The varieties of melons are cantaloupe, blancmange, and yellow drunken fairy.

1, cantaloupe

Hami melon is a class of varieties of melon, belonging to the annual climbing herbaceous plants, the surface of its rind yellow or white hispid, the leaves show nearly round, flowering and fruiting in the summer of each year, the color of the flowers is white, the fruits are yellow, in accordance with the ripening period can be divided into early, medium ripening and late-maturing varieties.

2, white orchid melon

White orchid melon is a type of melon varieties, also called honeydew, native to the United States, is now Gansu Lanzhou's specialty fruit, the fruit is presented as a rounded sphere, the skin of the fruit is white, the pulp is yellowish-green, the cultivation of white orchid melon should be taken to rotate the method of inverted stubble, to improve the plant's resistance to disease.

3, yellow drunken fairy

Yellow drunken fairy is a melon in the early varieties, its growing period of two and a half months, in which the fruit development and maturity needs a month, and the mature fruit is oval, the surface distribution of reticulate material, the pulp is greenish-white, fragrant, sugar content of fifteen percent.

Melon planting notes

Melon is a water-demanding and fear of flooding plants, should be based on the climate, soil and different fertility growth conditions such as reasonable watering. Seedling period to control the main, strengthen the plowing, loosen the soil moisture, appropriate squatting, need to water, open ditch watering dark water or sprinkle drenching, the amount of water should be small.

Extension of the late vines to the fruit before, more water demand, drought should be timely watering to protect flowers and fruits, but watering can not be too much, otherwise it is easy to cause the stem to grow and melting melon. After fruiting, the water demand is greater, need to ensure adequate water supply. Generally should grasp the ground slightly dry on watering. When the fruit is about to ripen, control watering, enhance fruit maturity, improve quality.

Melon fertilizer should pay attention to the nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium cooperation. The principle is: light chase seedling fertilizer, heavy chase melon fertilizer. Seedling sometimes only weak growth of seedlings fertilizer, per 667 m 2 ammonium sulfate 7.5 ~ 10 kg, 15 kg of calcium superphosphate, between the plants to open 7 ~ 10 cm of small holes into the mulch.

Nutritional growth period appropriate application of phosphorus, potassium fertilizer, generally after fruiting, digging trenches between the rows of every 667 m 2 of cake fertilizer 50 ~ 75 kg, can also be mixed with potassium sulfate 10 kg, foliar spray nutrient solution during the growth period of 2 to 3 times, the effect is better.