Gourd is a very ornamental plant, if you have a yard at home you can try to plant, because it has an excellent meaning, after planting can also make the overall appearance of the garden change.
This green leafy plant is not very complicated in its maintenance, and only a few maintenance points need to be done to make them grow lush.
Planting gourds, we must pay attention to choosing the right seed type, suitable for their growth environment, choose the right flower soil, but also pay attention to the daily maintenance points.
Doing these points can make the gourd grow happily at home and produce a lot of small gourd fruits. Its meaning is very good, it can also be made into handicrafts, and it is a very rare family maintenance plant.
★ Choose the right seed ★
Growing gourds in the yard at home, the first point is to choose the right seeds, in general, the types of gourds are very many, when maintaining the family, you can choose some of the more common gourd types.
Such a gourd itself will grow very smoothly, and at the same time, it can avoid some other problems in maintenance, and the selection of seeds should also be selected according to the actual situation.
General selection should pay attention to the selection of some more plump seeds, if it is from the mature gourd to select seeds, we should choose a more healthy, mature gourd.
Their seeds are healthier and more vital after planting, so choosing their seeds as seed reserves is also a very correct decision.
★ Suitable for growing environment ★
The best planting period for gourds is the warmer season, which is relatively stable in terms of weather conditions, temperature and growth environment, and is also conducive to the germination and growth of gourds.
Sowing at this stage can also allow the gourd seeds to germinate better, and the subsequent growth can be more rapid, and there will be no poor growth status.
In addition to paying attention to the time period of planting, we should also pay attention to the choice of maintaining the gourd in a place where there is a wall or a shelf can be built, mainly because it needs to be wrapped around and climbed.
Choosing such a place can make the gourd grow faster, but also make the gourd produce more results, and properly maintained to make them grow into a large piece.
★ Flower soil environment selection ★
For the gourd plant, the alkaline flower soil environment is not suitable for growth, generally to choose a slightly acidic or neutral flower soil for maintenance.
If they are raised indoors, choose larger pots and suitable flower soil, if they are raised outdoors, it is best to choose to maintain them in a more open area, which is also to make them grow better.
For gourds, the suitable flower soil is the basis for their growth, if the selected flower soil location is not fertile enough, or the soil quality is too hard, it is necessary to first fertilize and loosen the flower soil.
Sufficient fertility and relatively loose and breathable flower soil can make the growth of the gourd smoother, and more branches can grow in the future, and the number of fruits will be greatly increased.
★ Daily maintenance points ★
After the gourd has been planted, we should also pay more attention to the daily maintenance points, of which the more important is to pay attention to water and fertilizer management. In times of relative drought, they should also be properly replenished.
Proper fertilization can make the growth of gourds more vigorous, but also make their growth better, and at the same time avoid some diseases and insect pests.
In addition to water and fertilizer, we should also pay attention to the appropriate tipping and pollination work for them. Here to pay special attention to time, generally this type of work should be carried out in the morning, pollination work is best carried out after 4 pm.
This is also based on the overall growth law of the gourd, planting gourds also requires a certain amount of experience, these experiences will make everyone planted gourds grow more brilliantly, but also make the gourd harvest.
Summary: Gourds have a lot of beautiful meanings, the ancients believed that gourds can be town houses, and gourds also have a lot of meanings about luck, longevity and so on. In addition to these, planting gourds has a good ornamental nature in itself, and it also has certain benefits for beautifying the family courtyard.