When is the planting time of loofah? Attached is the planting method and management of loofah!

Luffa is a common vegetable, which is very delicious whether used for cooking or making soup, so it is deeply loved by many people. There are many varieties of loofah, which can be divided into spring loofah, summer loofah, autumn loofah and winter loofah according to different planting time. So when is the planting time of loofah? Attached is the planting method and management of loofah!

1. When is the planting time of loofah?

1, spring towel gourd

Generally speaking, in the north, loofah will be planted around Tomb-Sweeping Day in spring, while the weather temperature in the south is suitable for planting loofah earlier, so it can be planted in February.

2. Summer loofah

Summer loofah was planted from late April to early July, and went on the market from June to 10. This period can be adjusted according to local conditions. Of course, early planting can be harvested early, and late planting can only be eaten late.

3. Autumn loofah

Autumn loofah is cultivated by direct seeding after soaking seeds, and the suitable time is August-September. Feng Chun Luffa, Xia Xuan Luffa, Yalu 1 Luffa and other varieties are suitable for autumn planting, and the common Luffa are Longshuigua and Green Luffa.

4, winter loofah

The time for planting loofah in greenhouse in winter is about 1 1 month, and it can be harvested in February and March of the following year. The flowering and fruiting period of loofah needs high temperature, so the greenhouse structure for planting loofah must be scientific and reasonable, ensuring good lighting and heat preservation performance to meet the temperature requirements for the growth of loofah in winter.

Second, the planting method and management of loofah

1, land selection and land preparation

Choose plots with abundant sunshine, fertile soil, high soil organic matter content and convenient irrigation and drainage conditions for planting. Before planting, decomposed organic fertilizer 15 kg can be applied per square meter, and it can be turned over about 30 cm after spreading.

2. Variety selection

Choose Luffa varieties suitable for local cultivation and with strong disease resistance, such as Jiangshu 1, Zaoza 1 and Chunsi 1, which are all good varieties of Luffa.

3. Seed sowing

Soak the seeds to accelerate germination before sowing the loofah. You can soak the seeds in 50-degree warm water for 15 minutes, then soak them in 30-degree clean water for 10 hour, and then take out the seeds to accelerate germination. Loofah seeds can be sown when they have buds, and generally they can emerge 3-5 days after sowing.

4. Transplanting and planting

When the towel gourd seedlings grow to 2-3 real leaves, they can be planted in sunny weather. The planting density of luffa is related to varieties, such as about 500 luffa plants per mu, 700- 1000 plants per mu for early-maturing varieties and 0/500 plants per mu for extra-early-maturing varieties, which can be flexibly mastered according to their actual situation.

Step 5 set up a picture frame to draw vines

Luffa is a kind of climbing frame, and the main vine is a melon plant. It should be erected immediately after transplantation. Generally, after the seedlings grow vines, it is necessary to lead vines to be put on shelves or hung, while the side vines with less melons should be sparse when leading vines or hanging vines.

6, pruning control prosperous

When pruning loofah, the overgrown or dense side branches should be removed in time, otherwise it is not good for sitting melons and swollen melons. For plants with weak growth, female flowers and young melons with 10 leaves can be removed at the beginning of melon setting, so as to avoid the influence of malnutrition or insufficient plants on the expansion and sustainability of sitting melons and young melons.

7. Water and fertilizer management

Luffa is a kind of fat-loving, heat-resistant and moisture-resistant vegetable. Its growth cycle is short and its growth speed is very fast. Only by watering and fertilizing can loofah grow well. If the best nutrition supply time is missed, the output of loofah will not be guaranteed and the taste will be affected.

8, pest control

The common diseases and insect pests of loofah mainly include melon aphid, leaf blight, Fusarium wilt, brown spot, anthracnose and so on. At ordinary times, the occurrence of pests can be reduced by crop rotation, high-ridge plastic film mulching planting, scientific watering, increasing the application of phosphorus and potassium fertilizer, and at the same time, it can also be prevented by spraying drugs such as Kung Fu, neophytomycin, metalaxyl and mancozeb, with special attention to the prevention before the occurrence of diseases.

Generally speaking, loofah is actually very good. As long as the usual management is done well, you can get high returns.