How much is zucchini per jin? Detailed explanation of cultivation methods
Zucchini is also known as xionggua, baigua, xiaogua, etc. It is an annual trailing herbaceous plant of the Cucurbitaceae family and Cucurbita genus. Its fruit is eaten as a vegetable and is rich in nutrients, with the effects of relieving restlessness and thirst, moistening the lungs and stopping cough, clearing heat and promoting diuresis, and reducing swelling and dispersing nodules. So how much is zucchini per jin? How is it cultivated?
1. Zucchini price
The price of zucchini is relatively cheap, generally around 0.7-1.2 yuan per jin, but it varies depending on the quality, variety, place of origin and market of the zucchini; zucchini is cultivated throughout China, and the young fruit is used as a vegetable. The fruit is cylindrical, relatively small, and smooth on the surface. It is deeply loved by people for its thin skin, thick flesh, and abundant juice, and for being suitable as either a meat dish or a vegetarian dish, and as either a dish or a filling. However, if zucchini is found to have a bitter taste when eaten, please do not eat it.
2. Zucchini cultivation methods
1. Seed treatment
Before sowing, the seeds need to be treated. First put the seeds into warm water at 50-60 degrees to soak. To prevent damage caused by water that is too hot, stir continuously while soaking. When the water temperature drops to about 30 degrees, remove the seeds and wash them clean, then continue soaking for 5-6 hours. After the seeds have fully absorbed water, remove them, air-dry them, wrap them in a wet towel and place them in a greenhouse environment at about 25 degrees to promote germination. Once they sprout, they can be sown.
2. Sowing and raising seedlings
When sowing, first prepare a seedbed by mixing organic fertilizer with loose soil, then add an appropriate amount of calcium phosphate and plant ash, and thus a high-quality growing medium is made. When sowing, water the soil thoroughly so that the soil absorbs water and becomes moist, then place the seeds on it at a certain spacing between plants and rows. Remember to place the sprouted end downward, then cover with a thin layer of soil.
3. Field management
When the seedlings grow to 2-3 cm, they can be transplanted. After transplanting, maintain a high-temperature and high-humidity environment to promote seedling recovery. The daytime temperature should be 25-30 degrees, and at night it should be 15-20 degrees. When the first fruit begins to swell, water and topdress in time, generally applying 30-40 jin of compound fertilizer per mu. When the second fruit swells, topdress again, this time applying 40-50 jin of urea per mu. After that, apply fertilizer once a month and water once a month.
4. Assisted pollination
To increase zucchini yield, bees or manual assisted pollination can be used. Manual pollination is generally best from August to October. When pollinating, first check whether the male flower has already produced pollen. Gently wipe the stamen of the male flower with your hand. If there is yellow powder, pollination can begin. Then pick the male flower, remove the petals, keep the stamen, aim the stamen at the stigma of the female flower and gently rub it, or use a cotton swab to dip the powder and apply it to the stigma of the female flower. Remember that pollination must be uniform, and do not pollinate on cloudy and rainy days or in the afternoon, otherwise deformed fruit is likely to form.
The above is Tuliu.com's introduction to the market price and cultivation methods of zucchini. Zucchini contains trigonelline and propanedioic acid, which ordinary melons do not have, and can regulate human metabolism and inhibit the conversion of carbohydrates into fat. It is known as a “natural health food” and a “natural weight-loss and beauty food”.