How to grow Yellow River Honeymelon planting techniques and matters needing attention

Yellow River honeydew melon is a kind of scientific research product of Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University. Because the product cycle of Yellow River honey is short and it is more resistant to storage and transportation than ordinary melons, it is generally welcomed in the market. However, if we want to grow Yellow River honey, we still need to master certain techniques and methods, so as to ensure a matching return for our labor.

How to grow Yellow River melon

1. Soil: the Yellow River honeydew melon is not strict to the soil, but the sandy loam soil with deep soil layer, good permeability and not easy to accumulate water is the most suitable. The Yellow River honeydew melon has the phenomenon of premature senescence in the late growth stage, and the sandy soil should be cultivated prematurely, while the clayey soil should be cultivated late because the soil temperature rises slowly in early spring. The suitable soil for Yellow River honeydew melon is pH5.5-8.0. The soil with excessive acid and alkali needs to be improved before cultivation of Yellow River honeydew melon.

2. Illumination: the Yellow River melon likes light and needs 10-12 hours of light every day to maintain normal growth and development. Therefore, the cultivation land of muskmelon in the Yellow River should be far away from villages and woods to avoid shade. Plastic film and glass with high transparency and no water droplets should be used as far as possible when cultivated in protected areas.

3. Temperature: Yellow River honeydew melon likes temperature and heat resistance, and is extremely cold-resistant. The seed germination temperature is 15-37 ℃. Sowing in the open field in early spring should be stabilized above 15 ℃ to avoid rotten seeds. The suitable temperature for plant growth is 25-30 ℃, and it can grow within 14-45 ℃. The optimum flowering temperature and fruit ripening temperature were 25 ℃ and 30 ℃ respectively. The diurnal temperature difference of air temperature has a great influence on the quality of Yellow River melon. The large temperature difference between day and night is beneficial to the accumulation of sugar and the improvement of fruit quality.

Planting techniques and points for attention of Yellow River honeydew melon

1. Watering and topdressing: the Yellow River melon is cultivated indoors in the early spring shed, the temperature is low and the water evaporation is less during planting. After watering the planting water, attention should be paid to heat preservation and control of watering. After delaying the seedlings, the seedlings were ploughed and hoed and sprayed with 2116 Zhuangmiaoling liquid to promote the healthy growth of the seedlings. To the extension period, the three-element fertilizer with high nitrogen content can be applied in combination with watering, and the expansion period of melon can also apply 10 kg of potassium sulfate, 10-20 kg of potassium dihydrogen phosphate or fluid fertilizer per mu. During the growing period, 0.2% potassium dihydrogen phosphate or photosynthetic microfertilizer can also be applied for 2-3 times. The Yellow River melon is a chlorine-free crop, so we should not apply a large amount of chlorine-containing compound fertilizers, especially compound fertilizers containing dichloride.

2. Pruning, picking heart and hanging vine: the branching of Yellow River melon is very strong, and most varieties are mainly composed of son vine and sun vine. Therefore, heart picking is generally carried out when melon seedlings grow to 4-5 true leaves to promote the growth of lateral branches. After sitting down, the young melon will pick the heart of the vine to promote the transport of nutrients to the young melon and promote the expansion of the young melon. The pruning method of Yellow River melon can be carried out according to the habits of different varieties of melon. Generally, thick-skinned Yellow River melon cultivated in greenhouse is often pruned with single vine or double vine. Single vine pruning is to pick the heart when the main vine has 4-5 true leaves, leaving a strong vine at the base, and all the other vines are removed. Leave 1-2 leaves in front of the melon to pick the heart after the sun vine growing in section 7-11. When the vine grows to 25-30 leaves, the heart is also removed, and all the sun vines that do not bear melons are removed.

3. Artificial pollination, hanging melon Yellow River melon is a monoecious crop, most of the varieties are hermaphroditic flowers, mainly pollinated by insects. When the temperature is low and there are few insects in early spring, artificial pollination is generally required for cultivation in the greenhouse. After the female flowers bloom and before the temperature rises to 20 ℃, the newly opened male flowers are removed, the petals are removed, and the stamens are gently smeared on the stigma of the female flowers. The date will be marked after pollination in order to determine the harvest period. Usually about a week after pollination, young melons grow to the size of eggs to choose melons. Get rid of extra flowers and young melons. When the young melon grows to the size of its fist, it is necessary to hang the melon, tie the handle with plastic or nylon rope at one end, or put it on the lower part of the baby melon with a grass ring, or hang it with a plastic net bag, and hang it on the wire of the bracket or indoor horizontal shelf.

Characteristics of Yellow River honeydew melon

Huanghe honeydew melon is a new variety selected by the melon research institute of Gansu Agricultural University, which is a mid-early maturing variety, which is a cross between the variant offspring of Bailan melon plant and the Mexican muskmelon variety manna.

The fruit is oval, the peel is smooth, it is green when it is not ripe, it is golden after maturity, some are reticulate, the flesh is light green, sweet and greasy, which is similar to cantaloupe. The meat is 3mm thick and 4cm thick, the meat is hard and resistant to storage and transportation.

Nutritional value and efficacy of Yellow River muskmelon

Honeydew melon is a new variety, which is bred by the cross between the variant offspring of Bailan melon plant and the muskmelon variety manna. It tastes sweet, even greasy. After ripening, the fruit is fragrant and delicious, the content of soluble solids is more than 12%, the highest is 14%, and the content of vitamin C is higher than that of watermelons, grapes and apples.

The effect of Yellow River honeydew melon is to quench thirst, eliminate irritation, relieve urination, dredge qi, cure mouth and nose sores, and relieve summer heat. Edible melons can significantly promote the hematopoiesis of the human body and can be used as a dietary treatment for anemia. According to traditional Chinese medicine, melons are cold in nature and have the effects of curing hunger, promoting defecation, tonifying qi, clearing lung heat and relieving cough. it is suitable for patients with kidney disease, stomach disease, cough, phlegm asthma, anemia and constipation.

However, the Yellow River melon is cool and should not eat too much, so as not to cause diarrhea. People who suffer from beriberi, jaundice, abdominal distension, loose stools, cold cough and asthma, as well as postpartum and post-illness people should not eat more. The Yellow River melon contains more sugar, diabetes patients should be careful to eat.

The corresponding content about the planting technology of Yellow River honey is actually relatively few, so we want to plant a better amount of Yellow River honey, on the one hand, we can refer more to the planting mode of general melons, on the other hand, we can also accumulate experience on the basis of these technologies.