When will winter melon be planted in Songyang County, Lishui City, Zhejiang Province?

The planting and sowing period of wax gourd in Songyang County, Lishui City, Zhejiang Province is 65438+February to March of the following year. Songyang County has a subtropical monsoon climate with four distinct seasons, abundant rainfall, long frost-free period, warm winter and early spring, and obvious vertical differences in climate.

1 wax gourd likes temperature and is heat-resistant. The optimum temperature for growth and development is 25-30℃, the optimum temperature for seed germination is 28-30℃, and the lowest temperature for root growth is 12- 16℃, which are higher than other melons and vegetables. The suitable temperature for pollination and fruit setting is about 25℃, and below 20℃ is not conducive to fruit development.

Winter melon is a short-day crop. Short sunshine and low temperature are beneficial to flower bud differentiation, but long sunshine and sufficient illumination are needed during the whole growth period. In case of long-term rainy and low temperature in fruit period, flowers will fall, melons will melt and rotten. It is best to transplant seedlings in spring, which is conducive to cold protection; Bud sowing is better in autumn, and seedling transplanting needs soaking seeds to accelerate germination. Nursery seedlings should be cultivated in nutrient pots. After the real leaves are unfolded, they should be planted in sunny and warm weather and in the field. Autumn seeds can be planted in the field after soaking to accelerate germination.

When planting seedlings slowly, you can put vines on the shelves with scaffolding, or you can cultivate them directly on the ground without scaffolding. However, crawling cultivation often has many pests and diseases, and at the same time, there are many deformed melons and low yield. The scaffolding was carried out at the beginning of vine stretching. There are three kinds of frames: flat frame, hedge frame and arch frame. When the melon vine has 16- 18 nodes, it can be led. After putting on the shelves, tie the vines with ropes/kloc-0 times every 20-30 cm, and remove the side branches, tendrils and redundant female flowers in combination with tying the vines.

We can dig deep into the soil for planting, bury pests in the soil so that they can't reproduce and grow, or apply lime, organic fertilizer and phosphorus and potassium fertilizer. At the same time, you can also leave a vent in the greenhouse, and it is best to open a window under the greenhouse to prevent insects and bacteria from drifting into the greenhouse with the wind.