So, what kind of melon is a hanging melon? How to raise hanging melons? Let's take a look at the planting methods and precautions of hanging melons.
What is a gourd? The gourd is a perennial climbing herb of Cucurbitaceae and Trichosanthes, and its length can reach 10 meter.
Rhizomes are thick, cylindrical and yellow.
Stems are much branched and glabrous; Leaves alternate, suborbicular or cardioid, dioecious; There are several racemes of male flowers, few of which are solitary. The corolla lobes are obovate, and the female flowers are solitary. The ovary is ovoid, the fruit is nearly spherical, orange-red when ripe, and the flowering and fruiting period is 7- 1 1 month.
Planting methods and precautions of hanging melons 1, site selection and soil preparation hanging melons are suitable for growing in sunny and fertile soil, and should be planted in high-lying areas as far as possible, so that melons can grow in a pollution-free environment.
After selecting the planting site, the soil preparation can be started in beginning of spring. In order to increase the fertility of the soil and increase the nutrients and moisture in the soil, the soil should be leveled before planting.
If the root transplantation is selected, it is necessary to control the planting density and dig the planting holes, then deepen the soil and expose it to the sun, and spray lime fully to disinfect the soil, eliminate bacteria and reduce the incidence.
We apply base fertilizer as much as possible, and fully mix the soil. The base fertilizer mainly uses decomposed farm manure.
2. Seed selection and seedling cultivation of hanging melons generally have two uses, and the varieties should be selected according to the specific uses. Edible varieties generally have the advantages of high yield and high seed quantity.
The medicinal type has the advantages of large fruit and more melons and fruits.
Therefore, according to the market demand and the surrounding environment and other factors to choose what varieties to plant.
After selecting the varieties, it is necessary to start seedling raising. First, the seeds should be treated to remove the rotten and decaying seeds, and then the remaining seeds should be soaked with carbendazim. After two days, they can be fished out, drained and sowed.
Keep the soil of the seedbed moist, control the surrounding environment, increase the nutrition of the seedbed, and transplant after germination and emergence.
3. Scaffolding and transplanting hanging melons is a kind of climbing plant, so we must set up a shelf or build a greenhouse before transplanting, which can be beneficial to the growth of hanging melons and increase the hanging amount of vines and fruits.
The specific scaffolding work needs to be planned according to its own planting quantity and area.
After the scaffolding is completed, the transplant will begin.
When transplanting, attention should be paid to prevent axillary buds from being hurt.
After transplanting, the soil should be slightly compacted, and the seedlings should be piled up to strengthen the growth of roots.
After transplanting, root water should be poured to increase soil water content and improve the survival rate of seedlings.
4. Pastoral management At ordinary times, we should carry out intertillage weeding according to the height of seedlings, and topdressing in time, and apply compound fertilizer every month for three months after planting.
Then, topdressing should be carried out at least twice in the old melon orchard that has already borne fruit, and attention should be paid to the water in the field.
Usually, only one topdressing is needed in June to stabilize the fruiting rate and ensure the nutrition needed for plant growth.
If you want to sell mature hanging melons in time, you can manually draw vines. If there are too many branches, you should cut them off in time, but not more than three branches.