How to plant loofah potted plants? Family balcony loofah pot planting method

In recent years, with the pursuit of people's quality of life, many young people living in urban areas began to grow flowers and vegetables at home. On the one hand, they can cultivate heart and on the other hand, they can eat healthy fruits and vegetables. Here, Hui Nong.com will introduce you to the potted planting method of loofah.

Loofah seedlings in spring and summer, often seedling transplanting, live broadcast in autumn

1 Place the seeds in hot water at 60 °C for 1 to 15 minutes, then soak them in warm water at 30 °C for 2 to 5 hours. Wash them with a damp cloth (or paper towel) and germination at 25 to 30 °C. ~36 hours, when the seeds are 2/3 white, they are sown.

2 Seed the seed into a disposable plastic cup, cover the soil 1 to 2 cm, and pour the water; or live in the corresponding container, 2 to 3 seeds per hole. When the temperature is suitable, it will germinate for about 5 to 7 days, and when the temperature is low, the film can be kept warm.

3 Appropriate watering, 4~6 pieces of true leaves should be planted in sunny afternoon, and the base fertilizer should be applied (small or no application in summer), one plant per pot.

Daily management of loofah

1 hi-glare, requires daily light time of not less than 8 hours; high temperature, fear of cold, growth temperature of 25 ~ 3O ° C, the minimum temperature should not be lower than 12 ° C, high temperature is not lack of water and fertilizer is still growing vigorously; Be sure to have enough water. gas

2 plants with a height of 50 cm or so are pressed for 1 time, and the height is 70 cm. Then the soil is pressed for 1 time. The vine is placed on the soil and the side vines are removed. The pruning should generally be carried out on a sunny afternoon.

3 When the female flower begins to appear, the bracket is set up, and the shape of the vine is put on the scaffold, and the rope is tied at a distance of about 20 cm to fix it.

4 The first vine on the front side of the stalk should be removed. If the side is harvested too much, remove some of the dense or weak side vines. After the side of the vines, 2 to 3 melons are topped, and the yellow leaves and old leaves should be properly removed in the middle and late growth stages.

5 During the growth period, it is best to remove tendrils, most male flowers and dysplastic melons in time. If necessary, artificial pollination can be carried out. Generally, the male flowers opened on the same day are pollinated at 5-6 pm.

6 Apply 1 time of decomposed organic fertilizer every 10 days before the melon, apply a total of 2 times, pay attention to avoid partial application of nitrogen fertilizer, and apply the organic fertilizer once a week after the melon is planted.

7 In the early stage of growth, small cabbage, spinach and other vegetables can be planted, and space is utilized.

After the loofah is harvested and flowered

It can be harvested in 10 to 14 days. At this time, the top flower begins to dry up, the color of the melon skin begins to darken, and the melon feels elastic. If you need to keep the seed, you can wait until the melon skin turns yellow and harvest.

The above is the cultivation method of the family balcony loofah potted by Huinong.com, have you learned it? Loofah potted plants are relatively simple, and friends who like to grow vegetables at home can try it out.