The Latest Cultivation Methods to Increase Hami Melon Yields

In recent years, many places in our country have begun to grow Hami melons, but the highest yields and the best quality still come from Hami melons produced in the Xinjiang region. However, the output still cannot meet market demand, so trial plantings have also been carried out in many places, but the results have not been particularly satisfactory. So how should they be grown to increase Hami melon yields? Below are some methods compiled by Qinnong Web that can increase Hami melon yields.

1. Sow at the right time

If we want to increase Hami melon yields, we need to take the time factor into consideration, because Hami melons perform differently in different periods, and the melons they can produce also differ greatly. Therefore, sowing at the right time is very necessary. The usual sowing time is set in winter, preferably in January, because Hami melons still need to go through a long seedling-growing period before setting fruit. At this time, it is most suitable for the growth of the seedlings, allowing them to enter the fruit-setting period more quickly.

2. Growing conditions

To grow a crop, we first need to consider the conditions required for its growth. So what conditions are suitable for growing Hami melons? Generally, we should choose land under crop rotation, but it must not have previously grown melons or fruits. Next, the soil fertility must be sufficient, and the soil moisture content of the planting site must not be too high, but it also cannot be completely without moisture. Finally, the temperature needs to be controlled above 15°C, preferably around 20 to 28°C, so we can build greenhouses to regulate the temperature while also doing a good job of heat dissipation.

3. Reasonable density

Because Hami melon seedlings may grow rather densely during the growing process, we need to plan the planting density well when planting. According to what relevant melon farmers say, under normal circumstances about 600 Hami melon plants can be planted per mu. This density is actually quite dense, but it is very suitable for land that is not particularly fertile, which means the average spacing between plants and rows is about 1 m. This can increase the fruit-setting rate of Hami melons and at the same time raise the sugar content of Hami melons.

4. Scientific fertilization

Hami melons differ slightly from watermelons and muskmelons in fertilization: after the base fertilizer, Hami melons only need one additional topdressing. In fact, this also means the base fertilizer must be enough to sustain them until the fruit-setting period. On average, 100 jin of nitrogen fertilizer, 100 jin of phosphate fertilizer and 100 jin of potassium fertilizer are needed per mu. At the same time, 200 jin of farmyard manure can be applied as base fertilizer, but all of it needs to be applied deeply so that the plants can absorb the nutrients and the fruit-setting rate can be increased. After the Hami melons set fruit, we need to spray melon fertilizer to promote the swelling of the Hami melons, so that they grow faster and fuller.

5. Train the vines and pinch off the growing tips

When Hami melon seedlings are growing, in order to prevent the seedlings from growing leggy without flowering or setting fruit, we pinch off the growing tips of the Hami melons when the seedlings reach 50 cm, so that they regrow side branches. After the Hami melons set fruit, we need to tidy up the seedlings in the field. Sometimes the Hami melons set fruit rather densely, so we should remove the smaller melons and also remove some of the flowers and branches and leaves near the Hami melons. All of this helps promote flowering and preserve fruit, increasing Hami melon yields.