How to plant dried gourd seeds

1. Seed treatment

Dry gourd seeds cannot be sown directly due to lack of water. It needs to be soaked in 55-degree water for 15 minutes, then taken out and soaked in 30-degree water for a day. After one day, take it out and place it in a humid environment, waiting for 7 days for the tip to crack.

2. Indoor germination

Although after processing, the gourd seeds already have a certain amount of moisture. However, the survival rate of direct sowing is still low, and germination treatment is required first. Choose a flowerpot of appropriate size, put sand at the bottom of the pot, then put a layer of gauze, and then place the seeds on the gauze. Cover the seeds with a towel and a quilt to keep them warm. The temperature should be controlled at 25-28℃. Take away the quilt and sprinkle some water every day, but do not allow any water to accumulate. After the seeds turn white at the tip, you can take them out and place them in a cool place, waiting for sowing.

3. Pot soil preparation

Planting gourds requires nutritious soil. Place about 20 grains of diammonium phosphate at the bottom of the pot as base fertilizer, and cover it with a mixture of garden soil and decomposed farmyard manure in a ratio of 7:3. After that, water it sufficiently and wait until the soil is dry before sowing.

4. Sowing

Sowing is generally done in April. Poke a 3-4 cm deep hole on the surface of the potting soil, put the seed with the mouth facing down into the hole, cover it and water it once.