When to plant winter melon seedlings.
1、Winter melon sowing time
Early winter melon since early March in a warm bed or cold bed seedlings, medium and late varieties in early and mid-April in the open field seedlings, the northern regions need to be properly delayed, can be sown in May-June.
2, winter melon seedling fertilization management
Winter melon planting to heavy fertilizer, based on well-rotted organic fertilizer, the early seedlings small thin application, late seedlings large thick application, lead vine on the shed to the melon after the timely fertilization, but do not drench the head of manure, and do not bias nitrogen fertilizer, to prevent the growth of melon.
Watering morning and evening, avoid the high temperature period, keep the soil moist can be, flowering and fruiting period to often drench, while timely drainage after the rain to reduce humidity.
3, planting winter melon to insert bamboo vine
Winter melon generally in the main vine melon, in order to reduce the loss of nutrients, should be removed in a timely manner side vines, but also vine pressure, to the melon vine pressure to 12 ~ 13 sections and then lead the vine on the shelf, insert bamboo lead vine can improve the plant ventilation and light, but also facilitate the fruit nodes in the appropriate location on the scaffolding, conducive to the growth of winter melon.
4, winter melon should be reasonably dense planting
General spring planting spacing of 70~75cm, planting about 9,000 plants per mu, autumn planting spacing of 60~65cm, planting about 10,500 plants per mu is appropriate.
5、Disease and pest control
Winter melon is prone to epidemics during the growth period, we should adopt the plant protection policy of prevention as the main focus and medical treatment as a supplement.
