Explanation of main cultivation techniques of towel gourd

Luffa is loved by people because of its crispness and sweet taste. Summer loofah is planted from late April to early July and marketed from June to October. Its cultivation method is as follows: Variety selection summer loofah to choose heat-resistant, early-maturing, high-yield varieties. There is no special requirement for land selection in summer loofah, as long as the previous crop is not melon. Land preparation sowing due to summer rain more, summer loofah land preparation to deep high ridge; ridge width 1.6 meters, ridge surface width 1.2 meters. Summer temperature is high, emergence is fast, general direct seeding can be done, seed soaking 3~4 hours before sowing or germination after seed soaking 24 hours before sowing. A single row of two plants, hole spacing 30~40 cm, each hole put 3~4 seeds, covered with soil 1.5 cm, covered with gauze, drenching water. After emergence, 2 seedlings were reserved in each hole. Fertilizer and water management summer loofah seedling stage drenching dung water 2~3 times, early flowering heavy topdressing, 50 kg compound fertilizer or 50 kg peanut bran per mu, every harvest 2~3 times, then topdressing once, each time with 15 kg compound fertilizer, urea 10 kg, potassium fertilizer 5 kg. Summer loofah seedling water can not be too much, too much is not conducive to root growth. Vine flowering period needs more water, sunny days to rain water in the morning and evening, harvest period in addition to rain water, ditch to retain 10~20 cm of water layer, rainy days to timely drainage. Field management of bamboo shoots and vines. When the vine is 30 cm long, it can be inserted into bamboo and herringbone frame. After inserting, do not immediately lead the vine, to appropriate nest vine, press the vine, there are female flowers when the vine upward, and make the vine evenly distributed. melon. When loofah bending, to hang melon, with a small packaging rope tied to a melon pedicle, tied to a small stone, straighten the melon, generally after picking melon 2~3 days. Get rid of the old leaves. Summer loofah harvest late, the following disease leaves, old leaves affect ventilation, but also easy to spread diseases, to be removed in time. Harvest summer loofah in time 35~45 days from planting to early harvest, harvest period 50~60 days, about 10~12 days from flowering to harvest commercial melon, harvest in time.