Watermelon: growing and grooming in the country

Watermelons are loved by adults and children. Culture is, of course, useful, and many people would like to see it at the dacha site. Watermelon, cultivation and care for which have some features, grows best on fertile light soils. The virgin lands are most suitable for him.

Since the climatic conditions of the central strip for such a warm and light-loving culture, like watermelon, are not suitable, it is worthwhile to grow this plant in a seedling way. To start sowing in this case it is necessary not earlier than the end of April. The fact is that at the time of planting in the open ground seedlings of watermelon should have at least 4 leaves. And this corresponds to about a month old. You can not transfer the plants to the beds only at the end of May. This culture is very thermophilic and, being planted earlier, it can die even under the film.

Watermelon, growing and caring for which begins with the planting of seedlings, is best sowed in peat-humus pots. The transplantation of this culture does not bear well, and therefore this option will be the most optimal. Seeds are pre-soaked, and then buried in pots about 2 cm. The air temperature in the room at this time should be on the order of 27-30 degrees. After the watermelons ascend, you can reduce its degree by 3. Best if the pots with plants will stand in the sunniest place.

Watermelon, cultivation and care for which require strict adherence to agricultural technology, watered during this period with water at room temperature. You can feed seedlings with some nitrogen fertilizer. A week before the transfer to the ground, the plants are quenched in the usual manner.

When preparing beds (digging and loosening), it is necessary to introduce into the soil repelled manure or humus. Seedlings are transplanted, as already mentioned above, not earlier than at the end of May. Plants are buried in loose ground in the holes at a distance of not less than half a meter from each other. Watermelon, the cultivation and care of which in the future will be mainly in infrequent watering, should be fertilized immediately after planting. For this, potassium-phosphorus fertilizers are best used. Certainly you need to cover plants with a film. Even a small drop in temperature can ruin them. The film is removed only after the summer weather becomes stable.

So, how to care for watermelons after carrying them to the ground? Watered often this culture experienced gardeners are not advised, as the root system of her unusually powerful. Plants are able to extract nutrients from sufficiently deep layers of soil, which may not dry out all season. During the formation of fruits, watering watermelons is even less common. Otherwise they will turn out to be watery, tasteless and will mature for a long time.

Feeding watermelons is carried out twice a season. Potassium-phosphorus fertilizers are used for this . For the first time, the plants are fed fourteen days after planting, the second - at the beginning of flowering. Mandatory make pinches. On each whip leave two watermelons, the tip is cut in such a way that until the last fruit there are approximately three sheets. The fruits are torn off after the pattern on them becomes bright, the sound is deaf, and the stalk will dry up.

Watermelon - the culture for the middle band is not too typical. Therefore, when growing it, you must strictly observe all the rules of agricultural technology. Even in this case, the harvest may in many respects depend on the weather conditions. However, the risk is still worth it.