Cultivation and management of reticulated melon

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1. Planting time

2. Selection and breeding of seedlings

3. Transplantation and colonization

4. Water and fertilizer management

5. Pest and disease control

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1. Planting time: Reticulated melons can be cultivated in spring and autumn. 2. Seed selection and seedling cultivation: Select the seeds before sowing, soak the seeds in water to disinfect, take them out and place them in a warm place for germination. The seeds can be sown after they turn white. 3. Transplanting and planting: prepare the soil and fertilize to make sorghum. 4. Water and fertilizer management: Maintain appropriate moisture during the growth stage, and require large amounts of water and fertilizer during the fruit setting and expansion stage. 5. Prevention and control of pests and diseases: During the growth period of reticulated melon, pests and diseases must be prevented and scientific use of medication must be paid attention to.

1. Planting time

1. Planting time

Netted melons can be cultivated in spring and autumn. If you choose greenhouse cultivation in spring, you can raise seedlings in the greenhouse in mid-to-late February, transplant in mid-to-late March, cultivate in the open field in spring, raise seedlings in the greenhouse in early to mid-March, and transplant with mulching film in early to mid-April. If it is cultivated in autumn, seedlings can be raised in late July or early August and transplanted in early September.

2. Seed selection and seedling cultivation

Before sowing reticulated melons, select the seeds in advance, soak them in water for about 3-4 hours, and remove them. After emergence, soak them in 2% sodium hydroxide aqueous solution, then take out the seeds, clean them, and place them in a warm place to germinate. After the seeds turn white, they can be sown. Prepare peat soil for sowing, water the soil and sow on demand, cover with a thin layer of soil, and cover with a shading net to retain moisture and shade. Manage the seedlings well during the seedling stage, shade them from strong light at noon, and plant when the seedlings have 2-3 leaves.

3. Transplanting and planting

After preparing the soil for planting, you can loosen and plow the soil in advance and apply decomposed organic fertilizer. Prepare the land to make a sorghum border, with the border surface about 80 cm wide and 30 cm high. The border surface should be covered with black mulch film.

4. Water and fertilizer management

Reticulated melon is not drought tolerant and is afraid of waterlogging. From the early growth stage to before flowering, the soil should maintain appropriate moisture. During the fruit setting and expansion period, water and fertilizer can be applied abundantly.

5. Pest and disease control

Reticulated melon must prevent and control pests and diseases during the growth period. Viral diseases, damping-off disease, powdery mildew, whitefly, and aphids are prone to occur. , Spodoptera litura, etc., pay attention to scientific use of pesticides and prevent and control them at the appropriate time.

2. Selection and breeding of seedlings

3. Transplantation and colonization

4. Water and fertilizer management

5. Pest and disease control

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