How to Prevent Melon Splitting in Hot Weather

Melon cultivation is very common in our country, and melon growing is also very common. When growing melons, we must pay attention to good management to avoid problems such as fruit splitting that affect yield. Especially in hot weather, you must pay close attention, otherwise a moment of carelessness can cause melons to split. So how do you prevent melon splitting in hot weather? Below, the editor will give you a brief introduction. Let's take a look!

1. Reasonable watering

In hot weather, watering is very important and is also an effective way to cool things down. However, when watering, we must pay attention to controlling the watering time and amount. When watering, we should both provide sufficient water for the melon to swell and ensure the fruit expands normally. We should also note that when watering to swell the fruit, we must not water too much, to avoid the fruit absorbing too much water and cracking. Especially about 10 days before harvest, it is best not to water, to prevent fruit splitting.

2. Use swelling agents with caution

When many people grow melons, during the flowering period they habitually use some plant growth regulators such as forchlorfenuron for flower dipping. This habit is not bad, but after dipping flowers, many people also apply swelling agents. In fact, after dipping flowers, there is no need to apply swelling agents again, because melons have their own growth and development patterns. As long as management is normal and fertilizer and water are controlled well, melons can grow normally even without using hormones such as swelling agents.

3. Reasonable fertilization

In hot weather, because the temperature is high and the light is strong, the loss of water and nutrients is also relatively fast. Therefore, we must also pay attention to good fertilization work. If fertilizer is not applied in time, melons are very likely to split due to a lack of nutrients. Especially in the middle and late stages of melon growth, be sure to apply fertilizer in time, with particular attention to increasing the application of calcium fertilizer and boron fertilizer, to meet the nutritional needs of melon fruiting and swelling and reduce melon splitting.

4. Protect the leaves

Hot weather generally refers mostly to summer. In summer, the light intensity is very high. If it shines directly on the fruit, it is very unfavorable to the growth and development of the fruit and can easily cause sunscald on the fruit and lead to fruit splitting. Therefore, in summer, we must pay attention to protecting the leaves around the fruit. Use these leaves to shade the fruit. At the same time, grass or leaves can also be placed over the fruit to prevent the fruit skin from aging and hardening.

5. Supplement trace elements

Throughout the entire growth period, melons also have a relatively large demand for trace elements. Therefore, we must also pay attention to supplementing melons with sufficient trace elements. After melons begin to set fruit, combine watering with spraying an appropriate amount of calcium chloride and boric acid solution and other foliar fertilizers. Spray about once every week or so, and spray about three times in succession to supplement trace elements for melons and avoid melon splitting caused by insufficient trace elements.

The above is a brief introduction to preventing melon splitting in hot weather. That is all for today's introduction. This article is for reference only, and we hope it can help everyone!