What kind of fertilizer is better for gourds
The editor will answer for you about what kind of fertilizer is better for gourds and the introduction of gourd cultivation methods, maintenance, and green plant flowers. Next, the editor will introduce to netizens.
Gourds are a plant with a beautiful meaning in our country, homophonic with "fortune and rank", and in the immortal system, many people use them as treasures. In life, not only children like to use gourds as toys, but many adults also like to play with gourds as art toys or place them at home as art and feng shui items.
There are many varieties of gourds, mainly including: bitter gourd, calabash gourd, long-handled gourd, long-tube gourd, apple gourd, oil gourd, hand-twisted gourd, and vegetable gourd (hollow gourd), etc.
Calabash gourd
What kind of fertilizer is better for gourds
Hollow gourd
Many friends with gardens like to plant a few gourds in their courtyards. On one hand, they can be used as a shed for shade, on the other hand, they can be ornamental and practical. After maturing, they can be played with, and if the harvest is good, they can be sold as artworks.
As the saying goes, "Before and after Qingming, plant melons and beans", March and April are the golden time for planting gourds. Here are some tips for planting gourds for you:
First, gourd variety selection: Since there are many varieties of gourds, when choosing to plant, you must choose the variety according to your needs. Those who like to play with their hands can choose hand-twisted gourds, those who like to display can choose large bitter gourds, those who like to sculpt can choose long-handled gourds, and those who like to eat can choose calabash gourds and vegetable gourds.
Second, gourd seedling raising method:
Soak in warm water at about 30 degrees for a day, then wrap with a wet towel until the tip cracks and then plant in the soil for seedling raising. When one or two true leaves appear, they can be transplanted.
Third, key points for daily maintenance of gourds:
1. Ensure sufficient sunlight: Gourds love the sun and must be planted in a sunny place.
2. Ensure sufficient nutrients: Gourds are fertilizers, it is best to dig deep holes when sowing, mix organic fertilizer with soil, or apply compound fertilizer mixed with soil.
3. Ensure sufficient water: Gourd plants like water and are not afraid of it. When maintaining, water in time to keep the soil slightly moist.
4. Pinching the top and tips: Gourds mainly produce flowers and fruits on lateral vines, so when the vines grow to about one meter and have 4-5 leaves, you can start pinching the tips to promote the germination and growth of lateral branches and encourage more flowers to bloom. When the branching vines have 4-5 flowers, you can pinch the tips again.
5. Vine guidance: Gourds need to be manually tied and guided before climbing. When they are on the shelf, they can climb by themselves. When guiding vines, pay attention to maintain ventilation and cut off fine branches.
6. Artificial pollination: To improve the fruit-setting rate of gourds, you can choose artificial pollination. Around 9 o'clock in the morning, pick off the male flowers (male flower stems do not have small gourds, female flowers have small gourds), touch the flower cores of the male and female flowers together several times to make the male flower pollen stick to the female flower pistil.