丝瓜施肥之法仿黄瓜种植技艺反复施以营养让其茁壮成长

丝瓜施肥技巧，效仿黄瓜种植法则，反复应用营养物质，使其迅速成长。 silk squash, a crop that grows rapidly and produces abundantly, is very fond of fertilizer and has a high demand for nutrients. So what kind of fertilizer should be used to make silk squash grow quickly? Let's take a look below.

Characteristics of nutrient requirements for silk squash

Silk squash requires nitrogen in the first 30 days after planting, with an increasing trend in nitrogen absorption.

During the period of differentiation of flower buds, phosphorus is required in large quantities, as phosphorus plays a crucial role in the growth and development of flowers.

During the fruiting period, potassium is absorbed more significantly, and potassium plays an important role in converting nutrients for fruit growth.

The demand for fertilizers during the peak fruiting period accounts for half of the entire growth period and reaches its maximum absorption rate.

After fruiting, when growth slows down and nutrient absorption decreases, nitrogen and potassium fertilizers are reduced accordingly.

What fertilizer should be used to make silk squash grow quickly?

Apply sufficient base fertilizers

Before or at planting time, combine soil tillage with applying base fertilizers to ensure continuous soil fertility support for silk squash growth. Base fertilizers are mainly organic manure or farmyard manure combined with appropriate amounts of chemical or compound fertilizers (3000-5000 kg/ha). Spread it evenly on the surface before plowing it into the soil.

Seedling fertilizer

Seedling fertilizer refers specifically to promoting root development and leafy stem growth after transplanting (about 3-5 kg urea per mu). If using foliar spraying method: 1.5 kg leaf green + compound fertilizer per mu).

3.Bud-forming fertilizer

At around 7-10 days after seedlings begin to sprout vines (around 7-10 days), apply bud-forming fertilizers by selecting high-nitrogen complex fertilizers that promote stem leaf expansion while maintaining balanced levels of phosphorus-potassium.

4.Fruit-enhancing fertilizer

When flowering begins (around every 7-10 days), supplement fruit-enhancing nourishment by adding balanced or high-phosphorus-high-potassium substances to promote flower bud differentiation.

5.Post-harvest application

During post-harvest periods around day 50 from harvest time onwards (every approximately every week), choose either high-nitrogen complex compounds or balanced/potassium-rich complexes as needed based on plant needs during this phase.

The above information covers how best practices can help you find out what kind of food your plants need most when they are growing fastly all year round so we can get better results from our gardens!