Guide and how Farming Melon - Melon has the scientific name is Cucumis melo were included in the type of timunan cucumber. Melons are known to have a relationship with kerawat cantaloupe, semangkan and cucumber.
plants melons grown by climbing, but not climbing, but most of the melon farmers in Indonesia support so that the spread of the plant floor.
picture melon plants
The Living melon
plant melons will be the body and lead to optimal in some areas. height usually make melon the optimal range of 250-700 mdl. if planted at elevations below 250 m, to be precise Tanman can grow produce fruit, but the bias is much smaller. sedangakan when planted at altitudes above 700 meters ttidak cultures were able to grow because the temperature kondissi bekisar 18 o C.
Although the problem of moisture, melon Tanman will grow well with a moisture level of about 50- 70% having a temperature of 25 o C to 30 o C. Rainfall in the know 1500-2500 mm / yr desired
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Types and Types melon
Currently in Indonesia are so many types and kinds of melon, but there are 3 types are mainly grown by melon producers in Indonesia, namely:
1. Inodorus
kind melon that it has a smoother rind than other species, and have not mejala months oval. has a yellow green, white flesh fruit memili yellow and the fruit dagng not have a fragrance
. 2. Reticalatus
The melon that it is the most widely grown by farmers because market demand is also very important. Fruit characteristics of this type is to have a moon shape, which has green skin, terapisi net, but a little vague, while the flesh is green to yellow.
3. cantalupensis
Melon with such a bumpy characteristic fruit and pumpkins, the fruit flesh has a yellow color, has a strong odor, one of these types include cantaloupe.
sowing and husbandry
In this article melons is using generative or seeds. usually necessary seeds is 500-700 grams of Ha unntuk 1 seed.
Before the planting of melons, seeds germinate in advance. Before planting the seeds, the seeds must be soaked for 6-8 hours by adding a fungicide in the water bath, it is done so that the seeds are not attacked by fungi.
Seeding is done using a damp cloth or wet newspaper, including planting on top and leave for 1-2 days to benuh germinated. in this process to be considered is to keep the fabric from moisture or Korang with a little water and not dry enough.
Next, prepare the planting medium for melon breeding using small polybags with media mix soil with compost in the ratio 2: then make a hole and bury the melon seeds in the soil about 1 cm from the soil surface.
so as not exposed to direct light, make a protective cover or just above the nursery media melon plant. so do not forget to always keep moisture with sealu flush. also try not too wet. This process usually takes 10 to 15 days, until tanmana have 2-3 leaves.
Preparation of land and investment process
use of plastic mulch before planting Image
to facilitate the plants grow well, it would bainya plow or digging. then make the beds with the size of 100-150 cm, height 30-60 cm and a length of 10-15 meters, but could not dipatokan, you can also adjust the conditions of the terrain.
After the nursery created to give basic fertilizer as compost or manure to a dose of 16 to 20 tons / ha. You can also provide chemical fertilizers as ZA, SP-36 and KCl 375 kg, 375 kg and 250 kg per hectare. Kudian fertilizer blend with the existing subfloor and allow dibedengan soil which have been mixed Selaa 3 ssampai 5 days.
thing to note is that if the soil pH is low, it is necessary to add lime or dolomite. This could dilakuakn with dosit 2 tom perkapu. namuan you can give another dose depending on the pH value of the land. Lime can be made 3 days before the administration of the basic fertilizer.
The next firm step beds using black mulch money. Mulching is made two days before planting. in the planting beds, there are two lines (planting line) which has a distance of 60 cm. between plants should also have a spacing of 60 cm.
Planting can dilakuakn afternoon, it prevents the plant unfading in the planting hole a single plant.
Care and Maintenance
1. Installation Ajir
Give marker having a length of 1 to 2 meters, plug in the area of the hole planting with oblique (upper end toward the center of beds). marking unit is made 3 days after planting, it is provided that tiddak damage plants in the coating process.
2. Pests and diseases
melon pests that often attack fruit flies, mites and caterpillars. to control this pest exterminator can menggunkaan such as insecticides. specifically for mites can give akarisida.
For a plant disease that attacks most often ring rot, mildew, and many more. unntuk mengendalkannya to say that you can give a fungicide or if severe better disconnect fuel and prevent it from spreading to other tanmana.
3. Watering
Have watering twice daily. should be done in the morning and evening (at the age of up to 2 weeks after planting). after the age of watering can be done 1 time in 2 days.
4. Fertilizers
weeks fertilization is done to support and improve production melon Tanman. fertilization is done by planting age, ie at the age of 5 HTS given urea solution with a concentration of 3 kg / 300liter water. you can also provide fertilizer NPK 17 ZA + HST and 50 HST is 2 kg and 1 kg NPK ZA Note kosentrasinya be 3 -. 4 kg / 200 liters of water
Process harvest
Image Melon harvesting process
the harvesting process can be done when looking at fruit maturity level. usually melon is ready for harvest around age 65-70 Hsb, how to harvest the fruit of this is to cut the stems from February to March cmdari pagkal. the tools used must be sterile knife or scissors dark
Source :.
- Sobir and Firmansyah. 2014 Gardening upper melon. Sower Swadaya, Jakarta.
- https://jokowarino.id/panduan-lengkap-cara-budidaya-melon-di-dalam-pot/