Summer loofah is planted in late April and early July, and is available from June to October. The cultivation techniques are as follows:
1, variety selection
Summer loofah should choose heat-resistant, early-maturing and high-yield varieties.
2, choose the land
Xia Cugua has no special requirements for the land, as long as the previous crop is not a melon, it can be planted.
3. Planting on the ground
Due to the heavy rain in summer, the summer loofah is deep in the ditch, the width of the bag is 1.6 meters, and the width of the face is 1.2 meters. The summer temperature is high, and the emergence is fast. Generally, it can be broadcast live. Soak seeds for 3-4 hours before sowing or germination for 24 hours after soaking. Single row and double plant, the distance between the holes is 30-40 cm, 3-4 seeds are placed in each hole, cover soil 1.5 cm, covered with gauze, and drenched. After emergence, 2 seedlings were kept at each hole.
4, fertilizer management
The stalks of stalks are 2-3 times in the seedling stage, and the topdressing period is applied with topdressing. Apply 50 kg of compound fertilizer or 50 kg of peanut bran per acre. Each harvest is 2-3 times, and then topdressing once, each time with compound fertilizer 15 kg. 10 kg of urea and 5 kg of potash.
The moisture of the summer loofah seedlings should not be too much, too much is not conducive to root growth. It takes more water to bloom during the flowering period, and it should be sprayed in the morning and evening on sunny days. In addition to the water in the harvesting period, the water layer should be kept 10-20 cm in the ditch, and the rain should be drained in time.
5, field management
(1) Insert bamboo and lead vines. When the vine is 30 cm long, you can insert the bamboo, insert the word frame, and insert the truss. Do not immediately introduce the vine. It is necessary to properly vine, press the vine, and when the female flower appears, then the vine is raised upwards and the vine is evenly distributed.
(2) Hanging melon. When the loofah melon is bent, it is necessary to hang the melon, and tie a small stone with a small packing rope to tie the guate, and straighten the melon, usually 2-3 days after the melon is formed.
(3) Remove the old leaves. In the late harvest of summer loofah, the following diseased leaves and old leaves affect the ventilation, and are easy to spread diseases, and should be removed in time.
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