How to grow small gourd

Small gourd is a climbing herb of Cucurbitaceae, which enters its flowering stage around June every year. Small gourd has a very high ornamental value, and the gourd fruit can be used medicinally. After the fruit is ripe, it becomes woody gradually and can be used as a toy for children. The oil extracted from gourd seeds can also be used as soap. So how to grow the small gourd? The following editor brings you the planting method of small gourd, let's have a look!

1. Soil selection

Small gourd has a strong ability to adapt to the soil, and it exists in the wild in many places. However, both yield and fruit quality will be affected to a certain extent. So when we plant small gourd, if it is for yield and quality, then we should choose soil with high fertility, sufficient light, normal drainage and irrigation and not easy to solidify. Before planting, we should also do a good job in soil preparation, turn the soil 30 centimeters deep, and then carry out disinfection work to eliminate germs and pests in the soil. Then apply sufficient base fertilizer according to the planting area and sow the seeds.

2. Methods of reproduction

The breeding method of small gourd is mainly sowing and reproduction, and the sowing time is generally around April every year. Choose a suitable planting method according to your own planting habits, direct seeding or seedling transplanting. Before sowing, we should first spread the seeds evenly in a clean and dry place and expose them to the sun to promote seed germination. If the temperature is low when raising seedlings, then we should seal the pot mouth after sowing. When the seedlings grow to about 3 cm, uncover the mulch and finally plant when the seedlings grow about 5 leaves.

3. Watering and fertilization

The water requirement of small gourd is relatively high, not only to ensure to meet the growth of small gourd for water demand, but also to prevent too much water, resulting in small gourd root rot, affecting the growth. Therefore, we must ensure that the soil has good permeability, watering about once a day, after entering the summer, because the temperature rises, so we have to water about twice. In the growing period, but also to do a good job of topdressing, each topdressing should be carried out together with watering. After entering the budding stage, it is necessary to increase the proportion of phosphorus and potassium fertilizer, improve the fruit setting rate of small gourd and enhance the fruit quality.

4. Field management

Small gourd is a kind of trailing plant, so we should do a good job when planting, when the small gourd branches grow to about 30 centimeters, we can start to build up. The side branches of the gourd can also bear fruit, so when the plant grows to about 100 cm, we have to top at the top of the 3 nodes, and pinch out the branches without buds in time. Finally, the small gourd is a kind of cross-pollination plant, so after entering the flowering stage, we should pay attention to pollination and improve the fruit setting rate.

The above is a brief introduction to the planting method of small gourd. The planting of small gourd is actually very easy, but we should also pay attention not to carry out blindly, strengthen management, and improve the yield and fruit quality of gourd. That's all for today's introduction. This article is for reference only. I hope it can help you all.