Do you want to grow sweet Melon in your country house? 5 Important Growing Tips

I just love melon. Its sweet juicy pulp is not to be confused with anything. On my site, she occupies a special place and is the queen of my garden.

To grow sweet melon, it is important to adhere to certain rules when planting and caring for this melon crop.

After all, if you overlook something, then we risk getting tasteless and watery, and in the worst case, rotten, fruits.

1. You need to choose the right place for planting melons

This should be a sunny area, sheltered from cold winds and drafts. It is best to choose a “rested” land where nothing was sown last year.

It is also important that each bush has enough space. One bush should account for about a square meter of land.

2. We plant

I plant ready-made seedlings in open ground. I grow seedlings myself in room conditions, on a windowsill. In early June, I transfer the matured seedlings to open ground.

For seedlings, I use black mulching film. I cover the "melon" area with it, cut holes for the bushes. I plant young melon sprouts in the resulting holes.

This gives the roots of the plant more heat and prevents weeds from germinating. The gap between the shoots should be at least 1 m.

3. Trimming

In order for the melon to grow sweet and large, you need to remove unnecessary shoots in time. Melon fruits are formed only on the lateral processes, so the central shoot is cut off somewhere 10 cm above the root.

This technique allows the lateral branches of the plant to form more actively. When the melon has started up the lateral shoots, we leave two shoots on each side of the central shoot.

After small melons are tied on each shoot, we leave one fruit on each branch. If you leave everything, then the melons will grow small. Then I remove all new shoots, they only take strength from the main plant.

4. Feeding

The entire period of germination of the melon requires feeding. I use chicken manure, herbal infusion combined with a manure solution, or ammonium nitrate. I carry out top dressing both during flowering and during the formation of fruits.

5. Watering

Melon does not tolerate high humidity. I water it when the soil is dry about 3 cm deep. I do not use sprinkling irrigation, only in grooves. As the ovary grows, I gradually reduce the watering rate.

When the melon begins to sing, it is better not to water it at all. With this approach, the melon should be sweet.

If you overdo it with watering, then the fruits will be watery and tasteless, and the root of the plant may rot.

Observing these simple rules, I get an excellent harvest of melons from year to year. I make myself and my family happy!