Is it possible to grow melons in the middle band
Melon is a capricious culture, developmentwhich should occur in special conditions. Therefore, the cultivation of melons in the middle zone of the Russian Federation is futile. This is because these plants should be in the sun and should not be watered too often. But many people in the open land grow a good harvest of melons. How does it work out for them?
For seedling, it is necessary to prepare containers of plastic having a diameter of 8-10 cm. Then they are filled with a mixture of 9 parts of peat, 1 part of sand and a glass of ash per bucket.
For viability of seedlings, you need to wait 25days, so the cultivation of melons in the middle band provides seed sowing in the beginning or middle of May. In one container, planted two or three seeds to a depth of up to five centimeters. The temperature should be equal to 15-20 degrees of heat before emergence. A week after germination seedlings are transplanted, in each container there is only one strongest germ. The upper part of the shoot is plucked after the appearance of the third, fully formed sheet. Seedlings should be watered moderately.
Melons should be watered moderately, but if on the siteoften a lot of dew is formed, then this is enough. A good harvest can be obtained thanks to a pinch, carried out immediately after adapting the transplanted plants to the ground. A little later, sprouts are eliminated, which can no longer bear fruit.
To achieve the result, the plant needsto feed. The first time it is done 15 days after planting (ammonium nitrate). In addition, you can make cow or chicken manure. After the plant, periodically (every 10 days) are fed with complex fertilizers. Their introduction ends at the beginning of the ripening of the fruit.