Planting method of potted towel gourd

Potted vegetables are the first choice for many urban farmers, but they are generally small vegetables such as small rape, and some people plant towel gourd on the balcony and have achieved success. planting towel gourd on the balcony can not only make vegetables, but also beautify the balcony. It is really killing two birds with one stone, and it is also easy to grow. Let's take a look at the planting method of potted towel gourd.

Planting container

Potted towel gourd needs to prepare a large enough container, the larger the volume and depth of the planting container, the better, to ensure at least 15 cm of soil thickness and more than 10 liters of soil capacity, only in this way to ensure the later growth of towel gourd. Then find suitable soil, add compound fertilizer to fully mix, or directly buy nutritious soil, because the flowerpot is limited, so fertile soil is a powerful factor for towel gourd to develop in the later stage.

Planting space

Towel gourd is different from other vegetables, it needs to climb vines, so before planting towel gourd, we need to make reasonable planning on the balcony and prepare for towel gourd climbing vines. Because the layout of the balcony is different, flower friends can play freely, as long as there is a place for towel gourd to climb vines. In addition, it is important to pay attention to lighting and ventilation.

Seedling raising method

The main results are as follows: 1. Soak the seeds in 60 ℃ hot water for 10 minutes, soak them in 30 ℃ warm water for 2 minutes, wash them with a wet cloth (or paper towel) and accelerate germination for 24 hours under the condition of 25 ℃.

2. Sow the seeds in a disposable plastic cup, cover the soil by 1cm, and pour water thoroughly, or direct seeding in the corresponding container, with 2 seeds in each hole. When the temperature is suitable, it can germinate in about 5-7 days, and it can be covered with film for heat preservation when the temperature is low.

3. Properly watering the seeds after sowing, planting in the afternoon on a sunny day when 4 or 6 true leaves are planted, ventilating and refining the seedlings one week before planting, applying sufficient basal fertilizer (less or no application of summer sowing), removing old, weak and diseased seedlings, 1 plant per pot.

Daily management

1. Towel gourd likes strong light and requires no less than 8 hours of light every day. It is resistant to high temperature and cold, the suitable temperature for growth is 2530 ℃, the lowest temperature should not be lower than 12 ℃, and the growth of water and fertilizer is still exuberant at high temperature. Resistant to moisture, it is necessary to ensure sufficient moisture. When the temperature is low, it should be watered before noon on a sunny day, once every other day when the weather is dry, and once in the morning and evening when it is hot in summer.

2. Towel gourd plant height about 50 cm soil pressure vine once, height about 70 cm soil pressure vine 1 time, will vine disk on the soil surface and remove side vines. Pruning should usually be carried out on a sunny afternoon. When the female flowers begin to appear, set up a bracket, lead the vine "Zhi" shape onto the scaffolding, and tie it up with a rope at intervals of about 20 centimeters.

3. Towel gourd knot the first front side vine of the melon should be removed completely, and then if the side harvest vine is too much, remove part of the dense or weak side vine. After the lateral vine knot 2 or 3 melons, the yellow leaves and old leaves should be removed properly in the middle and later stage of growth, based on the principle of no overlap and shading between leaves. During the growth period, it is best to remove tendrils, most male flowers and stunted melons. If necessary, it can be pollinated manually, and the male flowers blooming on the same day are usually pollinated at 5: 00 p.m. to 6 p.m.

4. Before towel gourd bearing gourd, mature organic fertilizer was applied every 10 days, twice in total, and attention should be paid to avoid partial application of nitrogen fertilizer. After fruiting melon, rotten organic fertilizer is applied once a week, and it can be harvested 10-14 days after flowering, when the top flowers begin to dry up, the color of the peel begins to darken, and it feels elastic to hold the melon. If you need to leave seeds, you can wait for the peel to turn yellow before harvest.