It is good to grow bitter gourd on the balcony. Bitter gourd is a common vegetable in life. Although it tastes bitter, it has the reputation of "gentleman's food". And its nutritional value is very high, so eating more at ordinary times is still of great benefit to the body. Planting on the balcony can be picked at any time, which is very convenient.
Method of planting bitter gourd on balcony
1, basin soil preparation
Balcony planting balsam pear can choose large flowerpots with diameter and depth greater than 30 cm to provide enough growth space for balsam pear. If soil is used, fertile and nutritious soil with convenient drainage should be selected.
2. Seed treatment
Before sowing bitter gourd, it is best to soak the seeds, wrap the washed and dried seeds with wet cloth, accelerate germination at 25 degrees, wash them 1-2 times a day, and sow after the buds are exposed.
3. Planting method
Dig a few small pits in the pot soil with a wooden stick, put about 3 seeds in each pit, then cover the soil with a little water, and the bitter gourd seeds will germinate in about 20 days.
Key points of planting bitter gourd on balcony
1, lighting temperature
Bitter gourd is a plant with short sunshine. Generally, you can only be exposed to the sun for half a day. Therefore, it can be maintained in a place with a partition wall, the temperature should be kept at 30℃-35℃, and the suitable growth temperature should be around 25℃.
2, fat water
Bitter gourd likes wet, so we should pay attention to keep the soil moist at ordinary times, but we must not let the soil get waterlogged. After bitter gourd bears fruit, you can add some potash fertilizer and phosphate fertilizer and apply diluted sesame paste cake fertilizer.
How to grow bitter gourd on the balcony?
1, herringbone frame
The main features of herringbone frame are firmness, strong wind resistance and convenient operation. The disadvantage is that the top branches and vines are densely covered in the later stage, which is easy to form depressions and poor ventilation. During erection, scaffold materials are inserted into the soil obliquely, and then 1 bamboo poles are added longitudinally at the intersection and tied tightly with plastic ropes.
2. Improved herringbone frame
That is to say, if the frame material is placed on the herringbone frame and all the herringbone frames are connected into a whole, the intersection of the herringbone frames can be increased to 140- 150 cm, which is convenient for operation.
This scaffolding method has the characteristics of both herringbone frame and shed frame, and the stems and vines are horizontally distributed on the frame, which expands the growth space of the stems and vines and avoids the shortcomings of poor ventilation and light transmission of the general herringbone frame.
3. Horizontal scaffolding
During erection, the bamboo pole with thumb at the base is vertically inserted into the soil for 20-25cm, and 150- 160cm away from the frame, and then connected with other frames to form a scaffold, which is fastened with plastic ropes.