gourd cultivation

Zucchini is a rain vegetable. Zucchini is known as Turai and Tori. It is a vegetable rich in fibre and vitamins. Zucchini leaves are moderately sized, the colour of these leaves is light green. Zucchini is long, thin and soft in appearance, as well as its inner part and seeds are light creamy colours. Zucchini is naturally found in low calories.

Zucchini provides many nutrients like iron, protein and calcium. Also, many bioactive components are also found in Zucchini. Zucchini is an embossed skin and long, cylindrical vegetable. Zucchini is cultivated mainly as a cash crop. The flowers coming on the Zucchini are yellow in colour, these flowers are used to make vegetables.

When is Zucchini cultivated?

Zucchini is cultivated by farmers in the months of June to July. It takes 70 -80 days for it to get ready. Zucchini is mostly cultivated in the rainy season. It is necessary to have moisture in the field for its good yield.

Advanced varieties of Zucchini 

There are many varieties of Zucchini, which can produce more profits by producing. The ripening time of Zucchini varieties is different. The advanced varieties of Zucchini are as follows: Ko, -1 (CO, -1), (PK M1), Ghiya Tori, Pusa Nasdar, Pusa Smooth, Punjab evergreen and Sarputia are advanced varieties of Turai.

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Climate and land suitable for Zucchini cultivation

Zucchini can be cultivated in all types of soil, but the land should have good drainage. But loam soil is considered suitable for its high yield. It can also be produced in acidic soil found on the banks of rivers. The development of Zucchini requires a humid and dry climate. Zucchini is cultivated in India during the Kharif and Zayed season. Its plant needs rain in the beginning, but more rainfall can also spoil the crop of Zucchini. Zucchini plants require normal temperature to sprout, in summer the Zucchini plant also has the capacity to bear a maximum of 35 degrees temperature.

Seed quantity and seed treatment for sowing

For sowing Zucchini, first plough the field, after that when the soil colour becomes crumbly, then start sowing in it. 3 to 5 kg of seeds are required per hectare. The month of January to March is considered better for sowing Zucchini in summer and the month of June to July is considered suitable for sowing in the Kharif season. But it is better to treat it before sowing seeds. For seed treatment, treat 3 grams of thiram  per kilogram of seeds of Zucchini. By doing this, they can prevent the disease in the crop of Zucchini.

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Compost and fertiliser for trumpet cultivation

For good yield of Zucchini, farmers can use cow dung manure, and put 200 -250 quintals of manure in the field 15 -20 days before ploughing. While doing the last ploughing, keep in mind the compost in the field. Besides, farmers can also use potash (80 kg), phosphorus (100 kg) and nitrogen (120 kg) for high yield. Half of its quantity can be used at the time of sowing and half the quantity after one month of sowing.

How to do irrigation management?

In the rainy season, the crop of Zucchini does not need much water, because from time to time the rain keeps reducing the lack of water in the crop. But during the summer season, the crop needs more water, hence irrigation should be done in the field after 7 to 8 days. So that due to the heat, there is no drought in the field and it does not affect the crop.

Problems like weeds are also seen in the Zucchini crop, as well as the outbreak of many diseases and pests is also seen in the crop. To control all these, the farmer can also adopt the crop cycle. Also, weeding can also be done to prevent weeds in Zucchini cultivation. Apart from this, pesticides can also be used by farmers.

Today we will give you information in this article about  how you can grow the best and fresh gourd in your house. For this, you will have to take special care of the things mentioned here. Gourd is a green vegetable that is very tasty to eat. Also rich in many qualities. Yes, we are talking about gourd. Gourd vegetables are rich in medicinal properties and are also very good for health. Let's know how you can easily grow it at your home.

It is very important to choose good seeds to plant any vegetable or fruit. For this, instead of buying seeds from any other place, you can buy the right seed of gourd from seed reserves. Good variety of seeds are easily available in seed reserves and at a low price. There are some things you should pay attention to before applying seeds.

How to treat seeds

If the seed is like a seed, soak it in water a day before, the soil in which the seed is to be applied, keep it well and keep it in the sun. After keeping it in the sun for some time, mix manure with a mug and mix well. Now put it in the pot. The next day, remove the seeds from the water and press 1-2 inches inside the soil and put water and soil on top.

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Major essential things during gourd production

For gourd production, put gourd seeds into a grow bag or pot soil at an inch depth. After sowing the seeds in the soil, add water from a spray pump or water can. Always maintain moisture by adding water to the soil until the seeds are germinated. But do not add too much water. Gourd plants grow well at a temperature of 18 to 35 ° C.

For your information, let us tell you that the germination rate of seeds is less at temperatures below 15 degrees and at temperatures above 35 degrees. Its seeds may take 6 to 14 days to germinate. After putting gourd seeds in the soil, the seeds may take 7 to 10 days to germinate. If you take proper care of gourds, you will get fresh fruits in 55 to 70 days. Fresh gourd can break as per the need.

The Narendra Shivani Variety of Gourd has been developed by Dr. Shivpujan Singh, Professor of Acharya Narendra Agriculture and Technology, Kumarganj Ayodhya. The length of this variety of gourd is one and a half to two metres and weighs up to two kilos.

Farmers cultivate vegetables of different types of great advanced varieties in their fields. So that he can earn best by selling it in the market. If you are thinking about cultivating vegetables in your field, then gourd vegetables can prove to be a very good option for you. In this episode, today we have brought such a great advanced kind of information about gourds for you, which is different from all varieties of gourd. Narendra Shivani gourd is the name of the species we are talking about. This gourd species is one and a half to two metres long, while its weight is from one to two kilos. This variety of gourd has changed the fate of many farmers of India. One such farmer Jia Haq cultivates Narendra Shivani, the advanced variety of gourd in his field.

Information about Narendra Shivani variety of gourd

This magnificent variety of gourd has been prepared by Dr. Shivpujan Singh, Professor of Acharya Narendra Agriculture and Technology, Kumarganj Ayodhya. The length of the gourd of this species ranges from one and a half to two metres. Also, the total weight of its fruit is from one to two kilos. The month of July is best suited to sow this type. If farmers produce it with a scaffolding method, then they can achieve much more yields than this.

Narendra Shivani variety of gourd made the farmer rich

Progressive farmer Jia Haq, resident of Bahraich district of Uttar Pradesh, Block Chitora, cultivated gourd in his field of Narendra Shivani variety and currently he is getting the best production from it. Along with this, they are getting a great sense of this type of gourd in the market as well. Farmer Jia Haq says that he is also producing Narendra Haldi-2 in his farm along with the cultivation of Narendra Shivani variety of gourd. He says that both these crops will give a great benefit to the farmer. Because, it gives more benefits than the rest of the crops in terms of production and purity.