Trichosanthes prefer light, sufficient light is conducive to its growth. During maintenance, it can be placed outdoors in the light direction, and properly shaded in summer.
It is a deep-rooted plant, not suitable for planting in low-lying land or saline alkali land. When planting, sandy soil with sufficient fertility and convenient drainage and irrigation can be selected, and other soil can also be used after improvement.
It prefers warm environment and cold resistance. It can survive the winter safely in the south. In the north where the temperature is low, it needs to soil before freezing to prevent its underground roots from being damaged. After the next year's thaw, we should dig away the cultivated soil so as not to hinder its emergence.
It likes to be wet and not resistant to drought. It needs to be watered frequently during maintenance to provide water for its growth. But the amount of water should not be too much, so as not to rot the roots of plants.
It can absorb fertilizer from the leaves faster, so it can use the way of foliar fertilization to make it absorb nutrients better.