Milk melon is a type of melon vegetable similar to small cucumbers. It is native to the Netherlands and is also known as Dutch milk melon. This type of milk melon is small in size, crispy and tender in taste, and rich in nutrients. It is relatively expensive in the market. Many people want to grow their own milk melons, but they don't know how to grow them. Therefore, they have learned some techniques for growing milk melons for reference. If you are interested in this topic, please follow me to read on.
1. Nursery of Milk Melon
Milk melon requires seedling cultivation before planting. As the seeds of this type of milk melon are relatively expensive, you can use a tray to accurately plant them. Milk melon seeds require a high temperature of 24 to 26 degrees Celsius, and it is reminded that they should be kept between 24 and 26 degrees Celsius. After four to five days, the seedlings can emerge. About fifteen days after emergence, the seedlings can grow three or four true leaves, and then they can be transplanted and planted.
2. Fertilizer and water management of milk melon
After the milk melon is planted, fertilizer and water management is very important. It should be watered once every three to four days after it is planted, which is beneficial for slowing down the seedlings. When watering again after slowing down the seedlings, fertilizer should be added. Ten kilograms of urea should be added per acre, and watering should be done once a week. During the fruiting period of the milk melon, potassium dihydrogen phosphate solution should be sprayed on its leaves, and attention should be paid to maintaining the environmental humidity at around 80%.
