Cauliflower family plant mouse melon (discolored melon) when to plant? How do you plant it? How do you cook it?

Mouse melon, also known as golden mango melon, color melon, mouse melon, discolored melon, is a very novel melon vegetable, but with the growth time, the melon color can change from cyan to orange, red, etc., from a distance, it looks like a mouse, so it is also called discolored mouse melon. It can not only be planted in the yard for ornamental use, but also can be used as medicine or edible. When will the mouse melon be planted? How do you plant it? What are the ways to eat?

First, planting time

The best sowing month is from February to June, and sandy loam or clay loam with good drainage performance is the most suitable for sowing. At the same time, it is necessary to build a viaduct to plant 300 plants per mu.

II. Planting techniques

1. Growth habits

Mouse melon is an annual herb of Cucurbitaceae, native to India and Malaysia, with 30-50 melons per plant and 350-600 grams in weight. Young melons are white with green patterns, so they are called rat melons, such as yellow, orange, red and so on.

2. Land selection and preparation

Mouse melon cultivation does not require high soil requirements, but it is best to choose sandy loam or loam, with water conservancy facilities at the same time. In the previous crop, wheat, corn, soybeans and potatoes were better, while those who had planted mouse melons in the same field should be planted at intervals of three years.

When selecting a site, it is necessary to know whether the previous crops on the land have used herbicides with a long residual period to avoid drug damage to rats and melons. Deep ploughing in autumn should be carried out after selecting the land, and the deep ploughing depth is 20-23cm, which is beneficial to soil ripening, water storage and reduction of pests or eggs.

Combined with soil preparation and ridging, 1500-2000kg of rotten farm manure is applied per mu. If planting is allowed, continuous operation can be raked, raked, ridged and suppressed at the top of early spring.

3. Cultivation and propagation

Mouse melon can be divided into pot cultivation and open field cultivation. In pot cultivation, 30-40cm pot planting and on-demand sowing are used to soak the seeds for 24-48 hours before sowing, which is beneficial to seed emergence.

It is best to choose sandy loam soil for sowing, and apply more watering and fertilization after sowing. 0.5% compound chemical fertilizer or thin cake fertilizer is applied every 10-15 days, and 0.3% potassium dihydrogen phosphate is sprayed on the leaf surface. Rotten leaf soil and fully mature cake fertilizer can also be added under the tree, not too much to prevent seedling burning.

The seedlings appear tendrils at the 5-8 leaf stage, so they need to be tapped to promote the growth of lateral branches and provide sufficient nutrient requirements. For open field cultivation of discolored melon, it is only necessary to set up a frame, apply sufficient basic fertilizer, water more in dry weather, and fertilize after dressing in the fruit period.

4. Accelerating germination and sowing

(1) seed treatment:

The seeds should be treated two or three days before sowing. The seeds should be continuously stirred and soaked in 50 degrees water for 10-15 minutes. When the water temperature is 30 degrees, soak them out for 6-8 hours and wrap them with wet sand cloth. When accelerating germination, the temperature should be controlled at 25 degrees. Rinse once a day with 30 degrees hot water until the seed germination rate reaches 80% and the buds grow to 2mm to sow.

(2) sowing temperature:

The optimum sowing temperature is 8-10 degrees, the application of diammonium phosphate + potassium sulfate 5kg per mu, the sowing distance is 65-70cm, the plant distance is 70-80cm, and the seedling protection is less than 1300 plants per mu.

(3) sowing skills:

When sowing planing pits, the pits should be large and deep. Chemical fertilizers and appropriate amount of pesticides should be applied to each pit. After watering, 2-3 seeds should be sown in each pit. After sowing, cover the fine soil after 3.3cm, and compact slightly.

5. Seedling management

1-1.5cm in diameter and 2-2.5 m in length are selected when erecting bamboo poles. Before erection, watermelon seedlings need to be irrigated once. Each plant is inserted with a bamboo pole, and the distance from the seedling is 7-8cm. When erecting, you can choose Chevron Chevron; when the melon seedlings grow 25cm, they begin to bind the vines, and then tie them every 3-4 leaves, generally tied to 1-2 knots under the melon.

When binding the vine, the curly vine binding method should be adopted, at the same time, the tendrils should be removed to reduce the height, restrain the overgrowth of the plant, and promote the nutrient transport of the fruit. When the top of the melon seedling is close to the top of the shed, the vine can fall off and untie the top to make the melon seedling lag behind and then re-tie it.

6. Points for attention

Attention should be paid to checking fields and replenishing seedlings in the seedling stage of mouse melon, and weeding should be done in time before spreading vines. During weeding, foliar fertilizers such as 0.2% potassium dihydrogen phosphate or spray Shibao can be sprayed once; during vine extension, shallow ditches should be opened at 10-15cm of melon seedlings, and diammonium phosphate or urea 15-20kg should be applied per mu to do a good job of pruning and pressing vines. Artificial pollination or bee pollination can be selected during the melon setting period. When the size of young melons is moderate, diammonium phosphate or urea 15kg should be applied per mu and watered scientifically.

7. Plant adjustment

(1) forking and picking the heart

Generally, the discolored melon roots and melons do not leave side branches, and the redundant branches and leaves are removed in time. When the discolored melon grows to 30-35 leaves, that is, 30 days before pulling seedlings, you can leave 1-2 leaves above the main man root melon to remove the heart, which can effectively adjust the growth space, reduce nutrient consumption and promote the growth of melon seedlings.

(2) thinning flowers and fruits

Mainly remove the redundant female flowers and young melons, and generally keep one female word for every 1-2 nodes, because it can not only promote the robust growth of melon seedlings, but also improve the quality of discolored melons.

(3) take off tendrils and beat old leaves

Timely removal of discolored melons and dried old leaves is beneficial to plant photosynthesis, increase ventilation and light transmission, and reduce the occurrence of diseases and insect pests.

8. Pest control

Common diseases and insect pests are anthrax, Fusarium wilt, powdery mildew, ground tigers and aphids.

(1) anthrax

It can be sprayed with 50% metoprolol 500-700 times or 50% carbendazim 600-700 times.

(2) Fusarium wilt

It can be controlled by root irrigation with 1000-1500 times solution of 70% Jiaotou or 50% Dysenamine.

(3) powdery mildew

Spray control with 3000-5000 times solution of 25% trimethoprim or 75% topiramine 800-1000 times; at the same time reasonably control temperature, drainage measures should be taken in advance in rainy season to prevent stagnant water.

3. Introduction to how to eat:

1. Braised soybeans with mouse melon

(1) cut the melon, cut off the flesh, cut into pieces, and cut a few slices of ginger.

(2) prepare soybeans and shrimp skins.

(3) Hot pot, heat oil and stir-fry soybeans.

(4) stir-fry the soybeans and stir-fry the melons together.

(5) add a small bowl of water, bring to a boil, cover the pot and simmer for a while.

(6) melons and fresh soybeans are quickly cooked, do not need to simmer for too long, and then add some salt and light soy sauce to season according to your own taste.

(7) sprinkle the shrimp skin prepared in advance and stir well.