Do you have wax gourd all year round? What season is the vegetable (you can eat it)?

Wax gourd is available all year round, and it is also sold in the vegetable market. Wax gourd generally matures in late summer and early autumn, that is, the fruit of wax gourd is picked from August to 10 every year. Generally speaking, the winter melon in 10 is the best, and it looks and tastes very good at this time.

The nutritional value of wax gourd is very rich. It contains protein, carbohydrate, crude fiber, calcium, iron, carotene, ascorbic acid and so on. However, wax gourd contains more protein, contains no fat, and has low sodium content and calories. This is light food. Eating more has the effect of diuresis and detumescence.

Wax gourd withered after 30-35 days on the market. In fact, wax gourd is usually the best in October. At this time, its taste and taste are very good, and its nutritional value is relatively high.

Winter melon season

Wax gourd generally matures in late summer and early autumn, that is, the fruit of wax gourd is picked from August to 10 every year. In the process of planting wax gourd, it is necessary to provide it with an appropriate temperature of 20 ~ 25℃, and with the growth of wax gourd, it is necessary to water a lot, and timely apply fertilizer and topdressing to supplement nutrients, so that it can bear fruit many times in one season.

Wax gourd producing area

Wax gourd is planted all over China, especially small fruit wax gourd and large fruit melon. Its growth temperature is 25-30℃. Short sunshine and low temperature are beneficial to the growth of wax gourd. At the same time, the growth period of wax gourd is long, which requires sufficient nutrients in the soil. Generally speaking, the market time of wax gourd is July-165438+1October. However, due to the advanced technology, wax gourd can be eaten all year round.