Germination time: Take out the melons in late January of the following year, wrap them one by one in plastic bags, and move them to a greenhouse or hot kang for germination at a temperature of 15~20°C. The germination temperature should not be too high. If the temperature is too high, the buds will germinate quickly, but the buds will be thin and not strong.

Appropriately lower the germination temperature, and the buds will be thick, short and strong. In about half a month, the top of the melon will crack and grow young roots. When the melon sprouts, seedlings will be raised. For small quantities, use large nutrient bags or flower pots to cultivate them in a greenhouse, and for large quantities, use simple protected areas.

The nutrient soil is prepared by mixing half and half of sandy soil with good ventilation and vegetable garden soil. The sprouting end of the melon should be facing up and the handle should be facing down. The soil should be covered with 4~6cm of soil. The soil moisture should be held into a ball and dropped to the ground. It shall prevail upon dispersal.

Extended information:

Chayote can be planted after frost. Greenhouse cultivation can be carried out in early or mid-March, while open field cultivation can be carried out in mid-April. When planting, the hole should be large and deep, about 1m square and 1m deep.

Fill 1/3 of the hole with the excavated soil, apply 200~250kg of decomposed high-quality fertilizer to each hole, and mix it thoroughly with the hole soil, then cover it with 20cm of soil and stamp it firmly with your feet. When planting, remove the seedling pot or plastic bag, bring soil into the hole, make the soil flush with the ground, and then bury the soil. Water after planting to encourage seedling growth.

For planting density, if melon seedlings are used to raise seedlings and large seedlings are planted, 20 to 30 trees can be planted per 667 square meters. For cultivation of seedlings cut into sections, the density can be increased appropriately, with row spacing of 3m~4m, plant spacing of 2m, and 80~120 plants per 667 square meters.