Guala is Trichosanthes kirilowii, alias Guagua, Laocrow Gua, etc. It belongs to perennial climbing herbs, its growth height can reach 1 meters, its tuberous root is cylindrical, its fruit is oval or round, its length is 7-1.5 cm, its mature color is yellow-brown and orange-yellow, and it mainly grows in hillside forests and shrubs at an altitude of 2-18 meters. I like it.

What kind of plant is Guala?

Guala is Trichosanthes kirilowii, alias Guagua, Laoyagua, etc. It is a perennial climbing herb, with a growth height of 1m, cylindrical root, oval or round fruit with a length of 7-1.5cm, and yellow-brown and orange-yellow color when it matures. Distribution range of Trichosanthes kirilowii

Trichosanthes kirilowii is distributed in Liaoning, Central South, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan and other places. It mainly grows in forest and shrub on hillside at an altitude of 2-18 meters, and likes deep and loose sandy loam, which will grow poorly in heavy soil. Cultivation method of Trichosanthes kirilowii

A 2-3-year-old female plant Trichosanthes kirilowii is selected, cut into 5-7cm segments, coated with plant ash on the wound, dried, planted in the soil, placed horizontally in each hole for one segment, and finally watered and moisturized. Disease prevention and control of Trichosanthes kirilowii is easy to be infected with root rot during its growth. Once it happens, it is necessary to pull out the diseased plants and burn them in time to avoid infecting healthy plants, and then spray 5% carbendazim or 1, times thiophanate-methyl for prevention and control. In daily cultivation, it is necessary to increase phosphorus and potassium fertilizer to improve disease resistance.