The delicate taste and fragrant smell of melon make her the favorite of many. Melon is a melon culture, which first appeared in Central Asia. Therefore, she is so fond of sun and heat, as well as good watering.
If you live in the southern region and are wondering how to grow a melon, then you can try to plant it in your garden in a sunny place.
Many summer residents are interested in how to grow a melon in a greenhouse. Growing melons in the greenhouse is preferable, because there is a microclimate, high humidity and there are no differences in daytime and night temperatures.
Technology of melon growing
Cultivate a melon from seeds. First of all, you need to choose a suitable variety. If you live in a hot climate, you can try to grow a large-billed melon or a melon of long-term storage. But if your region is the middle band, then it is better to give preference to early-ripening varieties: Cinderella, Gribovskaya soil, Siberian Sobral, Kharkiv and others. All these grades are fast maturing, not large.
Next, you need to prepare a nutrient in the greenhouse. It should be remembered that simultaneously in the greenhouse it is impossible to grow similar vegetables, for example, cucumbers, zucchini and melons, since all of them can be dusted and you do not know what will result from you as a result.
Then the seeds of melon should be decontaminated with a solution of potassium permanganate and plant one seed in the pots for seedlings. We put the pots on the most sunny window and water regularly. After germination of seeds and appearance of 5-7 young leaves, it is possible to plant the melon seedlings in the greenhouse.
Now, one small trick for properly growing seedlings and fruit bearing melons, and all melons and gourds: pinching the top at the escape. All melons have both male and female flowers. Female flowers of the melon appear on the side shoots earlier than the male ones. Therefore, before planting seedlings in the soil, you need to pinch the top of the plant over 3-5 leaves of the shoot. This will stimulate the growth of lateral shoots. And only after the side shoots went into growth, the seedlings are ready for transplantation into the greenhouse.
Female flowers in melons, like all melons, differ from male flowers by the presence of the ovary at the base of the bud. Since insects rarely fly into the greenhouse, it is necessary to help plants to pollinate. To do this, use a soft brush to gently move the melon inside the flower.
Leave for the full maturation is the first fruit, and the last ones, which still do not have time to ripen, must be removed.
An important component of melon growing in the greenhouse is watering and top dressing of the plant. Pour preferably with warm water, as from cold water the plant can develop radical decay. It is best to water the melon once in 4-5 days. If irrigation is not enough, then the melon fruit will not develop well and as a result will not gain the proper juiciness. If the moisture is in excess, then the plant can rot, or the fruit can splinter. Under the whip with melon fruits, you can put the film so that water when watering falls under the root of the plant, and the fruits themselves lay on top of the film.
Feed the melon plants 2-3 weeks after planting the seedlings into the ground. For fertilizing chicken droppings, mullein, humus are suitable. Top dressing ends after the formation of fruits in order to avoid the accumulation of nitrates in them.
How to grow a melon at home?
Some horticulturists want to learn how to grow a melon at home. For growing melons at home, the most
On the window-sill, the young sticks of the melon should be tied, as they themselves do not spin. When the melon fruit grows to the size of a tennis ball, it should be placed in a grid so that it does not break off. A fully ripened fragrant fruit will bring you pleasure and benefit.