Cultivation techniques of bergamot melon

Bergamot melon, also known as Wagua, fist melon, Wannian melon and so on, is a perennial climbing herb in the gourd family. Bergamot melon is rich in nutrients, low in calories and high in edible value. It is suitable to eat raw, cold, stir-fry, cook, cook soup and make stuffing. Bergamot is highly storable and easy to transport. it is an ideal green health food to make up for the off-season of melons, fruits and vegetables in winter and spring.

Cultivation techniques of bergamot melon

Cantaloupe is warm in nature and can tolerate higher temperatures. It takes more than 20 ℃ to grow normally. The fruit development period requires a slightly lower temperature, and when the ground temperature is below 5 ℃, the root system will die. Bergamot melon is suitable for fertile and water-retaining soil. It is more tolerant to fertilizer and has strong resistance to diseases and insect pests.

1. Three-dimensional cultivation in vegetable field: protected cultivation can be adopted. The intercropping and interplanting of bergamot and cucumber, kidney bean, tomato, pepper and other vegetables, making use of the time and space difference of growth and fruit between bergamot and intercropping vegetables, as well as the requirements of nutrition, moisture, fertilizer, air and temperature of vegetables, to achieve the purpose of efficient three-dimensional cultivation.

2. Planting and cultivation of vegetable garden: bergamot melon is a shallow root crop, which is most suitable to grow in the fertile soil of vegetable garden. Before and after "sting", and greenhouse cucumbers, tomatoes and other vegetables planted at the same time, the same management, generally 20 plants per mu is appropriate.

Field management of bergamot melon

1. Seedling stage: planted in the small arch shed of the courtyard, only water is watered at the seedling stage, no fertilizer is applied when the growth is prosperous, pay attention to ventilation and light during the day, and pay attention to anti-freezing at night. The bergamot seedlings planted in greenhouses and greenhouses were watered and fertilized at the same time with their intercropping and interplanting vegetables.

2. shelf period: the meristematic ability of lateral branches of bergamot is very strong. In the early stage, the lateral buds at the base should be removed in time, and the heart should be picked at the place of about 30 cm ~ 50 cm in the main vine during pruning, and each plant should choose 2-3 seed vines with exuberant growth. When the son vine grows to 150 cm, the heart is removed again, leaving 3 sun vines each. Pay attention to adjust the shelf surface, remove the tendrils in time and restrain the strong and help the weak according to the growth of the main vine, so that the shelf surface is evenly distributed.

3. Flowering and fruiting period: it takes about 170 days from sowing to flowering and fruiting, and tender melons can be harvested 15 ~ 20 days after flowering. The fruit matured in 40 ~ 50 days, and each plant could harvest 200 ~ 300 fruits. Be sure to handle it gently when picking to prevent bruising. Bergamot melon can be put on the market in harvest season, can also be put in cartons or fruit baskets lined with plastic film, room temperature is 10 ℃ ~ 25 ℃, maintain suitable humidity and breathable conditions, can be stored for 4 to 6 months, and the flavor remains the same, crisp and tender, deeply loved by the majority of consumers.