Seed price and planting method of muskmelon

Muskmelon, also known as cantaloupe, etc., is an annual trailing herb of cucumber in Cucurbitaceae. The fruit is an important fruit in midsummer. It has a long history of cultivation and is widely cultivated in various parts of our country. Its fruit shape, color, size and taste also vary with varieties. Let's take a look at melon seed prices and planting methods.

How much is the melon seed per jin?

The price of melon seeds is about 50-80 yuan per jin, but the prices vary greatly due to the quality, variety, origin and market of melon seeds. There are many varieties of muskmelon in the production of multi-purpose seeds, and the suitable sowing time is from August to October, no later than November, and spring sowing can be in February to March, but it is better to ensure the harvest of Qingming Festival and Grain Rain Festival. Generally, those with long growth period, such as American zucchini, can be sowed early, and those with short growth period can be sowed late, such as zucchini.

Growth habits of muskmelon

1. Soil: the most suitable soil for growth and development of muskmelon is deep soil, rich in organic matter, fertile and well-aerated loam or sandy loam, which is suitable for solid phase, gas phase and liquid phase.

2. Humidity: muskmelon is resistant to drought and waterlogging, but because of its shallow roots, it requires higher soil moisture and lower air humidity, and the air relative humidity is best controlled below 50%.

3. Temperature: the suitable temperature for the growth and development of muskmelon is 18: 25 ℃, and the suitable temperature for flowering and fruiting is 22: 25 ℃. It has wider adaptability and stronger resistance to low temperature than cucumber.

4. Lighting: melon planting requires sufficient light, sunshine time should be more than 10-12 hours per day, and grow well as usual for 14-15 hours per day.

Sowing method of muskmelon

1. Seed selection: the seeds to be sown are hand-selected on clean boards or desktops, and the deformed, moldy, damaged and moth-eaten seeds are removed, leaving full, uniform seeds for use.

2. Drying seeds: the seeds picked by melons are evenly spread out on clean paper or straw mats, choose sunny weather to dry, and turn them once in a while so that the seeds are evenly exposed to sunlight.

3. Disinfection: put the muskmelon seeds in 55-60 ℃ hot water, stir them gently in the same direction, keep the temperature of 55-60 ℃ for 20-30 minutes, then remove the seeds and drain.

4. Soak the seeds: put the muskmelon seeds in a container after sterilization and drain water, soak them in 25: 30 ℃ warm water for 5 hours and 6 hours, then pour the seeds into a larger container to rub off the mucus on the seeds, scrub them clean and rinse them.

5. Sprouting: the muskmelon seeds after soaking are forcefully dried, wrapped in a wet cotton cloth, then placed in a plastic bag and placed in a place of 25mm 35 ℃. When the radicle of the seed is 1 mm long, it can be sown.

6. Raising seedlings: every 2 seeds that promote the sprouting of muskmelon are placed in a nutrition bowl containing nutritious soil and sown in the fruit field to raise seedlings with plastic film. when the seeds grow into seedlings, the seedlings are screened, and the growing seedlings are removed and then planted.

The planting method of muskmelon

The main results are as follows: 1. Timely planting: muskmelon is suitable for seedling age of 30-35 days, and the suitable planting period is when the seedlings grow to 3 leaves. The root group has strong absorption capacity, and the loose sandy land with thick soil layer and fertilizer is the best. At the same time, it is more tolerant to salt and alkali, and can also grow on light alkali soil.

2. Coring the whole vine: the melon fruit is mainly born on the son vine and the grandson vine. It is necessary to pick the heart, adjust the vine, and promote the fruit. generally, the six-vine type is used. when the melon vine has 5 or 6 leaves, leave 4 leaves to pick the heart, leave 2 vines, and then leave 3 grandvines for each vine.

3. Timely topdressing: 500 kg of human dung and 50 kg of cake fertilizer per mu of muskmelon, 10 cm outside the root, 100 kg of plant ash and 200 kg of plant ash, and then 200 kg of dilute dung and 5 kg of superphosphate per mu after each harvest.

4. Rational irrigation: muskmelon seedling stage is mainly controlled, squatting seedlings properly, the combination of promotion and control at the first flowering stage and fruit setting stage to prevent overgrowth and melons, irrigation should be strengthened in the middle and later stage to meet the needs of high temperature and vigorous growth of melons and seedlings, and stop watering in mature stage to improve quality.

5. Artificial pollination: muskmelon is a monoecious crop, and most of the varieties are hermaphroditic flowers, which are mainly pollinated by insects. Artificial pollination is usually carried out in greenhouse cultivation in early spring when the temperature is low and there are few insects.

6. Spreading grass and turning melon: melon fruit is easy to be harmed by Huangshou melon larvae in contact with the ground, resulting in quality decline or yield reduction, so the grass is spread under the vine when it is introduced. Turning the melon at the right time when the melon grows to half the size is also beneficial to avoid insect pests and make the color and flavor of the melon consistent.

Prevention and control of melon diseases and insect pests

1. Epidemic disease

[harm] the leaf infected with the primary dark green water immersion irregular disease spot, and then expanded in the form of soft rot, the disease spot became brown and easy to break when dry, the stem base was infected, the primary fusiform dark green water immersed disease spot, and then around the stem base constricted rot, and finally withered.

[prevention and control] seed disinfection before sowing, nutrient soil sterilization, spray 500 times with 64% disinfectant alum, 72.2% Prik 800 times or 58% Redomir 500 times at the initial stage of the disease, and spray again every 7 to 10 days.

2. Vine blight

[harm] the primary disease spot of the leaf is nearly round or shows a V-shaped light brown spot from the leaf edge to the inside, and the stem vine infection is oval to fusiform disease spot. In severe cases, the leaf is dry and the stem vine is rotten.

[prevention and treatment] at the initial stage of the disease, spray 75% chlorothalonil 600 times, or 70% methyl topiramate 800 times + 80% Dasheng 800 times, and remove the disease residue in time after harvest to reduce the source of bacteria.

3. Anthrax

[harm] leaves infected with primary round to spindle-shaped or irregular water-immersed spots, petiole or stem vines infected with light yellow round spots turn black after slightly sunken, fruit infected with primary sunken brown spots.

[prevention and treatment] select disease-resistant seeds, warm and disinfect the seeds. At the initial stage of the disease, use 70% methyl topiramate 800 times, 75% chlorothalonil 600 times, or 80% anthrax Fumei 800 times spray, spray again every 7 to 10 days.

4. Melon aphid

[harm] adult aphids and nymphs like to suck juice on the growth point, tender leaves, back of leaves and tender stems of melon seedlings, resulting in short leaf curl, no pollination or even leaf shedding when the damage to the adult plant is serious.