What is the biggest gourd variety?

Gourd has many functions, not only can be made into handicrafts, but also can be eaten, and it is also a Chinese herbal medicine. It can be said that gourd has many advantages. Nowadays, more and more friends like to plant gourds in their own yards or balconies, which can not only improve the environment, but also cook food, which can be said to be very useful. Do you know the main cultivated varieties of gourd?

bottle gourd

1, Pugua: strong branching ability, nearly round leaves; The melon is long and cylindrical, with large shoulders, 60 cm long and 13 cm in diameter. The skin is blue-green, with 5-7 longitudinal stripes, and the meat is white and soft. The weight of single melon 1 ~ 1.5 kg, and the growing period is 90- 120 days. It takes 50-70 days from sowing to initial harvest, and the harvest will last for 40-50 days; Early maturity and cold tolerance:

2, long-necked gourd: the leaves are nearly round, green, hairy on both sides, and the petiole is light green; The upper part of the melon is slender and the lower part is swollen, with a length of about 48 cm and a transverse diameter of 12 cm. The meat is tender and smooth, and the weight of a single melon is 0.7-2 kg. It takes 80 ~ 90 days from sowing to the first harvest. Continuous harvest for 100 days; It is heat-resistant and needs high humidity.

3. Fine-flowered gourd: the leaves are nearly round, green and hairy on both sides; This melon is flat and round. Length 20-25cm, transverse diameter 13cm, skin blue and white, tender and smooth meat, single melon weight 1- 1.5kg: it takes 80 days from sowing to first harvest, and continuous harvest 120 days; Heat resistance, requiring high humidity.

4, green gourd: the leaves are nearly round, with hair on both sides; The melon is oval, with a length of 22 cm, a lower transverse diameter of 14 cm, an upper part of 1 1 cm, and a narrow middle. The weight of a single melon is 2-2.5 kg, and the pulp is rich in water, and the meat is tender and smooth. The hard shell of ripe fruit can be used as a container. Heat-resistant, like wet soil.