Watermelon in autumn should be pruned in time

Compared with early spring, the temperature in autumn is higher and the growth and development of watermelon is obviously faster.

In the early stage of watermelon vine development, when the watermelon stem vine grows to 30 cm, the first vine trimming is carried out. At this time, the root expansion of watermelon is basically completed, and the nutrition supply is sufficient. Under the condition of sunny weather and suitable temperature, the growth rate of watermelon vine is very fast. If you do not finish in time, within a few days, the melon vine can grow a large section, branches, melons must be wound, finishing is difficult, and the melon vine is too long, easy to damage the vine, affect the growth, easy to disease infection. Therefore, the vine must be trimmed in time after watermelon planting.

Autumn watermelon vine period, strong light, high temperature, the first vine than spring watermelon to leave more vines. Most spring watermelons leave 3 to 4 vines, while autumn watermelons should have more than 4 vines.