Planting method of balsam pear "the crown of melons"

Balsam pear, also known as cold melon, brocade litchi, mangy melon and so on, is widely cultivated in our country, is a good product for clearing away heat and fire, and eating in summer is very beneficial to the body. So, what are the planting methods of balsam pear? Let's get to know it together.

1. Seed selection and soil preparation

To choose good varieties with large fruit and good resistance, balsam pear is not so strict on the soil, so balsam pear is often planted on the balcony, as long as a little poke the soil with a little fertilizer, if it is planted outdoors, when preparing the soil, you need to reorganize the soil as much as possible, and sprinkle a layer of quicklime to disinfect it, and finally sprinkle a thick layer of farm rot fertilizer to turn over the soil.

2. Sowing and raising seedlings

Balsam pear seeds are relatively hard. If they are sowed directly, the germination rate will not be very high, and the speed is relatively slow, so we usually prevent the seeds from soaking in water for three or four days. Then we fish out and drain the water, wrap it in cotton cloth, and put it under the ambient temperature of 25 degrees Celsius. We can sow about five days later. When we sow, we usually dig holes to sow. In other words, according to the distance of 30 centimeters per plant and 40 centimeters apart in each row, evenly sow three seeds, and then cover the seeds with thin soil, which is generally three or four centimeters thick, and you can wait for the seedlings to emerge after the last watering.

3. Field management

The most important thing in field management is fertilizer and water management. in the whole growth process of balsam pear, balsam pear is carried out in batches, so a lot of nutrients and water are needed. Generally, balsam pear seedlings need to be watered once when they are three to four centimeters out of the ground. When the seedlings grow to 20 to 30 centimeters, some urea needs to be applied as seedling fertilizer. At the same time, it is also necessary to set up the melon field to let the melon seedlings grow along the shelf. This can increase the rate of melon setting. When balsam pear blossoms for the first time, we need to water and fertilize at the same time, generally use phosphate fertilizer and potash fertilizer, wait until the melon fruit needs to be watered many times, and finally, we need to fertilize after each harvest to ensure the next round of melon setting rate.

4. Disease and pest control

The most common diseases of balsam pear are Rhizoctonia solani and powdery mildew. In general, they are sprayed with carbendazim and chlorothalonil solvent. They are cured after spraying about two or three times every ten days, but they can not be sprayed within 15 days of balsam pear harvest. Balsam pear has bitter taste in its branches and leaves, flowers and fruits, so there are fewer insect pests, but sometimes aphids appear. You can use Bordeaux solution or trichlorfon solvent to spray.

5. Timely harvest

The harvest of balsam pear can not be too late, can be as early as possible, because the bitter gourd harvested early will be relatively light, at the same time, melons are also relatively tender, the taste will be much better, harvest is generally to wait until balsam pear color has a little light yellowish green, too late harvest balsam pear is orange, and there will be rotten gourd, or even balsam pear can not be eaten.

The above is the planting method of balsam pear arranged by Tuliu.com Xiaobian for you. I hope I can help you!