Field Management and Pest and Disease Control Techniques for Muskmelon

Muskmelon is also called sweet melon; its taste is very sweet and its texture is superb. I remember that as a child I also ate muskmelon every day, and the yard at home was full of muskmelon plants. In summer it tasted very fresh, sweet and delicious. So how should the field management of muskmelon cultivation be done? What are the methods for pest and disease control? Below, Shuaishuai will tell everyone about it!

I. Field management

1. Seedling stage management

The emergence period of muskmelon is before the late frost. Generally, after emergence, the work of preventing seedling scorching should be done well. A 10 cm branch can be used to prop up the film. This can not only prevent seedling scorching, but also prevent frost damage, achieving two goals at once. If the double-layer covering cultivation method with an arched shed is used, the support bamboo strips can be removed after the night passes.

2. Planting

When the seedlings grow to 1-2 true leaves, the first thinning can be carried out. Select 2 relatively strong seedlings from each hole, then loosen the soil when thinning, and then add soil below the seedlings to prevent damage to the seedlings. When they grow three true leaves, keep one well-growing seedling in each hole.

3. Irrigation and topdressing

When the seedlings grow to 4-5 true leaves, irrigation and topdressing can be carried out. Topdressing methods are divided into hole application and furrow application. Hole application is to make holes below each melon seedling for topdressing; the other is to apply topdressing in slanted furrows at the furrow wall, and topdressing can also be done in the ridge furrow. After topdressing, cover with soil and irrigate. Muskmelon does not need irrigation during the seedling stage. After shoot removal, irrigate it for the first time. When it grows to the size of an egg, irrigate for the second time. During the expansion period, irrigate for the third time. By the maturity period, irrigation is no longer needed, otherwise it will cause its sugar content to decrease and it will not taste sweet.

4. Pruning

When the melon seedlings grow to four to five true leaves, pinch off the growing point of the main vine. Pinching the growing point is beneficial to the growth of lateral buds and provides more nutrients to the fruit, making the fruit develop better. After removing the three primary lateral vines at the base, promote the growth of secondary lateral vines. At the same time, also wait for the secondary lateral vines to produce flower buds. In order not to damage its stems and leaves, after this pruning, no further pruning is needed, and it can be allowed to grow freely.

II. Pest and disease control

1. Powdery mildew

For powdery mildew, a qingyinazole solution combined with baking soda can be sprayed for control.

2. Downy mildew

For the control of downy mildew, a wettable powder can be sprayed, or a dimethomorph solution can be sprayed for control.

3. Fusarium wilt

Kangculing solution, hymexazol and copper complex ammonia solution can all be sprayed for control.

The above is the field management of muskmelon and the control of pests and diseases. Muskmelon is very simple to grow. The main thing is to do a good job in seedling-stage care and later field management work, so that muskmelon can be grown better. If you want to learn more related knowledge, please continue to follow Qinnong Network!