An old melon farmer's years of growing experience tell you: what melon farmers often call exploding watermelons - these five causes are the most likely to make watermelons "explode" before harvest.
Before a watermelon is harvested, while it is at rest, the fruit splits open naturally at the blossom end. This phenomenon is called watermelon fruit cracking, and it is what melon farmers fear most. The editor has summarized the experience personally taught by an old melon farmer with years of watermelon growing experience: these five causes make watermelons prone to splitting during the harvest period, and I hope they are helpful to everyone.
Split watermelon
Too much nitrogen fertilizer and unbalanced growth make "explosion" easy
It is also related to the amount of nitrogen fertilizer used in growing. Applying too much nitrogen fertilizer greatly increases the growth rate of the watermelon, and the growth rate of the flesh far exceeds the growth rate of the rind. In this way, the watermelon easily splits open.
Thin-skinned watermelon varieties are also prone to "exploding"
It is also closely related to the watermelon variety grown. Some watermelon varieties with thinner rinds are more fragile; if thunder and rain come, they will crack at the slightest touch.
Melon shed
Large temperature differences make "explosion" easy
Watermelons grown in greenhouses are very sensitive to temperature. On cloudy days the temperature is low, and on sunny days it is high. If the greenhouse is not ventilated in time, the temperature difference inside the shed will be very large, and the watermelons will easily explode.
Absorbing too much water makes "explosion" easy
Watermelons grown in greenhouses are also very picky about water. If cloudy and rainy days come and drainage around the greenhouse is poor, the watermelons will absorb too much water and will also easily split open.
Watermelon cracking
It is also related to the use of hormone regulators
Forchlorfenuron is a regulator that acts on plant growth by affecting endogenous hormones such as cytokinins, auxins and ethylene in the plant body, and its main component is forchlorfenuron. Excessive forchlorfenuron will accelerate the cell division of the watermelon, but this must act together with conditions such as weather, water and fertilizer to cause the watermelon to split open.
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Compared with growing grain, farmers growing watermelons is indeed a very good way to get rich. But you must choose good varieties to grow, and you must strengthen your learning and master growing techniques. You cannot seek large size and speed at the expense of unnecessary economic losses.
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