Bergamot is a perennial herb vine, also known as "melon", "Ren Ying melon", "An melon", "Shoushou melon", "Harvest melon", "Yang melon", "Hand melon", "Hugua" and "Tiger melon", which were introduced to China at the beginning of last century. It is native to Mexico, Central America and the West Indies. At present, the most provinces in China include Yunnan, Guizhou, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong, Sichuan and Taiwan Province.
Papaya is nutritious and tender, containing water, protein, vitamins, potassium, calcium and phosphorus. Eating papaya can enhance the body's disease resistance to a certain extent. Eating papaya has the functions of diuresis, sodium excretion, vasodilation, blood pressure reduction and intelligence improvement. It has a certain auxiliary therapeutic effect on dyspepsia, chest tightness, flatulence, vomiting, liver and stomach gas pain, bronchitis and cough phlegm.
If you want to grow a high-quality and high-yield bergamot, you must be clear about its planting time and method. If you master the following methods, you are not afraid that you don't know how to grow bergamot. Papaya is a plant that likes warm but not cold, so it can only be cultivated in greenhouse in areas with low temperature. The cultivation of bergamot can start in early and middle March if it is carried out in the greenhouse, and in mid-April every year if it is planted in the open field. Shandong province planted seeds in solar greenhouse from late February to early October of the following year 10. Generally, the seeds are planted in flowerpots or plastic nutrition bowls with a diameter of 15 ~ 20cm.
There are many varieties of bergamot, and different varieties can be selected according to different environmental conditions. For example, in the south of China, you can choose green and white bergamot, and in Fujian, you can choose Huling Hezhang Gua and white bergamot.
Choose full, scar-free and fully mature melons as seed melons, and when the seed melons germinate, they can be propagated. Nutrient soil for seedling cultivation should be mixed with sandy soil and garden soil with good air permeability, and the sprouting end of melon should be up and the stem should be down. Weak and rich buds should be removed in time. After the bergamot first frost, it can be planted. When planting, a certain amount of base fertilizer should be applied to the soil, and the planting density should be determined according to the actual situation. After planting, water the seedlings slowly. Because bergamot has a strong climbing ability, it is necessary to climb with bamboo poles, wooden sticks and ropes.
During the rapid growth period of Chaenomeles, it is necessary to cultivate and water more, and do not accumulate water while keeping the soil moist. When the flowers and fruits are in full bloom, nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizers can be sprayed on the leaves for 2 ~ 3 times, or decomposed human and animal fertilizers can be applied. Papaya should be protected against downy mildew, powdery mildew, whitefly, red spider and other diseases and insect pests during its growth. When using different chemicals according to different situations, it should be noted that they must be safe and environmentally friendly chemicals allowed by the state.