Seed selection and Garden Establishment of small thin-skinned Watermelon for New year cultivation in Winter, Spring and Summer

Small thin-skinned watermelon, also known as gift watermelon, small and beautiful shape, thin peel, crisp meat, good flavor, good quality, fruit weight 1.52kg, easy to carry, most suitable for small families of 2 to 3 people.

1. Variety selection

Select excellent varieties with small fruit, thin skin, beautiful appearance, cold resistance, strong disease resistance, high quality and high yield, such as early spring red jade, Nabit and so on. The amount of seed used per mu is 32 to 35 grams.

2. Plot selection and greenhouse construction

In order to cultivate small thin-skinned watermelon in off-season greenhouse, it is suitable to choose loam or sandy loam which is leeward, convenient for drainage and irrigation, low water level, deep and fertile soil, and has not planted melons in 3 years. A comprehensive deep turning was carried out before covering the shed from October to November, and the bamboo tail was connected to build a greenhouse with a width of 7 meters, a length of 30 meters and a height of 2.5 meters. The distance between the sheds was 0.8 meters, with a drainage ditch in the middle. After covering the shed, a work ditch with a depth of 0.1 meters and a width of 0.3 meters is opened along the middle line of the shed. Each shed is divided into two beds, each with a width of 3.35 meters and a length of 30 meters. Fine rake leveling each border, and combined with soil preparation in the middle of each plot with a width of 1 meter and a depth of 30 cm, mixed with rotten chicken manure at the amount of 1000 kg per mu, and 30 kg of ternary compound fertilizer with 15% N, P and K content, evenly stirred with the border soil, leveled the border, poured enough bottom water, so that the soil water content reached 70% 80%. The plastic film and the plastic film greenhouse must be covered half a month to one month before planting, which can increase the temperature and soil temperature in the greenhouse and maintain the soil moisture.