Where is the origin of melons in August?

The scientific name of August melon is Akebia trifoliata, also known as cow cashew, dog kidney, August fried, September fried and so on. It is an evergreen woody vine of the Akebia family. It is named because the fruit is ripe and cracked in August. It is shaped like a banana, rich in sugar, vitamin C and 12 kinds of amino acids. It is a pollution-free green food, known as "soil banana". Let's take a look at where the melon is produced in August.

Where is the origin of melons in August?

The producing areas of melons in August are distributed in Shanxi, Hunan, Henan, Shaanxi, Anhui, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian, Hubei, Guangdong, Guangxi, Sichuan, Chongqing, Yunnan, Guizhou, Xizang and other places. Most of them are Tongren in Guizhou and Tianzi Mountain in Zhangjiajie, Hunan, melon ripening opening in the eighth lunar calendar, Suoxiyu, Yangjiajie and other foothills and forest edge bushes are rich in wild resources.

The producing environment of melons in August

In August, melon likes shade and dampness and is relatively hardy. It often grows in the grass under low-altitude hillside forests, grows well in slightly acidic and humus yellow soil, and can adapt to neutral soil. Other communities and main accompanying plants are Liriodendron, lamp tree, lacquer tree, camphor, Jingjie flower, Jinshan pod, Niumqua, cat shit, bladder fruit and so on.

Propagation methods of August melon

1. Seed propagation: in August, when the fruit is ripe from September to October, the fruit is picked, the flesh is eaten, and the seeds are sown in autumn. The seeds were first scrubbed with alkaline water, rinsed with clean water, drained and dried. The seeds were stored in sand for 50 to 70 days in November of the lunar calendar, and sowed in time in the ready-made seedbed at the beginning of the following spring and early February. Seed propagation is simple and easy, and the seedlings bred bear fruit late, usually after 3 years. It is generally not used in production.

2. Buried propagation: melon and rattan stems have strong sprouting power in August. 1-2-year-old branches are selected and buried in human soil. They can take root after 1 month, and can be propagated all the year round. Generally, it can blossom and bear fruit in the second year after planting.

3. Root-splitting propagation: root-splitting propagation in August is carried out before sprouting in early spring. A bag of August melons are divided into several plants by hand from the roots. The current result of planting in the current year without pruning the branches.

4. Cutting propagation: August melon can be cut all the year round, choose 1-2-year-old branches with strong growth and no diseases and insect pests, cut them into branches 10 cm long, and cut them into the arranged seedbed, pay attention to water stains, shade and drought prevention. If there are conditions, ABT2 rooting powder can be used to soak branches and vines, and the survival rate can be increased to 100%.