How to fertilize gourd? What kind of environment does gourd live in?

Gourd is a species of gourd in the family Cucurbitaceae, angiosperm, with a cylindrical fruit of uniform thickness, greenish white, and white flesh. The fruit is soft and juicy when tender and can be used as a vegetable. It is cultivated in most parts of the country and is widely cultivated in the Yangtze River Basin, harvested in summer and autumn. How to fertilize gourd? Maybe you don't know much about it! Let's learn it today!

Contents of this article

1. How to fertilize gourd

2. What kind of environment does the gourd live in?

3. Other names for gourd

How to fertilize gourd

1. Base fertilizer. Gourds like places with plenty of sunshine, so they should be planted in open air without any shade or shading. The base fertilizer for planting gourds is generally a mixture of decomposed organic fertilizer, superphosphate, and three-element compound fertilizer, and the land is cultivated to make ridges.

2. Top dressing. Gourd has high requirements for water and fertilizer. The water should be moderate, not too much or too little. Too much water can easily cause poor growth, while too little water can easily cause deformed melons, which are not good to sell. If there is insufficient water, deformed melons are likely to be produced. Generally, water the plants once after they have been fixed to allow them to grow slowly, and water them with a small amount of biogas slurry at the same time.

3. Fertilization tips: When fertilizing gourd, nitrogen should be applied in an appropriate amount. If too much nitrogen fertilizer is applied, the gourd will grow too fast and be more susceptible to diseases and pests, thus affecting the quality of the fruit and making the fruit bitter.

What kind of environment does the gourd live in?

Gourd is a thermophilic plant. The optimum growth temperature is 20-25℃. When cultivating, seedlings are usually raised first and then planted in the open field. It is not resistant to waterlogging or drought. In rainy areas, attention should be paid to drainage, and timely irrigation should be carried out during drought.

Other names for gourd

The aliases of gourd include sweet gourd, sweet gourd, gourd, street hammer, dragon melon, heavenly melon, long gourd, flat gourd, etc. Gourd is a species of gourd in the genus Cucurbitaceae of the angiosperm phylum. It is a variant of the gourd of this genus and an annual climbing herb. The difference from the gourd is that the ovary is cylindrical; the fruit is uniform in thickness and cylindrical, straight or slightly curved, up to 60-80 cm long, green-white, and the flesh is white. The fruit is soft and juicy when tender and can be used as a vegetable. It is cultivated in most parts of the country and is widely cultivated in the Yangtze River Basin, harvested in summer and autumn.

The growth environment of gourd:

Gourd has strong growth potential, large stem and leaf growth, and many fruits. It requires a large amount of water during the entire growing period. Gourd requires soil with good air permeability and rich in organic matter, and avoids continuous cropping. It grows well on fertile and loose sandy loam with convenient drainage and irrigation. Gourds planted in heavy clay soil and low-lying areas are susceptible to diseases. A certain amount of nitrogen fertilizer is required during the growth period, and sufficient phosphorus and potassium fertilizers are preferred during the fruit-bearing period. It prefers a humid environment in the early growth period, and the soil and air humidity should not be too high during the flowering and fruiting period. It is cultivated in various parts of China. It is also widely cultivated in tropical to temperate regions of the world.