Planting method of cucumis melo with more harvest by one crop

• Main Authors: ZHANG YUN, LIANG ZHIHUAI, LI JIGUANG, LIU BING, LIU JIANXIONG, WANG ZHIWEI, PENG JIANWEN, TAN HUA, CHEN JING
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 18.02.2015
• Subjects: AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPSOR SEAWEED; FERTILISING; FISHING; FORESTRY; HORTICULTURE; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HUNTING; PLANTING; SOWING; TRAPPING; WATERING

The invention relates to a planting method of cucumis melo with more harvest by one crop. The planting method adopts a greenhouse to cultivate and comprises the following steps of (1) fixedly planting cucumis melo seedlings, pinching at the period of five leaves, and carrying out two tendril pruning; (2) selecting and remaining 1-2 health fruits of grandson tendrils at 12-15th sections from the whole plant; (3) 12-18 days prior to fruit picking, applying compound fertilizer to promote the vigorous growth of new sprouted lateral branches of a root part, cutting fructification tendrils when harvesting, and remaining a robust tendril at the root part for fructification next time; (4) repeating the step (3), at least carrying out fruit harvesting for two times until the accumulated temperature cannot meet the requirement of normal mature of the fruits in Yangtze river basin before First Frost. Through the method, the excellent quality of the cucumis melo is ensured, the harvest time is greatly prolonged, the harvest batch is increased, the yield is greatly improved, melon farmers can carry out commercial planting in quantity, the cost is reduced, and the industry is formed.