Seedling raising technique of wax gourd

Wax gourd is a very popular vegetable. In rural areas, a few trees are planted in the small garden in front of the house. Most of what is sold on the market is planted in a large area of the plantation. The seed coat of wax gourd is thick, and it is easy for direct seeding to emerge unevenly and difficult when planted in a large area. Therefore, it is generally necessary to transplant seedlings after unified cultivation, then let's introduce how to raise seedlings.

I. seed collection

The first cultivation can buy seeds to plant, bought seeds are generally dealt with, only need to soak their own seeds to promote germination. But in the future, you can also keep your own seeds, in the mature period, choose to leave some large and healthy wax gourd until fully mature before picking, after picking the wax gourd will be cut open, take out strong seeds. Then wash the melons in clean water and soak them in water for an hour to wash off the seed mucus, remove it, dry it, and store it in an airtight bag.

Second, soaking seeds to accelerate germination

The seeds should be stirred in 50 degrees hot water for 10 minutes to disinfect. Then soak it in warm water of 30 degrees for a day. Then take it out to dry and put it in an incubator to sprout. The general temperature is between 25 and 30 degrees. It will sprout in about three days. When sprouting, wash it every morning and evening to avoid producing mucus.

3. Sowing and raising seedlings

Transplanting in greenhouse can raise seedlings at any time, and open field cultivation is generally spring cultivation. Generally, seedlings can be raised in containers or on land. Container seedlings need to be equipped with culture soil, usually with sun-dried fine soil, mixed with clean river sand, plus fertilizer, which can be farm manure or dissolved chemical fertilizer. After the configuration, you need to spray and disinfect together. After loading the plate, sow one or two seeds in each hole and gently compact it by covering about two centimeters of soil. Finally, spray irrigation or drip irrigation, can not directly flush irrigation, easy to flush away the seeds. Raising seedlings in open field requires soil preparation and fertilization, and it also needs disinfection, but it can be sowed directly and evenly.

IV. Management at seedling stage

During the seedling period, the seedling tray should be moved to a warm place, such as building a greenhouse, and a small arch shed can be built in the open field to keep warm and humid. Seeds need to be watered once a day before emergence, maintain 70% water content, and create a moist and warm environment to promote the growth of buds, but not too much moisture, for fear of rotten seeds.

Wax gourd seedling raising process is the above, to maintain a certain temperature and humidity, in the right time, with good methods, pay attention to management can complete the wax gourd seedling raising process with high emergence rate.