How much is the price of mini watermelon per jin? Was it good? What is the planting method?

Nature is full of wonders. It is reported that this mini watermelon is called Peppkino, also known as Mouse Melon or Mexican sour cucumber, native to Mexico and Central America. It is a new type of edible mini fruit that is not genetically modified. The green skin and oval appearance are exactly the same as ordinary watermelons, but Peppkino is only 3 centimeters long, just like a thumb watermelon with turquoise inside. How's the mini watermelon? What is the planting method?

How much is the price of mini watermelons per jin?

Under normal circumstances, mini watermelons are on the market in June and October. Due to the relatively high planting conditions, the yield of mini watermelons is not high in China. At present, the basic market price of mini watermelons on the market is 35 yuan per jin, which is small and expensive compared with large watermelons with almost 2 yuan per jin.

Second, how are the mini watermelons?

Mini watermelons taste good and can be eaten raw, cooked or dessert. Mini watermelon can be eaten directly, and watermelon seeds can also be eaten. The fruit of this kind of watermelon tastes delicious and has a flavor similar to banana and lime. The mini watermelons are eaten in a variety of ways, from salads to desserts: they can be eaten directly as a snack or appetizer, served with a simple summer salad as a home-cooked dish, stir-fried watermelons, or fruit juices made into sorbet for summer summer. it tastes better with dark chocolate.

Third, the planting method of mini watermelon

There are many varieties of mini watermelon in the market, the fruit shape is round and oval, the pulp is red, yellow, orange and so on, and the thickness of the pericarp varies. The variety is selected according to its own cultivation techniques and market sales.

(1) sowing and raising seedlings

1. Soaking seeds to accelerate germination

The seeds can be soaked in 55 ℃ warm water for disinfection and stirred continuously until the water temperature drops to about 30 ℃. After soaking for 4 hours, wash the seeds, then wrap them in a wet towel and place them in an environment of about 30 ℃ to accelerate germination.

2. Sowing seeds

When the seed bud grows to about 0.5cm, sow in the seedling tray, the seed should be laid flat, the bud tip is up, the top cover is fine and nutritious soil 1.5cm is thick, and the temperature is kept at 25: 30 ℃ to ensure the neat emergence of seedlings. After emergence, the temperature should be kept at 18-28 ℃. The seedbed would rather be dry than wet. Freezing injury should be prevented in early spring to ensure sufficient light. Seedlings should be prevented from overgrowing at high temperatures in summer.

(2) cultivation

Peppkino, the world's smallest watermelon, can be cultivated in spring and summer. It can climb or stand on the ground, and the output of the frame is greater. The general growth period is 60-85 days, the height of single plant is 1.2-1.8 meters, and the yield of each plant is 60-90.

When the melon seedlings grow to 5-6 true leaves (plant height 10-12cm), they can be framed and bound, or 5 true leaves can be topped to promote the growth of lateral vines, generally lateral vines are thicker than the main vines, choose 5-8 strong lateral vines (the rest of the lateral vines are removed), and so on when these lateral vines have 10-12cm. The remaining vines are removed from all the lateral vines that grow under 15 leaves on the head.