Cold winter balcony bleak can only grow plum blossom? Don't look at the warm purple sunflowers on the balcony

Oh, it's melon seeds!

Melon, also known as Chiba Lotus and Thousand Day Lotus, blooms from December to May of the following year.

It seems to be especially suitable for sowing in this season. When winter comes, this lovely little sunflower will surely warm the hearts of Taiwan friends.

In this article, let's talk about the cultivation skills of melon!

Eh, this is not a textbook, this is a talk of experience, it will certainly make Taiwanese friends do more with less!

Cultivation method of melon

Temperature/Light

Melons like warm environments and are not resistant to high temperatures and cold.

The suitable temperature for growth is 10~15℃, and the most suitable environment is night temperature not lower than 5℃ and day temperature not higher than 20℃.

The growth period requires sufficient sunshine, but please note that dry and hot sun exposure should not be avoided.

watering

The melon needs a lot of water, but it should not be too much. It is usually appropriate to water when a small number of leaves begin to wilt due to drought.

However, wilting caused by excessive ventilation or pests should not be watered.

fertilization

Topdressing once every 10 days or so, nitrogen fertilizer of 1%~3% concentration is applied before budding, and compound fertilizer of 1%~3% concentration is applied after budding.

After flowering can be appropriate less topdressing, but can not cut off fertilizer oh!

breeding

The seeds are usually sown in July to August, the optimum temperature for germination is 20~25℃, and the seedlings emerge in about 7 days.

When the seedlings grow to 3 true leaves (about 20~30 days), they begin to emerge. After seedling division, topdressing is applied once every 10 days. Insecticides and fungicides are sprayed once a week. When they grow to 6~7 leaves, they can be planted in pots.

Director's important reminder

1. The potting soil is composed of moldy leaf soil, peat soil, 1/4 sand and a small amount of base fertilizer.

2. After sowing, the pot is placed in a cool and ventilated environment. After about 20 days, the seedlings can grow 2 to 3 true leaves. At this time, the first transplantation is carried out.

3. When the seedlings resume growth, dilute liquid fertilizer is applied. When the plants grow to 5~6 leaves, put them in the pot, and then apply fertilizer once every 1~2 weeks. The concentration of liquid fertilizer depends on the growth of the plants.

4. The last planting should be applied with organic fertilizer containing phosphorus and potassium as base fertilizer.

Pest control of melon

The common diseases of melon are powdery mildew and verticillium wilt, and the common pests are aphids and red spiders.

powdery mildew

When the room temperature is too high and the air humidity is too high, powdery mildew is easy to occur.

The control method is to increase indoor light, maintain good ventilation, and control watering, after the disease to remove the diseased leaves in time, and then spray 50% carbendazim 800 times solution for control.

verticillium wilt

To prevent verticillium wilt, potassium fertilizer can be added appropriately during the growth period, and some potassium permanganate aqueous solution can be sprayed for disinfection.

Controlling the flowering of melons

A friend asked: Director, can we let melons bloom on a specific festival at will?

This is easy, the flowering of melons can be determined by different sowing dates.

Remember the flowering period of melons:

Early flowering varieties bloom 5~6 months after sowing;

Common varieties bloom 7~8 months after sowing;

Late-flowering varieties bloom about 10 months after sowing.

If flowers are used on New Year's Day, they can be sown in March;

If flowers are used during the Spring Festival, they can be sown in May.

If flowers are used on May Day, they can be sown in August to September of the first year.

According to this time point sowing, control melon flowering season properly.

My favorite friends, try it!

Plant it on the balcony.

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