How to grow super simple melons at home

Watermelon is about to be picked and brought home for family use

Table of contents

1. Characteristics of melons
2. Uses of melon
3. Preparing to plant melons
4. How to grow melons
5. How to take care of melons
Sprinklers
Fertilization
Roots
Press the tops
6. Harvest melons
1. Characteristics of melons
Melon is a type of vines that likes to crawl on the ground, the stem has white stiff hairs, the leaves are separated, in the axils of the leaves there are single tassels on the rough, hairy leaves. Flowering plant unisexual (with male and female flowers on the same plant), fruit when ripe is 20 to 30 cm in size, yellow-gray in color, white pulp. Seeds are gray-white, 5-8mm in size. The melon is succulent and has a sweet taste.

Eating melon helps to lose weight effectively

3. Preparing to plant melons
Soil: Melon grows well in nutrient-rich, well-drained soil, and a pH in the range of 6-7 is satisfactory. Before planting, mix the soil with composted cow manure, chicken manure, vermicompost along with rice husks, coir, humus, etc. If you reuse cultivated land, you should apply lime in combination with drying from 7 days. – 10 days before planting to handle potential pathogens in the soil.

Seeds: you can buy melon seeds at seed stores, seed stalls at markets, or you can buy them on e-commerce platforms like Lazada, Shopee, Tiki, and Sendo.

Planting tools: if the melon is empty for business, it should be planted in a large area. If growing for family use, plant it in a pot or foam container and remember to punch a drainage hole so that the plant does not get waterlogged.

4. How to grow melons

Baby melon tree

Step 1: Soak and sow melon seeds

You must first choose good seeds, then, soak the seeds in warm water for 4-5 hours, then bring the seeds to incubate in a damp towel for 1 day to crack the fangs.

Step 2: Sow melon seeds

Put the soaked seeds into the nursery and then cover with a thin layer of soil, keep in a shady place and water to keep the seeds moist. Seed nursery soil should be mixed with vermicompost or manure to have enough nutrients for healthy seedlings. After 2 days of incubation, the plants begin to sprout, you just need to water with enough amount for the plants to grow. After about 8-10 days, the plant begins to give 2-3 leaves.

Step 3: Planting seedlings

When the seedling has 2-3 leaves, then you start to separate the pot. If you plant in the field, you can grow rigs or grow cows, depending on the conditions of the soil. However, melon belongs to the family of cows more than clinging to the truss, so if planted in the field, it is better to leave the cow tree to be more effective and also more cost-effective. Go to beds 1.5-2m wide, 25-30cm high, 30-35cm wide trench. Melons can be planted along the slit, the tree is 50-70cm apart and the row is 1-2m apart.

To plant melons, dig a deep hole, gently lift the baby melon plant, slit the nylon bag, then put the gourd in the pre-punched hole, bury the pot under the ground, and cut the root. Cover with straw, wood humus, dry grass around the root to keep the tree moist in the first time..

Planting trees should be planted in the cool afternoon when the sun has turned off. When the seedlings are planted, they need to be watered twice a day and covered to create shade for the first week for the seedlings to recover

5. How to take care of melons

The melon is crawling on the terrace and flowering

In order for melons to grow, develop and produce many fruits, you need to know how to take care of them. Here we have listed some ways to care for melon plants for your reference:

Sprinklers
In a melon fruit, water makes up the majority. Therefore, if there is not enough water, the plant will grow poorly. Adjust the amount of water according to the weather conditions. Avoid watering too much as it will cause the plant to rot.

During the flowering and fruiting stage, the amount of water needs to be increased. When the fruit is mature and about to ripen, reduce the amount of water. In the ripe fruit stage, if you water it a lot, the taste of the fruit will not be sweet.

Fertilization
When the tree is 15-20 days old, you can use composted manure or buy organic fertilizer at a plant store to fertilize the tree to support nutrients for the best growth.

Roots
The right time to root is when the tree is about 20 to 30cm tall. In order for the plant to quickly absorb the nutrients in the soil as well as the fertilizer, you need to add more soil to the base.

When growing melons with smart plastic pots, do not forget to make a support for the plant to cling and climb. Follow the vines and tie the ropes to keep them in place so they don't wobble.

Press the tops
Pressing the top will help the tree divide into many branches and produce more fruit. The best time to press the tops of melons is 15 days after planting. Pressing the top and then fertilizing will help the tree have the ability to jump branches.

Each tree should only raise 3-5 fruits to have the best quality fruit. Therefore, you should choose to leave the most beautiful fruits.

6. Harvest melons
If planted and cared for properly, melons will be harvested after about 2 months. You should choose the right harvest time. It is best to pick when the fruit is about to ripen. If left on the tree for a long time, the tree quickly loses strength and the fruit is easily damaged.

Harvest melons in the field

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