August melon is irregular oblong or oval, reddish purple when mature, with blunt rounded ends, often convex head at the top, and covered with small warts. When it is immature, it looks like a bun. Once ripe, it will open a big mouth, like a smiling mouth, directly revealing sweet and soft flesh.

Planting method of August melon

1, seed method

From August and September to 10 when the fruit is ripe, pick the fruit and eat it, and leave the seeds for autumn sowing in time. First, the seeds are washed with alkaline water, rinsed with clear water, drained and dried. The seeds are stored in the sand for 50-70 days around the lunar calendar 165438+ 10, and then planted in the sorted seedbed at the beginning of February in the following spring. Seed propagation is simple and easy, but the cultivated seedlings bear fruit late, usually after 3 years.

2. Buried strip method

The vines of August melon have strong germination ability, and the vines of 1 ~ 2 years old can be buried in human soil. Usually, they can take root after 1 month and can reproduce all year round. Generally, it can blossom and bear fruit in the second year after planting.

3. Rooting method

In August, root-splitting propagation is carried out before germination in early spring. A bag of multi-plant August melons can be divided into multiple plants by hand from the roots, and can be planted in the same year without pruning and vine cutting.

4. Cutting method

August melons can be cut all year round. Choose robust, pest-free 1 ~ 2-year-old branches and vines, cut them into 10 cm long branches and cut them into arranged seedbeds, and pay attention to water damage, shading and drought prevention. If conditions permit, soaking branches and vines with ABT2 rooting powder can increase the survival rate of cuttings to 100%.