Have you ever seen five-leaf loofah?

The loofah we have seen may be the most common one. Have you seen the five-leaf loofah? It is produced in Chengdu. Let me tell you about it below.

1. Agronomic traits: (1)

Early maturity. It takes about 60 days from planting to the first harvest. It is heat-resistant and waterlogged-resistant. The yield per mu is about 1,500 kg, and the output value is 2,000-3,000 yuan. ⑵ If facility cultivation is adopted, sowing and seedlings can be raised in advance, and cultivation with mulch and small arch sheds can be harvested 7-10 days in advance to increase efficiency. ⑶ Good commercial quality. The meat is tender and sweet, and it is popular in the market. ⑷ Strong disease resistance.

2. Botanical characteristics:

The main vine is 8 meters long, with moderate branching, and the internodes are about 20 centimeters long. The leaves are deeply palmately lobed and dark green. The first female flower grows around the 10th node of the main vine, and the first male flower grows at the 2nd to 3rd node of the main vine. The fruit is long stick-shaped, about 20 centimeters long and 3 centimeters in diameter. The skin is green and smooth with dark green stripes, and the flesh is white. A single young melon weighs about 100 grams.

3. Cultivation points:

⑴ Suitable for cultivation in ecological areas of loofah planting nationwide. ⑵ Planting density, intercropping with beans or fast-growing leafy vegetables, row spacing 2-2.5 meters, plant spacing 1.5-2 meters; clean cropping, row spacing 0.65-1 meter, plant spacing 0.8-1 meter. ⑶ Apply sufficient basal fertilizer, increase phosphorus and potassium fertilizers, apply fertilizer for seedling growth in time, pay attention to nitrogen control, and prevent excessive vigor of seedlings.

The above is a detailed introduction to the five-leaf loofah and its cultivation points. Please take a good look.