Black-skinned Winter Melon Cultivation Techniques
Select some healthy, plump seeds and soak them in 55-degree warm water for 30 minutes, then remove them and soak them in Aiduoshou solution for 4 hours, and finally take them out, wash them, wrap them in gauze, and place them in an insulated box to germinate. After they sprout, sow the seeds directly into sandy loam soil and cover with plastic film. After seedlings grow, transplant them into the field at a row and plant spacing of 70*100cm, then set up trellises, and with basic management work such as fertilization, watering, and earthing up done well, they will grow melons.
Key points of black-skinned winter melon cultivation and management techniques:
1. Fertilizer and water management
Black-skinned winter melon has a very high demand for fertilizer and water supply, so sufficient base fertilizer must be applied effectively. Only when organic fertilizer is applied well, *** preferably mainly peanut bran and superphosphate, can nitrogen fertilizer be applied once a week after planting. When the melons reach 4--5 kilograms after setting fruit, topdressing can be carried out again, but remember one point: winter melon fertilization should be applied frequently and thinly, light first and heavy later, so as to ensure more effective growth of black-skinned winter melon. As for watering, be sure to water frequently, which can keep the soil moist.
2. Vine training and vine pressing
Vine training and vine pressing for winter melon means removing all side vines before fruit setting. Before going up the trellis, coil the main vine within the range of the plant spacing, pressing the vine once every 3-4 nodes, for a total of 3-4 times, to promote the formation of adventitious roots, and when it reaches about 16--18 nodes, guide the vine onto the trellis. After guiding the vine, be careful not to let the winter melon grow too rapidly, so a growth-control fertilizer can be sprayed for regulation.
3. Keep strong melons
When the winter melon has grown to a certain extent, strong melons should be kept. If bad weather occurs during the fruit-setting period, artificial pollination should be carried out early in the morning to increase the fruit-setting rate.
4. Pest and disease control
The main pests and diseases of black-skinned winter melon are fusarium wilt, phytophthora blight, anthracnose, thrips, and so on. As long as corresponding pesticides are used for control, they can be well prevented and controlled.
The above is the relevant introduction to black-skinned winter melon cultivation techniques. I hope it is helpful to everyone.