For inhabitants of the southern regions the cultivation of thermophilic watermelons comes easy. Everything is differently in midland of Russia and more northern regions where short summer and returnable frosts. It is necessary to grow up watermelons in that case in the greenhouse and through seedling.
It is required to you
- - seeds;
- - peat pots.
Instruction
1. For disembarkation to the greenhouse or hotbed 25-30 day seedling are necessary. That to grow up it, in advance since fall dig out prime quality land. Approximately in the middle of April wet seeds, having enveloped them damp fabric, and put in the warm place. As soon as there are backs, put on one seed in each peat pot filled with the earth.
2. Deliver to the container with soil to the warm place. Soon sprouts will appear from the soil. Put seedling to the light place. Water and loosen the earth, delete weeds. Watermelons grow quickly and soon the sprout will have 2-3 present sheets. At this time seedling needs to be planted to the greenhouse or hotbed. If the greenhouse which is not heated land as soon as the threat of strong frosts passes. Place plants in two ranks with distance between plants in 50 cm. Boundary 50 cm have to be ranks too.
3. Care for watermelons is as follows. Delete weeds and in time water seedling. But it is not necessary to fill in as ovaries can decay. There is enough 1-2 times a week. Air hotbed or the greenhouse, do not create condition to the increased humidity. In warm nights it is possible not to close window leaf and doors. Completely remove the shelter from hotbed.
4. In hotbed of lash will creep on the surface of the soil, and in the greenhouse tie up them to lanes. Obligatory for prishchipnita each lash when on it 1-2 ovaries appear. It will accelerate maturing of watermelons in the conditions of short summer. In the greenhouse place those ovaries which do not lie on the earth in grids from vegetables and tie to lane, it will help to save at increase in weight from breaking. Under those fruits that on soil, enclose pieces of slate for protection against dampness.
5. In the fall watermelons will ripen. As soon as you see that the drawing on peel became accurate and at percussion the characteristic sound is heard, accurately separate watermelon from lash. At the same time the tail can not be dry. Thus reap all crop.