How are square watermelons grown?

Square watermelon is a kind of watermelon that has become popular in recent years. It has high sugar content, good taste and strange shape. After entering the market, it has aroused the interest of many people. In fact, the planting technology of square watermelons has long been mature, but square watermelons are rare in ordinary fruit stores. The following editor will introduce you to the planting method of square watermelon.

How is the square watermelon formed

The appearance of a square watermelon is actually very simple, which is to put a mold on the body of the watermelon when it grows young fruit. The original purpose of planting square watermelons is to facilitate storage and save space, not the genetically modified watermelons discussed. In the growth of young fruit, not only can be covered with a square mold, no matter what kind of mold watermelon will grow the appearance of the mold, such as heart, diamond, etc., can make it more ornamental value.

What are the advantages of square watermelon

Now the square watermelon is not just a mold on the watermelon, the square watermelon has now been optimized by experts to calculate the volume of the mold and compress it into a more nutritious and richer watermelon. Square watermelons are easier to place and not easy to squeeze during transportation, and the storage time is also greatly extended. And square watermelon is not only edible, now the ornamental value for viewing is also very high, many designers write on the watermelon, make patterns and so on.

Third, how to grow square watermelon

1. Variety selection: first of all, varieties with larger fruit, strong disease resistance and thicker skin, such as Xincheng, should be selected.

2. Seedling raising methods: watermelon fields should be selected where melons and fruits have not been planted for at least 4 years, and farm manure, plant ash and carbendazim wettable powder should be mixed evenly in the land. The seeds should be dried in a sunny place for a day, pick out the dried and deformed seeds, then soak them in formaldehyde for an hour, wash them with water, and then soak them in normal temperature water for 7 hours. Fish once every 3 hours, air-dry water, do germination treatment, and then sow in batches.

3. Timely planting

Watermelon land should be in a place with high terrain, good drainage and leeward to the sun. Then the land will be ploughed and raked to make about 3 meters of field beds, drains and so on. The basic fertilizer per mu is about 3000 kilograms of farm manure, as well as ternary compound fertilizer. When the seedlings grow to two leaves, one heart leaf can be planted in a single row. The distance of each plant is about 2.5 meters * 0.5 meters. The mixed irrigation of water and fungicides is sufficient.

In fact, planting is not only square watermelons, you can make different types of watermelons according to your own preferences or attract the attention of consumers. The above is a brief introduction to how to plant square watermelons brought by the editor. I want to know more about agriculture and continue to pay attention to the pro-agriculture network.