Cultivation techniques of bottle gourd

Bottle gourd is an annual trailing herb of Cucurbitaceae. The taste of bottle gourd is relatively light, so it is used to cook soup in China. Aging bottle gourd can be taken out as a container, and bottle gourd also has a certain medicinal value, its whole plant can be used as medicine, and has a therapeutic effect on a variety of diseases. So how to cultivate bottle gourd? The following editor brings you the cultivation techniques of bottle gourd, let's have a look!

1. Seed selection and nursery

There are many kinds of bottle gourd, but the yields are almost the same, mainly due to the different varieties determined by the cultivated area and climate and environment, so we should select the varieties according to the above factors. After selecting the variety, we begin to raise seedlings, usually sowing seeds before and after the Beginning of Spring every year, and do a good job of soaking seeds to promote germination before sowing. Wait until the seeds sprout before sowing and raising seedlings, in the bottle gourd seedling stage, we should pay attention to control the temperature and enhance the permeability of the seedbed. Keep the soil in a moist state, and the seedlings can be planted after growing for about a month, and the seedlings should be refined at low temperature a week before planting.

2. Soil preparation and fertilization

Before planting, it is necessary to do a good job in soil preparation and choose sandy soil rich in organic matter, but it is required that the land has not been planted with melons for at least two years. After harvesting the previous crops, clear the garden in time, turn the soil deeply and disinfect it, and carry out the work together with the base fertilizer. Base fertilizer generally uses mature farm manure, and then controls the amount of base fertilizer according to the soil area. And make a good bed in the field to facilitate the later drainage and irrigation work and management, and then lay a good plastic film to improve the soil fertilizer and water conservation.

3. Adjust the plant

Although the bottle gourd is a vine plant, it can also be planted without a scaffolding. If there is no scaffolding, it is necessary to do a good job of pressing the vines to prevent the branches from being scattered by the strong wind. If you use scaffolding, you should build a "human" shelf when the seedlings grow to about 35 centimeters. And do a good job of introducing the vine on the shelf, and then bind the vine in time with the growth of the seedlings to promote the uniform growth of the plant. And the bottle gourd is mainly the fruit of the seed vine or the next generation of branches, so we should pick the heart in time to promote the growth of new vines.

4. Fertilizer and water management

The growth of bottle gourd is relatively poor for other gourd vegetables, and because the growth period of bottle gourd is long, the result position is more concentrated. Therefore, in addition to pouring sufficient base fertilizer before planting, we should also properly water topdressing and pay attention to the amount of topdressing, mainly in a small amount. The number of times of topdressing should not be less than four times, and topdressing should also be applied after harvest to promote the growth of new melons. The water demand of bottle gourd is relatively large, so we should keep the soil moist and water it in time, especially in the fruiting period, if we encounter dry weather, we can water it once a day. But also can not overwatering, if overwatering or rainy weather should be timely drainage, to prevent retting roots.

Bottle gourd harvest also has a certain attention, timely harvest can improve the quality of bottle gourd, increase the growth space and increase the yield of new gourd. It is the key to ensure high yield and expand the economic benefit of planting. All right, that's all for today's introduction, this article is for reference only, friends who want to know more related information, please continue to follow us!