrips and aphids.

c. Bagging or trapping with methyl clove oil to control melon flies.

Suggested methods for disease control

1. Exposure mycosis:

a. Remove the diseased leaves and keep ventilated.

b. Spray cinnamon oil, etc.

two。 Powdery mildew

a. Apply Zhongxing 100 or riboflavin methanesulfate.

b. Remove diseased leaves or fruits.

c. Microbial preparation DCB3 (Biotechnology Center).

3. Epidemic disease:

a. Use high beds to plant and improve drainage.

b. Choose healthy seedlings.

4. Root nodule nematode:

a. After the seedlings were raised in the soil with mycorrhizal fungi, the resistance could be increased by retransplantation.

b. Apply chitin (crab shell powder) to the soil during soil preparation or base fertilizer.

5. General precautions:

a. Soak the soil before planting or soak after planting green manure.

b. Before planting, the soil is covered with plastic cloth and then sterilized by solar energy.