How to fertilize loofah? Key points for fertilizing loofah

We all know that if you want to get a better yield of loofah, you need to manage it well. Fertilizer should be applied to promote seedlings, and melons should be beaten. Topdressing should be applied frequently to promote plant growth. In summer and autumn, fertilizer and water should be controlled during the seedling stage, and topdressing should be started only when female buds appear.

Tips for fertilizing loofah:

Heavy fertilizer should be applied in the early flowering period, and 50 kg of compound fertilizer can be applied per mu. The flowering and fruiting period requires a lot of water, especially in the hot summer. Watering should be done early and late. Insufficient water will cause the loofah to become fibrous and its quality will decline. In the early harvest period, 30 kg of compound fertilizer and 750 kg of pig manure should be applied per mu. Topdressing should be done in time during the harvest period. Generally, topdressing should be done once every 2 to 3 harvests. Each time, 20 kg of imported compound fertilizer and 10 kg of potassium fertilizer should be applied per mu. During the peak harvest period, compound fertilizer water should be applied every other day, and the amount used is 2 kg per mu.

Sponge gourd is a fertilizer-loving crop and generally does not grow wildly. After planting, apply 2 to 3 times of seedling fertilizer in the early stage, and apply 100 to 150 kg of high-quality decomposed manure fertilizer per mu each time, flushing with water to meet the needs of plant growth. In the peak fruiting period, apply 5 to 6 times of topdressing, and apply 200 to 300 kg of decomposed human manure or 25 to 30 kg of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium compound fertilizer per mu each time.

To increase the fruit setting rate, when the female flowers bloom, pick the blooming female flowers before 9 am on a sunny day for artificial pollination. The flowers can be harvested 10 days after flowering.