When to plant cantaloupe

The time for planting muskmelon in the field is from March to April, and the time for planting cantaloupe in greenhouse is about February. The specific sowing time should be determined according to the local frost break period, meteorological conditions and cultivation methods of the year. Early sowing will cause rotten seeds and affect growth. If the sowing time is too late, the plant growth cycle will be too short and the market time will be delayed. It will have a certain impact on the yield and quality of muskmelon.

Planting time of cantaloupe

Cantaloupe is a crop sown in spring. Generally, field planting is from March to April. If it is planted in a greenhouse, it will start in February. However, if the cantaloupe is planted too early, it will rot, and even if the seedlings are calculated, frost will affect their growth. If the sowing time is too late, the plant growth cycle will be too short, it will delay the time to market, and it will also affect the yield and quality of cantaloupe.

The time of sowing cantaloupe should be determined according to the local frost break period, cultivation method and meteorological conditions of the year. If sowing in the open field, it is best to choose 4 days before the local frost is broken. Generally, the seedlings will be ready 7-10 days after sowing. At this time, most of the outside world has already broken the frost. The best time for seedling cultivation and sowing is one month before the frost-breaking period. if a small arch shed is used to cover muskmelon, the sowing time will be about 10-15 days in advance.

The frost break period in each region will be different in different years. Before sowing, we should pay more attention to the weather conditions and observe the surrounding phenological phenomena, such as the growth of leaves, the flowering degree of fruit trees and low temperature. To ensure that the sowing time is timely and reliable.

The method of soaking and accelerating germination of cantaloupe seeds

Generally, the seeds will be continuously stirred in warm water of 50-55 ℃, and will stop stirring when the water temperature drops to 30 ℃. The soaking time is about 6-8 hours, then the seeds will be fished out and cleaned with clean water, and then wrapped with a wet cloth in a place of 25-30 ℃ to accelerate germination. After budding, the seeds can be sown.

This method can not only kill the germs on the surface of the seeds, but also make the seeds absorb water and promote their germination.

The time of sowing and raising seedlings

If the seedlings are raised in the solar greenhouse, the time of sowing muskmelon should be controlled in mid-early March, and appropriate amount of carbendazim should be sprayed for sterilization while fertilizing the seedbed. After watering the whole land, you can sow the seeds. Make sure that the seeds are distributed evenly so that they can be transplanted after emergence. In order to promote seed germination, cover the soil with 0.5cm and cover with a film to ensure that the seedbed is moist and water as long as the land is dry.

For general rootstock varieties, it is best to choose the seedling age of white-seeded pumpkin sweet rootstock No. 1, which is about 30-40 days, and their sowing time is 4-5 days later than muskmelon seeds.

Transplanting time of cantaloupe

Generally, muskmelon can be planted in late April when the low temperature at 10cm reaches more than 15 ℃. It is usually carried out by ditching, watering, covering soil and buckling small arch shed on the surface of the ridge.

The width of the bottom of the small arch shed had better be controlled in 2.0m-2.2m, the height of the shed should be controlled above 80cm, the length of the shed had better not exceed 30cm, and a layer of film should be covered on the arch shed. After the plant slows down, we should pay attention to ventilation in the shed, in case the temperature is too high to burn seedlings, muskmelon mostly climb vines on flat ground to grow, and the planting density had better be controlled at about 2200-2400 plants.