How to plant a potted watermelon
Today's experience sharing: how to plant a potted watermelon and the small experience of planting and managing potted watermelons, let's learn about it together.
The fact that watermelons can be grown in a pot was something the head gardener was not quite sure about at first, or rather, "didn't really believe it."
When the first watermelon was harvested, it was extremely—moving.
This made the head gardener once again confirm: there's nothing that can't be planted on the balcony.
If you happen to have a balcony facing south, or a small terrace, the head gardener highly recommends you try planting potted watermelons.
Even if the watermelon grown in a pot is small, its taste is very sweet.
Compared to growing other vegetables and fruits, planting watermelons is relatively difficult.
If watermelons are planted in the field, they basically don't need much care except for fertilizing. But if you plant them in a pot, you still need to understand some watermelon cultivation techniques.
Planting watermelons, choose your favorite variety, and buy seedlings directly.
Planting watermelons with seedlings can yield results in 2 to 2 and a half months.
Where flowers bloom on the watermelon vines, a watermelon fruit will grow, and it can only be harvested once, not continuously.
Watermelon vines are very long and require plenty of sunlight. If there is not enough sunlight, it is difficult to bloom.
Planting watermelons outdoors makes it easier for them to bear fruit.
Planting watermelon seedlings
Preparation of tools
Watermelon seedlings, planting containers (polystyrene foam boxes), good soil, small stones (weathered soil), awl, flower sprinkler.
Planting method
Step 1. Buy watermelon seedlings
Try not to buy online, it's not very reliable and often the pictures and the actual product don't match.
It's best to go to the nearby rural market in spring and summer, where various vegetable seedlings, including watermelon seedlings, are sold.
Moreover, the village seed merchants don't dare to cheat the farmers, so the seedlings are more reliable.
Step 2. Prepare container and soil
Prepare a larger planting container and add weathered soil and good soil in layers.
Then dig a few small holes and water both the holes and the seedlings.
How to plant a potted watermelon
Step 3. Insert seedlings
Insert the watermelon seedlings into the holes, cover the roots with soil, and then water them.
Keep it in a shaded place for the first day and then move it to a sunny place the next day.
Witnessing the growth process, enjoying the joy of harvest
1. It's not difficult to have a "watermelon field" on the balcony. After the watermelon seedlings sprout, fertilize with a low-concentration liquid fertilizer or natural fertilizer once every two weeks.
2. Watermelons are vines. If you have an unused clothes drying rack at home, you can put it on top of the flower pot.
Since the area of the outdoor field is large, the vines can grow on the ground. But the area of the balcony farm is limited, so you need to make the watermelon vines grow upwards or downwards.
3. Count with your fingers. When the watermelon vines grow to about 20 nodes, you will soon see flowers.
4. Hey, it's finally starting to bloom and bear fruit. As the watermelons grow bigger day by day, it's time to consider whether to make a support for them.
5. When the potted watermelons are about the size of an adult's hand, they are considered ripe.
At this time, cut the peduncle of the watermelon with scissors.
6. After harvesting, chill it, cut it open, and eat it piece by piece. At this point, the taste doesn't matter, it's sweet in the heart.
Don't think that the taste of potted watermelons may not be sweet enough just because the head gardener says so. You have to try it yourself to realize that the concentrated is always the essence!