One cantaloupe seedling leaves several melons

Cantaloupe will be cultivated after the beginning of spring. If it is well managed, it can be harvested 2 months after transplanting. The growth cycle of cantaloupe is relatively short. So how many melons are left in a cantaloupe seedling? How to manage it?

One cantaloupe seedling leaves a few melons

Generally speaking, a cantaloupe seedling leaves only one melon, and the melon grown in this way is the sweetest. Melon is generally divided into two steps, each vine first keep two small melon twist, and so on two small melon twist the size of an egg, choose a better growth, smooth surface and uniform shape to leave, the other to remove.

II. Cantaloupe management

1. Pruning: pruning is very important when cantaloupe is planted, and the quality of pruning will directly affect the quantity and quality of cantaloupe. If you hit the top too early, it will make the cantaloupe grow small. And leave too many flowers and fruits will also be due to inadequate nutrition supply, resulting in different growth size of cantaloupe, or the emergence of deformed melons. If the pruning is not done in the right way, it will easily lead to premature senescence or excessive growth of the vines of cantaloupe, affecting light and permeability, and aggravating the disease.

two。 Hanging vine: when growing cantaloupe in the greenhouse, it is usually cultivated by hanging vine. After transplanting, the cantaloupe can be tied up and hung up. The growth of cantaloupe is relatively strong, so it will send out a lot of lateral vines, and female flowers mainly grow on lateral vines. The number of the lower leaves of the vines used to bear melons determines the size of the melons. The best melon making position is in the 10th to 15th sections of the vine, so it is necessary to cut off the lateral vines with less than 10 nodes and more than 15 nodes to minimize the waste of nutrients.

3. Disinfection: when the seedling of cantaloupe rises to 22 to 24 nodes, it should be topped to minimize the waste of nutrients, and at the same time, it can also ensure air permeability and lighting rate between plants. Adjustment of branches and removal of leaves can not be directly violent breaking, must be used after disinfection and sterilization of the sharp blade, to cut off, so as to prevent bacterial infection to the wound position to increase the risk of disease. The operation should choose the sunny noon time, the wound caused by pruning can be dried and healed as soon as possible to prevent the occurrence of some diseases. And after the operation is completed, some germicidal drugs should be applied to the wound to avoid infection.

4. Pollination: the flowering period of cantaloupe is relatively short, usually in 15 days. Therefore, it is necessary to do a good job in regulation and branching, as well as pollination, melon and water and fertilizer management measures in these 15 days. These key points will directly affect the future production situation, so each work should be done carefully and carefully. Cantaloupe is a hermaphroditic crop. Male flowers bloom earlier than female flowers, and female flowers usually bloom around 7: 00 a.m. to 9: 00 a.m., so if artificial pollination is used to help it pollinate at this time, it is much more likely to bear fruit.

5. Set melon: from the 5th to 7th day after fruit setting, choose some smooth, oval-shaped melons that have no scars on their surface. The rest should be removed with a sterilized and sterilized blade, along with the side branches. Generally, a cantaloupe leaves only one melon twist, and the melon can be determined when the melon grows to the size of an egg 5 to 7 days after pollination.

The growth cycle of cantaloupe is relatively short, and the market is generally faster. A cantaloupe seedling leaves a melon, which can make the melon fully nutritious, grow more exuberantly, and grow sweeter.