How to grow summer loofah

Loofah is popular among people for its crispy taste. Summer loofah is planted from late April to early July and is available from June to October. The cultivation methods are as follows:

1, variety selection: summer loofah should choose heat-resistant, precocious, high-yield varieties.

2. Land selection: Summer loofah has no special requirements for land. As long as the previous crop is not melon, it can be planted.

3. Sowing of the whole land: Due to the heavy rain in summer, the summer loofah should be deep sorghum; the gully is 1.6 meters wide and the raft is 1.2 meters wide. The summer temperature is high, and the emergence is fast. Generally, it can be broadcast live. Soak seeds for 3 to 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, 3-3-4 seeds are placed in each hole, the soil is covered with 1.5 cm, covered with gauze and drenched. After emergence, 2 seedlings were kept at each hole.

4, fertilizer water management summer loofah seedling stage leaching water 2~3 times, heavy application of top dressing at the initial flowering stage, apply 50 kg of compound fertilizer or 50 kg of peanut bran per acre, each harvesting 2 - 3 times, then top dressing once, each time Use compound fertilizer 15 kg, urea 10 kg, potassium fertilizer 5 kg. 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. It should be sprayed in the morning and evening on sunny days. In addition to the water in the harvest period, the water layer should be kept in the ditch for 10-20 cm, and it should be drained in time.

5, the field management inserted bamboo vine: When the vine is 30 cm long, you can insert bamboo, insert the herringbone frame. After inserting the rack, do not immediately introduce the vines. It is necessary to properly nest the vines and press the vines. When the female flowers appear, the vines are raised upwards and the vines are evenly distributed. Hanging melon. When the loofah is bent, it is necessary to hang the melon, use a small packing rope to tie the cucurbita, tie a small stone to the head, and straighten the melon, usually 2 to 3 days after picking the melon. Get rid of 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.

6, timely harvest of summer loofah from the species to the initial harvest of 35--45 days, harvesting period of 50--60 days, from flower opening to harvesting melons about 10 to 12 days, harvesting should be timely.