There are many varieties of melon vegetables, such as pumpkin, winter melon, loofah, bitter gourd, cucumber, etc., but in planting, most growers grow it casually, and the melon seedlings climb at will. The really experienced growers should prune in the process of growth, and reasonable pruning can make them produce more melons, and reduce the phenomenon of melons and melons. However, the pruning and forking methods of each melon vegetable are different and need to be treated separately. So, in the management process of pumpkin, winter melon, loofah, bitter gourd, and cucumber, should we top and split the fork?
pumpkin
Whether it is planting ordinary pumpkin or baby pumpkin, it needs to be topped and split during the growth, which is the key measure to make it produce more melons and increase yield. When the pumpkin generally grows to 5-6 leaves, it needs to be topped, pinch off the top of the main vine, and after the vine grows out, keep 2-3 branches of the vine and the melon, and then the Sun Man sent out on the vine should be knocked off. In addition, after the melon on the melon seedling sits, according to different varieties and soil fertility, decide how much to keep the melon, after leaving enough, you can keep two leaves on the top of the melon and then top, so that the nutrients gather, which is conducive to sitting melon and expanding melon.
wax gourd
Families generally do not need to top winter melons, because most varieties are mainly based on the main vine melons, but the side branches issued on the main vines, where there are no melons, must be knocked off, generally like large winter melons, one plant can leave 1-2 melons, and small and medium-sized varieties can leave 2-4 melons on one plant. However, for medium-sized and large winter melons, when the melons grow to more than 3 kilograms, it is necessary to pay attention to the protection of the melons to avoid the melon body being too heavy and breaking the seedlings. If it is a large-scale planting, it can be topped, but if there is no home planting, do not top.
loofah
Most loofahs are mainly cranberry melons, and generally do not need to be topped, but if the seedlings are particularly vigorous, in order to increase the number of melons, you can pinch the heart. When the loofah grows to more than 18 leaves, you can pinch off the top of the main vine (there are differences in different places), and after the fork is sent out on the melon, a fork leaves a melon and then tops, and then the side branches, and the top is left after the melon, and repeats in turn. If the growth of the seedlings is average, the main vine does not need to be topped, and the top of the branch vine can be pinched off after the vine is divided into melons.
Momordica charantia
Bitter gourd is mostly on the main vine, and there is generally no need to top it in the growth process, and the branching ability of bitter gourd is very strong, if it is topped, it will inhibit the growth of the main branch, and the side branches will germinate a lot, which will consume a lot of nutrients. Therefore, it is generally not necessary to top the bitter gourd for planting, but the branches need to be pruned. First, do not cut off the forks issued within half a meter above the ground, keep the branches and melons above half a meter in the ground, and do not fork the melons, which is conducive to ventilation and light, and avoid falling flowers and falling melons.
Cucumber
Most of the cucumber varieties of the main vine and the branch vine are melons, the main vine is not to hit the top, the climbing frame can let it climb at will, the seedling of the hanging rope grows to a certain height, and the vine should fall in time. For bifurcation, do not use bifurcations 30 cm above the ground, bifurcations above 30 centimeters, pinch off the tip after fruiting, and cut off some forks that do not form melons. In addition, when the cucumber is less than 8 leaves, the melon on the top is not left, and the melon can be removed when it grows to more than 8 leaves.
Planting melon crops, in addition to pruning and forking, the melon that grows on the melon seedlings must be removed in time, for the climbing frame, you can keep one-third of the melon whiskers for climbing, and the rest are all removed, don't look at the melon whiskers are inconspicuous, consume a lot of nutrients, and remove them in time, which can save more nutrients to supply the melons.