The management of fruit-bearing period of loofah is very important. What should loofah pay attention to during fruiting period?

Luffa is green, tender, fragrant, soft and slightly sweet, which is a vegetable that people in China often eat in summer. Its edible value and medicinal value are very high. Luffa has many aliases: Luo Tian, Mangua, Shi Shui, Bugua, Jingua, Luo Tian Luffa, Luo Tian, Spinning, Raw Melon and so on. Luffa is a heat-resistant and moisture-proof vegetable with poor cold resistance, which is usually planted in spring and summer. In our open field cultivation, we can raise seedlings in protected areas from March to April, then sow in late April to early May after frost, and harvest young melons in the middle and late June. Luffa likes warm and bright light and can grow rapidly in high temperature environment, so it is suitable for growing in summer, and the best planting time is around May. Pay attention to the following problems in planting.

There is a folk proverb called "Plant beans before Qingming Festival, and plant melons after Qingming Festival", which means that there is more rain before and after Tomb-Sweeping Day, and the soil is wet, so it is easy for beans and melons to sprout and grow. Therefore, in order to prevent soil moisture, farmers generally use plastic film to cover seedlings, which has something to do with your area. We are located in the south of North China Plain, 36 degrees north latitude, the birthplace of the 24 solar terms, and an area where climate proverbs are more accurate. The proverb about growing melons is "Before and after Grain Rain, grow melons and beans", and this melon certainly includes loofah.

As for the planting time of loofah, it can be planted around the Tomb-Sweeping Day of Shandong Lunar New Year, that is, sowing in March-May, because the weather is getting warmer every day, which is also a good time to plant loofah. Some were planted in June and July. Because of the high temperature in this solar term, when to plant loofah should be decided according to the local temperature. In Changsha, in this solar term, seeds can be soaked and germinated. The management of seedling stage is particularly important. To have a hotbed, use electric heating wires. Anyone who has planted it knows the process and method.

It is suggested that the planting time of Luffa should be from June to July in summer. At this time, the temperature is high, the survival rate of Luffa is high, the seedling emergence speed is fast, and the yield will be rich. Water less at seedling stage and more at flowering stage. Fertilizer can be irrigated with compound fertilizer.