Growing watermelons is an integral part of vegetable production, especially for those who prefer to indulge yourself and treat your family this sweet berry.But to get a good harvest, of course, need some knowledge and experience.
Watermelon "light."Growing
First look for a suitable place.Watermelon prefers soil after perennial grasses virgin or fallow land.Excellent growing watermelons and after spring wheat, corn silage, beans and rice.Well take root after the peas, onions and cabbage.But after the sunflowers or potatoes, zucchini and cucumbers they grow poorly.
Land preparation in the European part of Russia is in early spring harrowing and cultivation of two plowed fields.The first is carried out to a depth of 14 centimeters, the second - right before boarding the planting depth of the seed.If the soil is very dense, rather than the primary cultivation is carried moldboardless plowing to 16 cm.
Ogorodniki also learned how to get a great harvest.Most often taken a variety, like a watermelon, "light", the cultivation of which is the most easy task.This variety ripens fairly quickly and is well suited to the climate middle band, where there are few warm days.Seeds are bought only the first time, and then you can do your - they ripen wonderful.
Watermelon "light", which begins with the cultivation of soaking seeds, loves heat.In mid-April, put the seeds in a cloth on a platter, pour some water.To the moisture retained, wrap polyethylene saucer.Do not forget glances and water as needed.Soak enough five seeds.If the apartment is cool, it is possible to put a saucer on the battery, and do not close the bag tightly so as not to block the progress of the air.
Five days later watermelon "light" begins to erupt.He was immediately placed in a container should be for seedlings.When the kids grow up, watermelon seeds are seated on separate cups.
After the appearance of leaves (4 stuff) can be planted babies for permanent residence.If the night is not a minus Celsius safely planted in open ground.
landing
Gather wells - shallow pits.Pour into them a teaspoon of superphosphate, a couple of tablespoons of ash and then mix everything to the ground.Fill the well with water.After the liquid goes into the ground, put more of humus compost pit.Let the wells stand up day, you can then plant the seedlings.After planting seedlings need to fill humus mixed with the ground or a ground slightly and gently press down to water.Soot they care to lump the soil near the roots remained intact.
Watermelon "light" - the cultivation begins!Planted, watered, stuck to the germs on a stick, covered with a special material that is crushed stones to the ground and wait for a miracle!
between seedlings, leave a distance of not less than one meter, can be even more.The branches of this berry crawl very well.Pretty soon blossom and watermelon zavyazhutsya.When the branches will grow, need to be watered.
If frosts are no longer expected, remove the material.By mid-August start to reap the harvest.
