Watermelon - one of the favorite summer treats both children and adults.This is a fairly undemanding plant that can be grown in the southern regions and in central Russia.Watermelon refers to zasusohoustoychivym and fairly heat-loving plants.
Grow it as a seedling method, and seeding.Embarkation begins at a time when the soil warms up to 6 degrees Celsius at a depth of about 10-15 cm. For the middle band - about the middle of May.Planting of watermelon seedlings made a month before planting in the ground.
Since peel seeds of this culture is quite firm, their pre-prepared.This allows you to achieve a higher yield and get rid of some pests.Seeds for several hours must be warmed up at 60 degrees Celsius.Then, for decontaminating them for a while placed in a solution of potassium permanganate.The last stage is soaking seeds in a 2-percent solution of baking soda.
Watermelon planting which involves preliminary preparation beds, grows well only on virgin soil.However, to find such a site is sometimes quite difficult.In this case, you can use the techniques of crop rotation.The most suitable preceding cultures for watermelon considered onions, root vegetables, or cabbage.It is impossible to put it after the potatoes, squash, zucchini or cucumbers.
After perennial grasses watermelon planting to be held in loose soil, can grow no more than two consecutive years in the same place.This is due to the multiplication of different kinds of pests that can otherwise severely interfere with the good yield.It is desirable to prepare the beds in the fall, dig and burn the old tops.
seedlings planted seeds for 2-3 pieces in a container with a diameter of at least 12-15 cm. This is in order to make it easier to make a connection.In the spring of watermelon, planting of which only a few times to dig very loose soil is transferred to an open sunny place.You can add a little sand into the soil to improve its moisture and breathability.
Climbing plants are usually planted from each other at a greater distance.This also applies to such "sweeping" the representative of the family, like a watermelon.Planting should be done more often with the use of the scheme 100x100.But you can only keep a distance between the rows within them are arranged in the same bushes seventy centimeters from each other.Seeds
landing bury approximately 5 cm 3 in one well.If it sprouts, take two Bush.Subsequently, the excess can be carefully removed.Transplant the plant transfers are not very good.We can not allow when transferring denude the roots.Watermelon pull out of the container must be very carefully, so that the roots remain in the clod of earth.
watermelons, planting and care of special complexity that do not differ and do not require special time-consuming, watered three times per season.For the first time at the beginning of seed germination, and the second in the formation of whip, the third - before they begin to ripen the fruit.Each time after watering, which should be restrained, and the soil thoroughly loosened podokuchivayut bushes.This is necessary for better ventilation and the formation of adventitious roots.The first results can be achieved in 3-5 months after planting seeds.Watermelon plant unpretentious, but with the growing demands compliance with certain technical regulations.
