Fried watermelon farmers suffer heavy losses. Taking care of these aspects can avoid fried melons.

About the watermelon commonly known as fried melon, that is, the fruit is cracked. It usually occurs when the watermelon is about to mature, or at the mature stage. At this time, the watermelon skin is relatively tight and crisp, and when there is a bump or Rain Water is too big, the watermelon will burst when the growth speed is accelerated. The following is a specific introduction of the reasons and the corresponding countermeasures.

The cause of fried melon

For the occurrence of fried watermelons are basically peeled watermelons, this kind of watermelons thin skin, rich pulp, but also very popular and recognized. But this is both an advantage and a disadvantage: it is easy to fry melons. In the watermelon expansion period, the growth rate of watermelon will accelerate rapidly after watering, rain and fertilization, but the inconsistency between the growth rate of pulp and watermelon leads to the cracking of watermelon. In addition, after continuous rainy days, the weather suddenly clears up and the growth rate speeds up suddenly, which will also lead to the cracking of watermelons. And because the melon skin is relatively fragile, it will also burst when birds peck and bite the watermelon skin.

Countermeasures to prevent fruit cracking

In fact, the best strategy to prevent watermelon cracking is to choose thick-skinned watermelon, which has a very strong ability to resist fruit cracking. It can also reduce a lot of losses. However, thick-skinned watermelons are not as popular in the market as thin-skinned watermelons.

For melon farmers who grow thin-skinned watermelons, strengthening management has become a magic weapon to prevent fruit cracking. Especially for the management of water and fertilizer in the field can be said to be particularly important. In the watermelon expansion period, watermelons can be supplemented with a crop of water and fertilizer when they grow to the size of an egg and when they are 15 centimeters old, and a small amount of nitrogen fertilizer can be supplied. In addition, pay attention to the supply of phosphorus and potassium fertilizer.

When the watermelon is about to mature, we should pay attention to the control of water and fertilizer, at this time do not supply water and fertilizer, in order to avoid too much water and fertilizer cracking melon and fruit.

In addition, with regard to the topdressing of phosphorus and potassium fertilizer, foliar spraying can be considered, which can not only absorb quickly, but also enhance the toughness of pericarp.

These are the views shared by Science Xingnong on the causes and countermeasures of the cracking of watermelons. I hope it will be helpful to you.