Bergamot melons can live for several years.

Under reasonable planting conditions, bergamot melon can live for about 30 years. Its seeds have no dormant period, and if they cannot be harvested in time after maturity, the seeds will germinate quickly in the melon. This is also a major feature of bergamot melon, known as "fetal sprouting".

Fertilization management of bergamot melon:

1. Fertilization at seedling stage

Bergamot generally uses the method of seedling transplanting, which requires little nourishment at the seedling stage and can be absorbed from the seedling nutrient soil for its own growth.

two。 Planting base fertilizer

As the root distribution of bergamot is shallow, fertilization should be concentrated in the 20 cm soil layer. Fertilizer should be paid attention to, with the planting hole as the center of the 2 square meters of circumferential land, the fertilizer will be mixed and spread on the land, turn into the soil layer about 20 cm deep, stir evenly.

3. It is better to top up sooner than later.

Topdressing is also called seedling-promoting fertilizer, which begins to be applied about 1 month after planting. And the time of topdressing should be early rather than late. Each plant applied compound fertilizer 1 kg or mature human feces and urine 5 kg, calcium superphosphate 0.5 kg. Open a circular ditch 30cm to 40cm away from the melon seedlings and apply it in the shallow soil layer.

The second topdressing was carried out one month after the last topdressing. When fertilizing, we must keep away from the melon seedlings according to the requirements, so as not to fertilize too close to the ditch, resulting in a large number of root damage in the shallow soil layer and affecting the normal growth of bergamot.

The third topdressing is about 20 days away from the second, and it should be further away from the melon seedlings. Trench or spread 90 centimeters away. The application amount depends on the growth of melon seedlings, if the growth potential is good, the application amount is the same as the second time; if the growth potential difference of melon seedlings can be determined as appropriate.

In addition, the bergamot melon is not fertilized within 1 month after planting, but only needs to be watered. It is necessary to water more in the summer to ensure the wetness of the planting soil. In its full blossom and full fruit period, it is necessary to ensure the moisture of the soil to ensure growth and fruit setting.