5 tricks for the successful harvest of melons

The first trick: the double cover.

In this way, the melons are sown in open ground to a depth of 3-4 cm: watermelon 1.5–2 m from each other, melons – in 1-1,2 m. In each put 2-3 seed. But do not do it at the end of may, as is usually recommended, and in the first half – then they'll have time to ripen fully.

Someone will say: so still ahead frost time, seedlings will die! And here's the main trick – the young plants need to hide. And in an unusual way.

First, the crops covered liter plastic bottle with cut bottom. Bottom Spud sand through the neck and pour warm water (45-50oC). On top of the first bottle put a second, five-liter, also without a bottom. It turns out a kind of matryoshka, which is kept warm.

When the plants appear the first true leaf of the three seedlings in each hole to leave the strongest. After thinning the plants abundantly watered and covered, but now only five-liter bottles. And not in a hurry to take them off in early June – let the melons bask under the plastic caps to 15-20 June.


Trick two: place in the sun.
Ideal if the soil in the area under melons and watermelons will be easy, sandy. But it's not the most important. It is important that the plantation got a lot of sun. So next there should be no trees and shrubs.

But that's when they start to ripen the fruits, they should make a shade that is baked in the sun. For this fit the burdock leaves or newspaper – they are placed on top of arbuznikov and melons during hot days.

Trick three: the plate under the flank.

Another problem of gourds in cool conditions – rot. From damp rot and the fruits and even sprouts. And to avoid this, under each melon and watermelon have to put the plate, so they are not in contact with the soil. At the root collar to sprinkle 2-3 handfuls of sand.


Trick four: watering in the side.

Melons have deep roots in the soil in hot and dry conditions they get their water. But in the Northern regions where the water table often very close, long roots play a cruel joke – reaching the aquifer, they rot.

Therefore, it is important to get the roots to grow deep into and in breadth. Make it simple – it is necessary to water the plants not the roots, and the furrows that make in the middle between the rows.

However, with irrigation it is important not to overdo it – they are needed only in very extreme heat. And the next day the ground must be plowed and mulch, to avoid soil crust.

Trick five: trim the lashes.

A large number of fruits in a cool short summer would not have time to Mature, and Bush will spend on their forces to the detriment of the rest of the crop. So for each plant it is necessary to leave no more than 5-6 watermelons or melons.

From watermelon female flowers are formed on the main whip, so do not touch it, but the side cut. And melons, on the contrary, cut the main whip on the 5-6 leaf.

With this method of growing melons, the harvest will be ready for harvest in late August.published

 

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