To grow up watermelon at the dacha is pride of any gardener. As well as at cultivation of any garden culture, here too it is required to know some subtleties of agrotechnology. Having created necessary conditions, it is possible to receive quite good harvest of watermelons.
First of all, before landing of watermelon at the dacha it is necessary to define the site where it will grow. It has to be the solar place, it is desirable with the sandy or sandy soil. Heavy clay soils, as well as the chernozem, will not be suitable for watermelons. It is important to know also level of underground water, passing across this site. The root system of watermelon occupies rather big space, she powerful and is capable to inhaust water from big depths, but this culture does not love overwetting.
To protect plants from cold northern or western winds, from these parties it is possible to plant tall plants, for example, corn or sunflower. However it becomes so that they did not shade watermelons. Fruits of this culture will well develop at temperature, not lower than 15 degrees. It is desirable, to grow up watermelons through seedling that will accelerate maturing of fruits. Corn or bean plants will be the best predecessors for watermelon. On the previous place of landing of watermelons they can be returned only in 7-8 years.
Care for watermelons
It is necessary to weed and loosen the soil on the site with watermelons. The correct waterings are very important for maturing of fruits. Water plants only with warm water. Prior to blossoming of plant need enough moisture, and with approach of the period of infructescence the waterings stop. If to water plants further, then watermelons will grow unsweetened and waterier. On each plant both female, and men's flowers appear therefore even under the film shelter the pollination will happen, and fruits will be tied.
That watermelons have grown rather big, on one escape it is not recommended to leave more than 5 ovaries. When fruits become of the size of apple, limit growth of lashes, doing their nipping. In order to avoid podgnivaniye of watermelons, under them it is better to enclose plate or other suitable material. And that the fruit has ripened evenly from all directions, it needs to be overturned from time to time. Approximately, in month after ovaries were formed, fruits become suitable for the use.