How can I plant a red gourd?

Grafting gourd with amaranth or cockscomb

Buy seeds of red gourd

method of grafting

There are many grafting methods, which can be divided into bud grafting and branch grafting according to the utilization of scions. According to different grafting parts, it can be divided into root grafting, rhizome grafting, double grafting, abdominal grafting and high grafting; From the interface form, there are split grafting, cut grafting, skin grafting, bud grafting, tongue grafting and abutment grafting, but the basic grafting methods are bud grafting and branch grafting.

operate

Firstly, the branches of amaranth or Celosia cristata to be grafted are cut into small pieces, and one end of the branches is cut into oblique mouths; Then cut another branch into a downward hole, insert the oblique hole of that branch into the hole of the gourd branch, attach soil to it, and then wrap it with plastic cloth.

bottle gourd

Gourd, Latin scientific name: gourd. It belongs to Cucurbitaceae, Cucurbitaceae. Climbing herbs, soft hair, white flowers in summer and autumn, monoecious. The vines of Cucurbitaceae can reach 15 meters long, and the fruits range from 10 cm to one meter, and the heaviest can reach one kilogram.

Gourd likes warm and sheltered environment and needs many places to grow. The seedlings are afraid of freezing. Fresh gourd skin is light green, pulp is white, and the fruit is also called gourd, which can be harvested as a vegetable when it is immature.

The length of vines, the size of leaves and flowers, the size and shape of fruits are different in different cultivation types of gourds. Fruits are rod-shaped, spoon-shaped, dolphin-shaped, pot-shaped, etc. The name of the species also depends on the shape of the fruit. In addition, in ancient times, people dried the gourd, hollowed it out, and made it into things to hold things.