How to plant a good melon fruit with satisfactory results

Hello friends all ...

This time I am @hasbillah I wish you all for my journey in the melon garden not far from my residence. Melon fruit is also included in the cucumber tribe. Still relative to watermelon, cantaloupe and cucumber suri. Like the cucumber tribe, melon fruit grows by propagating. In the garden I visited I saw very many fresh melon plants and large fruit.

The ideal place for the cultivation of melon fruit should be at an altitude of 250-700 meters above sea level. If the altitude is less than 250 meters, melon plants tend to produce very small fruits. Whereas if the melon fruit is planted in a high plain with a temperature below between 18oC, this plant is difficult to develop properly. For melon planting should require air humidity level between 50-70% this is the right temperature to cultivate melons. Melon fruit quality will be better if there is a difference in temperature day and night is significant.Sehingga melon that we plant will grow with a very large result and also far from pests.

If you want to plant melon fruit, it's good you have to know the type of melon to plant. there are 3 types of melon in general, namely: the type of melon fruit reticalatus, melon inodorus and also type cantalupensis.

I explain a little about this type of melon

For type melons Reticalatus is a kind of melon fruit is rounded shape with a greenish-colored fruit peel. This type of melon has a light green flesh to orange, and it tastes very good. For Inodorus melon type is a type of melon fruit fruit fruit smooth and not regular. The shape of this type of fruit rounded up to oval, and the skin color of melon fruit is yellow. for this type of melon fruit is less flavorful and less sweet taste. For Cantalupensis type melon is a kind of fruit that looks like a pumpkin. This type of melon fruit flesh is yellow or orange, the aroma is very fragrant and tastes good and also sweet to make this type of melon so it is sold in the market.

Treatment of melon cultivation

Installation of ajir (wooden support). To produce good fruit and also healthy, melon fruit plants should be supported with a stick or a stick of bamboo blades are useful so that the fruit produced does not come into contact with the ground surface is very good for the development of melon. In addition, in order to penetrate the sun to all parts of the plant on the melon fruit in the plant.

Sprinkling

For watering the melon fruit should be done regularly, it is necessary in the cultivation of melon fruit.Because the results Regular watering will bring good results for melon fruit that will be harvested later. watering should be done every afternoon, until the age of melon plants ranging from one week. Further watering is done every two days on a regular basis.

Fertilization Afters Melon Fruit.

For the way of fertilization in the next fruit melon required starting plants between the ages of 1 to 2 weeks. Fertilizers given in melon plants should be in the form of liquid (spray fertilizer). the way of solid fertilizer can be dissolved first in water. Fertilizer used for melons can also we use organic liquid fertilizer or artificial chemical fertilizers. Artificial chemical fertilizers should be given as much as 6 times during the planting of melons, fertilizer dissolved into the water and then sprayed on melon plants that we plant. The dose for the fertilization of melon fruit should be noted, the dose of fertilization is 200-250 ml / plant.

Artificial pollination in melon plants

In the dry season, artificial pollination is necessary, as it is to prevent pests that attack the melons. If the rainy season is usually the intensity of pollinating insects that attack melon plants are reduced. Artificial pollination is done in the morning, before 10 o'clock. Make artificial pollination on the female flowers, especially the flowers that exist on the 9th to the 13th branch in melon fruit is very useful in melon plant hasl later when harvested.

Harvesting melon fruit

Usually cri melon fruit characteristics are ready to be harvested after 3 months of age or older. Characteristics of melon ready for harvest for the type of melon reticalatus fruit is, among others, the mesh fiber on the surface of the melon skin is clear and rough, the skin surface around the stalk looks cracked, the color of yellowish green skin and has issued a very nice aroma. it's good if you want to harvest melon fruit should be picked on the fruit maturity level ranges from 90% or about 3-7 days before the melon fruit is full. This is useful to give more time to melon distribution. Picking is done by cutting the stalk of melon fruit with a knife or can also use scissors. Choose fruits that melons are really ripe and ready to be harvested.

For Seedling of melon plants

Melon fruit for cultivation is usually propagated generatively from seeds or also by seed. if you want to grow melon fruit with one hectare of land, it takes about 16,000- 20,000 trees or about 500-700 grams of melon seeds. Before planting the seeds of melon seeds should be added first by soaking the seeds with air sekiar 6 to 8 hours. The goal is to melon before planting contains enough moisture and quick buds. After the seeds are soaked the seeds are drained and spread over wet cloth or wet newspaper. Let this melon seeds for 1-2 days until the seeds shoots. And keep that moisture. When the cloth looks dry immediately splash enough air on the cloth to keep the seed moisture awake.

This is a Cantalupensis melon that has been harvested in the garden that I went to. look at this very fresh and large melon fruit.

And that is the result of my journey to the melon garden that is not far from my house. I hope kalain likes my trip in this melon garden. hopefully my story this can add our insight about the cultivation of melon fruit is good and true.

Thanks @hasbillah