How Are Square Watermelons Grown? A Detailed Guide to the Planting Method

The square watermelon is a type of watermelon that has become popular in recent years. It has high sugar content, good taste and a peculiar shape. After entering the market it aroused the interest of many people. In fact, the cultivation technology for square watermelons matured long ago, but square watermelons are rarely seen in ordinary fruit shops. Below, the editor will introduce the planting method for square watermelons.

I. How Square Watermelons Are Formed

The appearance of the square watermelon is actually very simple: when the watermelon produces a young fruit, a mold is placed over the watermelon. The original purpose of growing square watermelons was simply to make storage convenient and save space, not the genetically modified watermelon that everyone talks about. When the young fruit appears, you can not only put a square mold on it; no matter what kind of mold you put on, the watermelon will grow into the shape of the mold, such as heart-shaped, diamond-shaped, etc., which can give it even greater ornamental value.

II. What Advantages Do Square Watermelons Have

Now square watermelons are not just about putting a mold over a watermelon. Square watermelons have now been optimized by experts: the volume of the mold is calculated well, and they are compressed into watermelons with greater and richer nutritional density. During transport, square watermelons are easier to arrange and less prone to being crushed, and their storage time is also greatly extended. Moreover, square watermelons are not only for eating; their ornamental value for viewing is now also extremely high. Many designers write characters on the watermelons and create patterns, etc.

III. How to Grow Square Watermelons

1. Variety selection: First, when selecting a variety, you should choose varieties with larger fruit, strong disease resistance and thicker rind, such as Xincheng, etc.

2. Seedling raising method: The watermelon field should be chosen in a place where no melons or fruits have been planted for at least 4 years. Mix farmyard manure, plant ash and carbendazim wettable powder, etc. into the soil and stir evenly. The seeds should first be dried for one day in a place with sufficient sunlight, and the shriveled and deformed seeds should be picked out. Then soak them in formaldehyde for one hour, wash them clean with water, and then put them in normal-temperature water to soak for 7 hours. Scoop them out once every 3 hours, air-dry the water, carry out germination treatment, and then sow in batches.

3. Timely field planting

The watermelon field should be in a place with higher terrain, good drainage and facing the sun while sheltered from the wind. Then plow the land and harrow it fine, and make field beds of about 3 m, drainage ditches, etc. The base fertilizer per mu is about 3000 kg of farmyard manure, plus ternary compound fertilizer, etc. When the seedlings grow to two leaves and one heart leaf, single-row field planting can begin. The spacing of each plant is about 2.5 m * 0.5 m. Mix water with fungicide and pour it on abundantly.

In fact, when planting, it is not only square watermelons that can be grown. You can make different types of watermelons according to your own preferences or to catch consumers' attention. The above is the editor's brief introduction on how to grow square watermelons. If you want to learn more agricultural knowledge, keep following Qinnong Network to study!