Planting time and seedling raising methods of towel gourd

Towel gourd as a climbing vine plant, has a cool detoxification, blood circulation of the medicinal effect, sweet and delicious taste, soup is also very delicious. Mature old towel gourd can also be used to wash dishes, with very good results. It is loved by many families. Today, the editor brings you the planting method and time of towel gourd.

1. Variety selection

Towel gourd is also divided into many types, according to local conditions to choose suitable towel gourd varieties. Towel gourd in greenhouse is suitable for low temperature, low light, high yield varieties, such as serpentine towel gourd. Growing in the north requires towel gourd with strong growth ability, such as towel gourd. The towel gourd suitable for the south is suitable for temperature-loving and heat-tolerant varieties, such as flower towel gourd. Do not choose blindly, otherwise it will have an impact on your own interests.

2. Planting time

Spring: spring towel gourd will generally choose to start planting around Ching Ming Festival, but the weather temperature in the south warms up quickly, so you can start planting around the Beginning of Spring.

Summer: summer towel gourd is generally planted in May or June and can be supplied to the market in July and October. This time can be chosen according to the market situation, it should be noted that due to the sunny summer, the need to choose a strong heat-resistant towel gourd, such as flower towel gourd.

Autumn: autumn towel gourd generally in summer towel gourd receipt can be sown, more suitable for autumn is to hang the towel gourd, green towel gourd and so on.

Winter: winter towel gourd usually begins in November. Because of the low temperature in winter, towel gourd is generally planted in the greenhouse, in the greenhouse to control the temperature and light, these factors are important conditions for the growth of towel gourd.

3. Seedling raising method

Seed soaking and disinfection: before sowing, towel gourd neutrons need to be sunburned for 2-3 days, soaked in trisodium phosphate for 15 minutes, then put the seeds into warm water of about 70 degrees to stir, and soak for about 5 hours when the water temperature drops to 25 degrees.

Sprouting: the towel gourd seeds after seed soaking and disinfection are put under the question of about 30 degrees to start sprouting and need to be washed with water every day until the seeds are white and can be sown.

Sowing: towel gourd is generally directly sown, the survival rate of transplanting is very low. Put about 3 seeds into each seed hole, and the depth is about 2cm. After sowing and watering, cover with hay to moisturize.

Seedling management: about 5 days after sowing, seedlings will grow. At this time, it is necessary to appropriately reduce the temperature, find that the lack of water should be watered regularly, and the prevention of diseases and insect pests in the later stage.

It should be noted that if the towel gourd is bitter, it means that the towel gourd has gone bad and can no longer be eaten, and the spoiled towel gourd can cause poisoning. During the growth of towel gourd, there will be many problems to pay attention to, such as diseases and insect pests and so on. If you want to understand towel gourd diseases and insect pests, you can continue to pay attention to the pro-agriculture network.