Years of planting experience of old melon farmers tells you: melon farmers often say that explosion of watermelon, these five reasons are the most likely to lead to "explosion" of watermelon before harvest.

Before the watermelon is harvested, in a static state, the melon will crack naturally from the navel. This phenomenon is called watermelon fruit cracking, which is what melon farmers fear most. The editor summarizes the personal experience of an old watermelon farmer who has been growing watermelons for many years. It is because of these five reasons that watermelons are easy to crack during harvest. I hope it will be helpful to everyone.

Fried watermelon

If there is too much nitrogen fertilizer, the growth imbalance is easy to "explode".

It also has something to do with the amount of nitrogen fertilizer used in planting. The application of too much nitrogen fertilizer will greatly improve the growth rate of watermelon, while the growth rate of pulp is much faster than that of peel. In this way, watermelons are easy to break.

Watermelon varieties with thin skin are also easy to "explode".

It also has a lot to do with the varieties of watermelons planted. Some watermelon varieties with thinner peels are more fragile and will crack if they encounter thunder and rain.

Melon shed

It is easy to "explode" with large temperature difference.

Watermelons grown in greenhouses are very sensitive to temperature. The temperature is low in cloudy days and high in sunny days. If the greenhouse is not ventilated in time, the temperature difference in the greenhouse will be very large, and watermelons will be prone to explosion.

It is easy to "explode" when absorbing too much water.

Watermelons grown in greenhouses are also picky about moisture. If you encounter cloudy and rainy days, if the drainage around the greenhouse is not smooth, the watermelon will absorb too much water and will be prone to rupture.

Watermelon cracking

It also has something to do with the use of hormone regulators

Swelling agent is a kind of regulator which affects plant growth by affecting endogenous hormones such as cytokinin, auxin, ethylene and so on. Excessive expansion agent can accelerate the cell division of watermelon, but this must be combined with weather, water and fertilizer to cause watermelon to burst.

50 cents per jin

Compared with growing food, farmers growing watermelons is indeed a very good way to get rich. However, the varieties to be planted must be selected, and the study should be strengthened and the planting techniques should be mastered. It should not lead to unnecessary economic losses for the sake of being big and fast.

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