Planting techniques of potted Fruit Cucumber

Fruit cucumber is a climbing plant, climbing growth. The plant grows luxuriantly, can be designed into a certain shape; more than 1 melon per node, each plant can bear 5 to 6 melons at the same time, each plant can bear 30 to 50 melons, melon color or light green or milky white, can reflect the "luxuriant branches and leaves, fruitful" effect, that is, edible, but also has a very good ornamental value. Suitable for planting in indoor balcony and living room, play a landscape effect.

Fruit cucumber is also known as miniature cucumber, mini cucumber, small cucumber, etc., the fruit is short rod-shaped, angled or micro-ribbed, no tumor without thorns, melon long 13~18cm, melon color green, taste sweet and crisp, refreshing, the most suitable for fresh food, so it is called fruit cucumber. Fruit cucumber is crisp and sweet, strong flavor, good taste, and a variety of eating methods, not only can be eaten raw, but also can be cold, fried or pickled, another cucumber also has a unique cosmetic effect, cucumber cut into thin slices applied to the face, can play a moisturizing, whitening and freckle effect.

Tools / raw materials

Balcony vegetable pots, fruit, cucumber seeds, soil fertilizer

Methods / steps:

1. Planting time

Fruits and cucumbers can be planted indoors and on the balcony every year, but the pan-Mimi balcony vegetable question and answer network thinks that the melon-bearing effect is the best in April-June in spring and September-November in autumn, and the family courtyard is the most suitable for planting in spring and autumn, with strong plant growth, large number of fruits and good taste. Indoor flowerpots were planted in spring from December to January, planted in flowerpots from early February to early March, harvested from April to July, raised seedlings in August in autumn, planted in flowerpots from September to early October, and harvested from October to January.

2. Planting basin

Fruit cucumber planting general families can choose plastic flowerpots or mud tile flowerpots coat plastic flowerpots; families pursuing taste can choose purple sand pots or mud pots coat color glaze pots, purple sand pots, you can also choose wooden buckets, foam boxes, earthen pots and other containers to grow. But no matter what container must be breathable, there must be a water hole at the bottom. It is appropriate to choose flowerpots or other containers with a diameter of 35-45cm and a height of 30-35cm.

3. Nutritious soil

The planting substrate is peat nutritious soil and vermiculite in the proportion of 2:1, and 5% Mel 10% mature organic fertilizer is the best, such as fully ripened and finely crushed hemp dregs, bean cakes and other organic fertilizers.

4. Raising seedlings

The pot planting of fruit cucumber in the balcony usually adopts the way of raising seedlings and transplanting. After pouring through the bottom water for 6 hours, sow the seeds, put the germinated or dried seeds in the hole (or bowl), put 1-2 grains in each hole, and then cover it with 1-1.5cm thick fine sand or vermiculite. The seedlings were planted at the time of 1 true leaf, leaving 1 seedling in each bowl. There is more sunshine during seedling raising, watering and topdressing when 2 leaves are used.

5. Fixed value

The seedlings can be planted when they are 35-40 days old and have 3-4 true leaves. Sufficient water should be watered when planting, slow seedling water should be watered once when the heart leaves grow, and then gently loosen the soil once. After that, the plant should be watered in time when the plant is slightly dry, and it is appropriate for the basin soil to be dry and wet.

6. Fertilization

After slowing down the seedlings for one week, the temperature should be reduced, and fertilization should be combined with watering. In the peak period of melon bearing, fertilizer should be applied once every 2-3 times.

7. Set up a fight

No matter indoor or balcony planting, should build bracket, take 4 bamboo pole to build square frame, also can use lead wire to build circular frame, height 1.2-1.6m. Tie the vine in time when the plant has 5-6 leaves, tie the plant in a circle on the rack with nylon rope, remove the young melons with less than 5 leaves as soon as possible, and leave the melon from the 6th leaf to facilitate the growth of the plant, because the stronger the seedling is, the faster the melon grows. The lower old leaves and yellow leaves should be removed in time. In general, the time for leaves to have the function of photosynthesis is about 40 days, and the dark green leaves can be removed.

8. Harvest

Fruit cucumber grows rapidly, about 60 days from sowing to picking melons. Can be picked for 3-4 months, fruit cucumber fruit melon strong, each section of more than 1 melon, pay attention to timely picking to prevent falling seedlings.

Planting matters:

1. According to the different varieties, the planting time is usually spring and autumn, but some varieties can withstand low temperature or high temperature.

2. Fruit cucumbers are more shady-tolerant, and it is good to grow them on balconies without full sunshine.

3. Family potted plants are recommended to leave only main branches and no melons below five leaves, so as to facilitate plant growth and produce more melons.

4. When the melons are harvested, the melons in the middle can be harvested every two days.

5. Fruit cucumbers can be harvested in about 50 days, and a lot of fertilizer is needed for fast-growing plants, so the bottom fertilizer in the basin soil should be fully applied.

Time: 2019-05-24 Click: