To grow a good harvest of melons on personal plot, you need to put in a lot of effort. In addition to the warmth and moisture that these plants need so much, special attention should be paid to fertilizing, since the quality and quantity of the resulting fruits depends on them. You should find out in advance how and what to feed watermelons and melons to grow faster, so that your efforts are not wasted.
Methods for feeding watermelons and melons in open ground
For successful cultivation Melon crops require favorable climatic conditions, which characterize the southern regions of the country. Therefore, in the conditions of the Moscow region and the Urals, it will be necessary to prepare a greenhouse or greenhouse, which will help protect plants from a sudden drop in temperature. But besides this, it is also important to provide the plants with appropriate nutrition, which will allow them to fully grow and form fruits.
Feeding watermelons and melons in greenhouses, as well as in open ground It can be both root, that is, using watering under the root, and foliar, by spraying the foliage.
Watermelons and melons
Important! Both methods are important for melons, as they are able to absorb about 40% nutritional components through the foliage.
Root feeding is the main one, since at the initial and further stages of development, plants need a direct supply of nutrients to form a strong root system. Foliar feeding is additional and is used as an ambulance in critical situations when seedlings need a quick supply of one or another element.
Feeding watermelons in open ground, as well as melons, includes the following main stages:
- the first one is carried out in the phase of formation of 2-3 true leaves;
- the second - 10 days after planting in a permanent place;
- the third - during the formation of the first buds;
- the fourth - during flowering and fruiting.
Feeding for watermelons
In addition to these stages, additional outside root dressings, allowing you to replenish the missing set of microelements.
Important! Root application Fertilization can only be carried out on moist soil, which will improve the access of nutrients to the roots and prevent the formation of burns. Therefore, a day before fertilizing, it is necessary to thoroughly water the plants, soaking the soil up to 10 cm.
What fertilizers to use
To achieve good harvest melons on a personal plot, you need to know how to feed watermelons and melons in different periods their development.
Fertilizer for watermelons and melons is divided into three categories:
- mineral;
- organic;
- folk remedies.
Each gardener decides what exactly to feed watermelon and melon seedlings from the listed species for himself, based on his preferences and views.
Mineral fertilizers are nutrients in the form of similar salts. You can buy them in special stores. Depending on their composition, they are divided into simple (from one component) and complex (from several components).
Mineral fertilizers for melons and melons
Most effective types mineral supplements.
- Superphosphate. This type of fertilizer provides plants required quantity phosphorus, as well as other useful components responsible for metabolism and the formation of a complete root system.
- Ammonium nitrate. It is a nitrogen fertilizer that ensures full growth of the entire above-ground part of the crop. This component is especially important during the growing season of plants.
- Potassium sulfide. This type of fertilizer provides crops with potassium, which helps to form a full-fledged root system, improve immunity and has a beneficial effect on the formation of the ovary. The lack of this component negatively affects the quality and quantity of fruits.
In addition to basic fertilizers, they are also used additional types, such as ammonium sulfate, calcium nitrate, zinc sulfate, copper sulfate, boric acid, manganese sulfate and nitrophoska.
Manganese sulfate
Pay attention! To achieve maximum results, it is recommended to fertilize with the simultaneous application of several types of nutrients.
Subsequently, as the plants grow, the proportion nitrogen fertilizers the amount of potassium should be reduced and increased, so you should adhere to the following ratio per bucket of water: ammonium nitrate - 10 g, superphosphate - 30-40 g and potassium sulfide - 25-30 g.
Unscheduled feeding
Sometimes the plant itself reacts to the lack of a certain element in the soil, which is expressed by certain symptoms. Therefore, you should know what to do in this case, as well as what you need to feed melons and watermelons to eliminate the deficiency.
- Lack of nitrogen. In this case, the growth of shoots slows down, the foliage acquires a light shade, and the leaves at the base turn yellow. The problem can be eliminated by applying additional fertilizing: 30 g of ammonium nitrate per 10 liters of water.
- Lack of phosphorus. This deficiency is manifested by a bluish bloom on the underside of the foliage. You can deal with this in the following way: pour 30 g of superphosphate into 1 liter of boiled water. After 10 hours, add 9 liters of water to the mixture and water or spray the plants.
- Potassium deficiency. The lack of this element is characterized by the brown color of the edges of the leaves. You can get rid of the symptom by fertilizing the plants at the rate of 15 g of potassium sulphide per bucket of water.
- Chlorosis, or iron deficiency. Deficiency of this microelement is characterized by light shade leaves with visible light veins. This deficiency can be eliminated by using iron chelate at the rate of 5 g per 5 liters of water.
- Lack of calcium. A clear sign of a deficiency of this component is the curling of young leaves on the plant, as well as the absence of female flowers and ovaries. The problem can be eliminated using a working solution for feeding: calcium nitrate 30 g per bucket of water.
- Boron deficiency. The main symptoms: deformation of young shoots, yellow border on the leaves, death of the ovary and an increase in the number of barren flowers, longitudinal stripes yellow on the fruits. The deficiency can be eliminated using boric acid according to the following principle: dissolve 10 g of the component in 1 liter of boiling water, and then add 9 liters of water.
- Lack of magnesium. It is expressed in yellowing of old sheets, and the process begins near the main veins and then spreads throughout sheet plate. You can stop it using magnesium nitrate in a proportion of 25 g per bucket of water.
Important! Feeding melons and melons in a greenhouse should mainly be done using the root method, since high humidity air can lead to the development of fungal diseases. If it is necessary to apply fertilizer by spraying foliage, the hatch must be opened for ventilation.
Spraying foliage
Is manure suitable as a fertilizer?
In addition to mineral fertilizers, it is advisable to use organic fertilizers of animal origin, that is, manure. But at the same time, it must be rotted, which guarantees the supply of nutrients in an accessible form for plants.
Pay attention! You cannot use fresh manure for feeding, since the fermentation process in it is not yet completed, and the carbon dioxide has a depressing effect on plants.
Organic fertilizers have a high nitrogen content, so they should be used to strengthen seedlings and at the beginning of the growing season after planting in the ground. This will help significantly increase the immunity of melons and stimulate the full development of shoots.
Therefore, it is worth figuring out what exactly to fertilize watermelons and melons with, and in what proportion to use manure as a top dressing.
Manure as a top dressing
Optimal options for using organic fertilizers.
- Chicken droppings. To prepare a complete fertilizing, you need to pour 1 part of manure into 20 liters of water. Infuse the mixture for 10 days. In the future, it is recommended to use a watering solution in a proportion of 0.5 liters of product per 1 plant.
- Mullein. To obtain a nutrient solution, it is necessary to pour rotted manure with water at a rate of 1:10. After 24 hours, fertilize with the resulting product.
Pay attention! You can use organic matter to feed watermelons and melons only at the beginning of the growing season, since their later use stimulates the growth of green mass to the detriment of flowering and fruit formation.
But there is also an application fresh manure. In this case, it must be used when autumn preparation beds for sowing watermelons and melons. To do this, you should evenly sprinkle fertilizer on the area at the rate of 10 kg per 1 square meter. m. After this, dig the bed to the depth of a shovel.
The procedure should be carried out no later than the second ten days of September. With a good supply of manure to fertile soils you can do without mineral fertilizers, but the number of fruits will be less and their taste will be higher.
Other folk remedies
An alternative to mineral fertilizers can be folk remedies. This fertilizing option is especially suitable for gardeners who are not ready to use chemicals on your site.
Wood isola
The following products can be used as complementary food for watermelons and melons.
- Yeast. It is important to use the component in the first two stages of fertilizing, as it stimulates active growth shoots and development of the root system. To do this, you will need to dissolve 10 g of yeast in one bucket of water. After 24 hours of infusion, the solution should be used for its intended purpose, as it cannot be long-term storage. The product can be used as root and foliar feeding.
- Wood ash. This component is especially important during the period of flowering and ovary formation, as it is able to compensate for the lack of phosphorus and potassium. Fertilizing should be done using ash extract. To prepare it, you will need 30 g of the component, pour 2 liters of boiled water, cover with a lid and leave for 1 day. Before use, clean the product from impurities and spray on the leaf.
- Iodine. The tool is not only an element additional food watermelons and melons, but also prophylactic drug from fungal pathogens. To prepare the working solution, you need to dilute 3-4 drops of iodine in a bucket of water, then spray the plants.
Important! A lack of microelements for melons and melons is just as dangerous as their excess, so to prepare a nutrient solution it is necessary to follow the dosage of the components.
A good harvest is the result of proper care
All of the above recommendations will help vegetable growers figure out how to feed watermelons and melons after planting them in the ground. But in addition to this, it is important to comply with the timing of fertilization, otherwise expectations may fundamentally not coincide with reality.
In order for watermelons and melons to grow well and produce the desired harvest, it is necessary to provide them proper care. Care measures include regular feeding.
These cultures love large number organic matter in the soil. Therefore, fertilizing needs to be taken especially seriously. To grow, watermelons and melons, like all other plants, require the following substances - nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, magnesium and sulfur. These needs must be met by feeding plants. There are two types of fertilizers - mineral and organic. Mineral ones are usually sold in stores for summer residents, while organic ones can be made with your own hands right on your own site.
Mineral fertilizers for watermelons and melons
The nutritional elements of melons and watermelons, which are part of the soil in the greenhouse, are potassium, calcium, magnesium, sulfur, phosphorus and nitrogen. In order to ensure high yield, melon and watermelon must consume these elements in large quantities, and this is facilitated by organic, mineral fertilizers, which must be applied to the soil in time for sowing. Depending on the growth phase, the melon crop consumes nutritional elements unevenly.
Potassium is of great importance in the direct nutrition of plants: if there is a sufficient amount of it in the soil, then female flowers They bloom actively and stably, productivity increases, and melon and watermelon become more resistant to diseases, the fruit contains more sugars and vitamin C (ascorbic acid), ripens faster. The plant consumes more magnesium and calcium from weeks 4 to 6, during vegetative growth, nitrogen - from weeks 10 to 12, during fruit formation. Feeding is necessary and also effective during such periods.
Fertilizing is done after rain or after watering, after which the soil is loosened.
All nutrients for watermelons and melons are delivered to the ground locally when sowing seeds and planting seedlings in a greenhouse, or directly under the roots of melons.
The technology of growing melon and watermelon in greenhouse conditions(sowing, planting seedlings, the process of bush formation), inclusive of the combined use of mineral and organic, as well as solid and liquid fertilizers.
Organic food for watermelons and melons
Organic fertilizers are divided into animal and vegetable. This type of feeding includes nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, useful elements, as well as vitamins in a form that is available to crops. 
Humus is the best way to fertilize. It is a layer of soil that is obtained as a result of rotting and decomposition of the remains of animals and plants. Black soil contains the most humus, which is why it is most valued.
Among fertilizers that are of animal origin, the leader is manure, for example, bird droppings. This manure must be used when it has rotted, otherwise it can cause a decrease in the resistance of melon crops to various diseases, it can also retard the growth of the plant, and the fruit will not be as tasty.
From rotted humus and manure, a concentrated solution is obtained, which must be diluted with water in a ratio of 1 to 5. Then the resulting mixture is added to the soil along with watering. In this case, the fruit of the crops will not accumulate nitrates in the fruit, which negatively affect human health.
A mixture of humus and manure solution must be alternated with herbal infusion. This infusion includes beneficial microorganisms, which, if watered, deoxidize the soil and fight harmful microflora. This infusion can be prepared from any herbs.
In order for the fruit of the crop to be sweet, you need to add wood ash to the infusions.
Also as a main organic fertilizer Vermicompost is used for melons. It is a product of earthworms processing organic waste. Plant fertilizers include humus, which is obtained as a result of rotting plant residues. 
Foliar and root feeding: what is more important?
In total, as is known, two types of fertilizing are used in practice: root (regular fertilizing, when the fertilizer enters the soil and is absorbed by the roots) and foliar (when the fertilizer is introduced through the leaves, stems, and sometimes even through the trunk). In other words, foliar feeding means spraying the leaves with a weak solution of fertilizers. But you and I very often forget that it is not only the roots that feed the plant.
According to experts, we get forty percent of the harvest from foliage. Leaves are able to absorb nutrients that fall on them in the form aqueous solution, i.e. in the form of foliar feeding. Of course, root feeding will still remain the main thing, because... The main dose of fertilizer is always applied through the soil. Foliar feeding, due to the small doses of applied fertilizers, is used as additional fertilizer. But they are no less important. Foliar feeding is more radical, promptly feeding, this is a kind of " ambulance» plants in a critical situation.
Root feeding of watermelon and melon
During the growing season of melons, it is effective to carry out 1-2 root feedings: the first - in the phase of two or three true leaves, the second - at the beginning of cane formation. For fertilizing, nitrogen-phosphorus fertilizers are used, which are applied simultaneously with loosening the soil at the row spacing to a depth of 12-14 cm and at a distance of 8-10 cm from the row. Foliar fertilizing with combined water-soluble fertilizers Teraflex, Master, Kristallon, Novofert, Nutritech, etc. is very effective. Foliar fertilizing complex fertilizers, as well as a 0.5% urea solution or superphosphate extract (0.2%) increases the yield, resistance of melons to diseases and improves product quality. 
Foliar feeding of watermelons and melons
Once every two to three weeks I do foliar feeding (I spray the canes, foliage, fruits and all the mulch) with a solution of the biological product “Fitosporin-M with Gumi”, which prevents outbreaks of fungal diseases. I carry out such prevention, and in the presence of disease, the destruction of fungi, 3-4 times per season.
Feeding scheme for watermelons and melons
In mid-April, after treating the seeds with potassium permanganate, they are sown in pots with soil mixture the following composition: 1 part earth, 3 parts humus, 3 tbsp. spoons of phosphorus mineral fertilizer, 1 tbsp. spoon of potassium mineral fertilizer, 1 tbsp. spoon of nitrogen mineral fertilizer.
Before planting seedlings in the ground, it is necessary to add biohumus “Ecomiracle” to the soil, then mix thoroughly, water and plant the plants. Then you need to do two feedings: on the 15th day after planting the seedlings, next feeding in 10-15 days. During the season, watermelons and melons are watered with water at room temperature during severe drought. High level soil and air humidity can lead to rotting of the root system. When watering, do not allow water to get on the root collar.
If the soil was not well fertilized before planting, then to a good gardener It’s time to think about how to additionally feed melons and watermelons. Foliar feeding with microelements should be carried out. At 10 l. water, stir thoroughly (until complete dissolution) 3-4 g of zinc sulfate, boric acid and copper sulfate. The simplest way to feed watermelons and melons is fresh ash. You need to dilute one glass in 10 liters of water. 
Chicken droppings or slurry are very suitable for feeding. The first feeding should be carried out during the growth period of 3-4 leaves, and the second during the flowering period. Fertilizing should be done after watering, and preferably after rain.
There was an opportunity to plant watermelons and melons. And although they will be small, it makes me happy. The melon seedlings have grown strong. I’m in no hurry to plant it, so as not to destroy it: there are still cold nights in May.
How to fertilize watermelons and melons?
Since you are planting watermelons and melons on small area, try to add at least two kilograms of humus into each hole, and for each square meter melons - 60 g of superphosphate and 20 g of potassium fertilizers.
It may happen that you will not be able to do this. Then it will be necessary to provide fertilizing for the plants during their growing season. It is advisable to do it once every two weeks with either a solution of slurry (1:10) or mineral fertilizers. This is especially important at the beginning of tying watermelons. For ten liters of water you will need to take five grams of potassium sulfate and ammonium nitrate and 10 g of superphosphate.
This is due to necessity. The fact is that watermelons form a powerful vegetative mass - long stems, a lot of leaves, large fruits. And for this you need strength.
Growing watermelons and melons.
Watering watermelons and melons.
Now a few words regarding watering and growing watermelons and melons. Despite the fact that the ancestors of watermelons and melons lived in hot desert and semi-desert conditions, these plants are very moisture-loving. And if they're in a roast dry summer If watered, the watermelon yield can almost double. It is especially important to do this from the moment of germination until the formation of fruits. The fact is that it is at this time that the roots are still shallow and the watermelons themselves cannot ensure growth. Moreover, melon is more demanding of moisture than watermelon: it has root system weaker.
It is very important to provide at least three waterings: after breaking through and forming a dense crop of watermelons and melons, during the formation of buds and mass flowering, and at the beginning of fruit ripening. You need a lot of water so that it wets the soil to a depth of 40-60 cm. After the next watering of watermelons and melons or good rain It is advisable to feed the plants. You should stop watering and fertilizing melons on the eve of fruit ripening. Otherwise, this may cause them to crack, reduce the sugar content, and worsen the taste and keeping quality of watermelons and melons.
How to pinch watermelons and melons
As experts emphasize, the minting of plants is also important. After all, if they drive the tops all summer, they will not have the strength to form and grow fruits. In addition, female flowers are formed precisely on shoots of the second order, and they begin to develop after pinching the shoots of the first order. Taking all this into account, you need to act like this: as soon as five or six leaves appear on the first shoot of a watermelon or melon, it must be shortened above the second leaf. Two shoots will begin to grow from the remaining axils, which you will also pinch off over time after the eighth leaf appears, leaving six on the shoot.
But when the ovaries already appear, you will need to pinch the top of each lash, leaving two leaves above the last one. When the ovaries reach the size of an apple, the weakest of them should be removed.
After the second minting, the melon vines must be laid out on the garden bed so that they do not interfere to each other so that they all have enough sunshine, and they don’t wander in the direction you don’t want. Unfruitful watermelons and cantaloupes should be cut out altogether: let them not thicken the beds or draw in juices.
If you want to have a real holiday in the summer, grow a wonderful delicacy yourself. There is probably not a single person who does not like juicy sweet watermelon. It is not for nothing that it is classified as a berry. Sugary watermelon pulp contains 12% valuable carbohydrates. And the high taste qualities are superior to many berries and fruit crops. Increase productivity and enjoy unique gift nature can be achieved by every gardener who sows watermelon seeds. To do this, it is enough to carry out three feedings. Find out what watermelons need for high yield from the article.
How to feed watermelons to grow better?
Organic food
All organic matter can be divided into two large groups - plant and animal. It is rich in micro- and macroelements, vitamins. All these substances are contained in a form convenient for watermelons. Humus is the best delicacy. If you have manure, use only rotted manure. To avoid burns and the introduction of pathogens. The liquid solution of mullein is diluted 1:5, added, combining with simultaneous abundant watering. This rule must be followed. This way, nitrates do not accumulate in the pulp above the maximum permissible limit.
Herbal infusions are no less important than fertilizers after animals. It is best to apply them alternately, alternating watering with mullein and grass fertilizers. Any herbs are suitable for preparing green fuel. But studies have proven that nettle, plantain, and alfalfa provide the most nutritional benefits. Ideal option will use mixed grass cutting.
Wood ash has been used by people since the first fire was lit by our primitive ancestors. It can also be mixed with humus or added independently. Add to grass feed.
Mineral nutrition
Micro and macroelements are some of the most important substances for watermelons. For a high yield, they are needed in sufficient quantities. The phase of plant development is important, since depending on it the different feedings. The quantity also varies.
Potassium in watermelon growing is of invaluable importance. When it is deficient, few female flowers are produced and flowering is disrupted and ineffective. But with its optimal content there are few barren flowers and many flowers with watermelons. Flowering is in full swing, many new ovaries are forming. Watermelons become more resistant to pathogens: fungi and bacteria. Their taste improves significantly - the fruits contain more sugars and vitamin C. Ripening occurs a couple of weeks faster.
Magnesium and calcium are needed maximum from 4 to 6 weeks, this time falls at the peak of vegetative development. From 10 to 12 weeks it is time for nitrogen fertilizers. This is the period of fruit formation and growth.
Basic rules for feeding watermelons:
- All fertilizing is carried out only after high-quality watering or sprinkling.
- Minerals and organic matter are applied locally to the soil.
- The most effective periods for fertilizing the soil are the time of sowing and planting seedlings, the growing season and ripening.
- The most optimal is the integrated use of fertilizers.
- It is helpful to alternate between solid and liquid forms.
And don't forget important rule. When the berries reach the size required by this variety, all feeding is completed! This is necessary to prevent excessive nitrates from entering the fetus.
Myths about watermelons
Beware of nitrates
To obtain large and delicious harvest– timely fertilizing is the main condition. Absolutely all buyers are confident that without large and large chemicals delicious watermelons you won't grow. Many people go to markets with dosimeters, trying to identify excesses acceptable standards. And in vain. The nitrate legend about growing melons is greatly exaggerated. Few lovers, all velvet season feasting on juicy watermelons, they know the truth. The roots of the plant go 3-4 meters into the deep layers of the soil. Especially at the time of harvest. Nitrates practically do not get into them. And if there is, then in acceptable concentrations.
Watermelons, where do they come from?
Flattened fruits are the most popular. The so-called “watermelons” are considered sweeter and tastier. In fact, numerous studies have found that watermelons and watermelons have exactly the same composition of sugars and other valuable elements. Defective pollination is the main reason for the appearance of watermelons. Heavy clay soil also contributes to this. For plants, sandy and sandy loam soils are considered the most optimal. On heavy soils Watermelons do not receive enough sugars. This may affect them taste qualities and sweets.
The right choice of drugs
Feeding should be started in a timely manner, when the roots have just formed. The first sign in favor of starting to apply the first fertilizers is the first 3 true leaves. It is from this moment that the installation for laying the harvest is formed.
Nitrogen-phosphorus fertilizers are the most valuable for growing plants. They are carried out in parallel when loosening the soil between the rows. To do this, sprinkle fertilizer and plant it to a depth of 12 cm. Watermelons love loosening, they respond to it much better than to watering. Therefore, agricultural technicians recommend arming yourself with a ripper or flat cutter once a week. And loosen, loosen. But not very deep, so as not to damage the roots. Remember that watermelon loves phosphorus and potash fertilizers, better chlorine-free. It requires slightly less nitrogen substances.
- "Kemira";
- "Crystallon";
- "Nitroammofoska";
- "Novofert";
- "Nutritech".
After fertilization, small watermelons begin to grow rapidly and fill out. Not by days, but by hours. Feeding will come in handy more than ever. It is recommended to conduct it weekly. An excellent proven drug is Uniflor-micro. It is prepared simultaneously with other mineral components. The recipe is as follows:
- “Uniflor-micro” -2 tsp;
- superphosphate - 1 tbsp;
- azofoska -1 tsp;
- potassium sulfate -1 tsp;
- water 10 liters.
Follow the following recommendation and you will see that your watermelons grow by leaps and bounds. Water the bed before fertilizing warm water. You need to pour 10 liters of liquid onto a 5-meter bed. And now it’s time for feeding. Each plant needs 1 liter of nutrient solution.
How to not feed a watermelon but get a big one
If you are too lazy to fertilize all summer, you can use the experience of experienced gardeners. For this there is universal remedy. It is applied only once when planting seeds in the ground. The magical miracle drug is AVA. It is available in the form of granules and powder consistency. When planting, add 5 granules to the hole, and if you have powder, then half a teaspoon. Be sure not to forget about watering. Each plant needs 2 liters of liquid weekly.
Pre-sowing dressing
If you fertilize the soil well before planting, then this may well be enough for the watermelon for the season. Therefore, if you are a busy person, then this is a great way for you to carry out your only feeding. And then just water and enjoy the delicious sugary pulp. What you will need for this:
- half a bucket of humus is added with digging, this is the amount per 1 m2;
- wood ash 250 g per 1 m2.
At the same time, when planting, useful minerals are added to the hole:
- superphosphate 1 tbsp;
- azofoska 1 tbsp;
- potassium sulfate 1 tsp.
They are thoroughly mixed with the soil, and then water is poured. Now it's time for the seeds. Sprouted or dry seeds are placed on the moistened and fertilized bottom of the hole.
Feeding scheme
Before planting, seeds are treated with potassium permanganate. Sow in specially prepared soil consisting of:
- land - 1 part,
- humus - 3 parts,
- superphosphate 3 tbsp. spoons,
- potassium fertilizer - 1 tbsp.,
- ammonium nitrate -1 tsp.
Watermelons at the seedling stage need 2 feedings:
- the first - when the first 3 true leaves emerge;
- the second - a week after the first.
The seedling period lasts 35 days. When the watermelons already have 5 leaves, they can be transplanted into a greenhouse or open beds. Organic matter must be added to the holes.
After 7 days, liquid nitrogen fertilizing is carried out, and a week later another one.
It is important to follow feeding schedules and doses. The second feeding usually coincides with the period when the vines begin to actively grow. The third important feeding occurs during the period of flowering and formation of ovaries. But equally significant is the ability to observe and notice the symptoms of mineral deficiency. And also an overabundance. Better than watermelons underfeed a little rather than overfeed.
Feeding watermelons with yeast
Almost all gardeners have mastered and used EM preparations. But their price is not always affordable for everyone. Baker's yeast is in no way inferior in its properties of activating beneficial soil microflora. It stimulates root growth. As a result, the stem develops well and many female flowers are formed. It would be more correct to call yeast not a nutritional supplement, but a biostimulant. And their use does not exclude the use of organics and minerals. Yeast accelerates the mineralization of organic matter, releasing nitrogen and phosphorus.
How to prepare the solution?
A 500 g pack of wet yeast is stirred in warm water in a 5-liter bucket. 500 ml of yeast solution is diluted in 10 liters of water. And you can water it.
Dry yeast is prepared differently. To do this, 10 g of dry powder is placed in warm water. Add 2 tbsp. spoons of sugar. Let it brew for two hours. Half a liter of yeast solution is diluted in 10 liters of liquid. You need to dilute it at least 5 times and you can water it.
Correct use of yeast in watermelons
The soil where yeasts will be added must be fertilized with organic matter. The earth should be warm, well warmed by the sun. The same principle applies here as when preparing dough. The warmer the better result. Fermentation requires a lot of potassium and calcium, so it would be good to add ash at the same time. Pitch yeast twice. During the peak of the growing season, and after 2 weeks.
In order for watermelons and melons to grow well and produce the desired harvest, it is necessary to provide them with proper care. Care measures include regular feeding.
Watermelons and melons are grown in southern regions our country in industrial scale. However, these vegetables grow well in climate conditions central Russia. For growing watermelons and melons in northern regions, you should choose varieties that are adapted to these climatic conditions. Melons and watermelons are melon crops. The principle of feeding these vegetables is very similar to the principle.
These crops love a lot of organic matter in the soil. Therefore, fertilizing needs to be taken especially seriously. To grow, watermelons and melons, like all other plants, require the following substances - nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, magnesium and sulfur. These needs must be met by feeding plants. There are two types of fertilizers - mineral and organic. Mineral ones, as a rule, are sold in stores for summer residents, and organic ones can be made with your own hands right on your site (compost, manure, humus).
Feeding scheme for watermelons and melons
Melons and watermelons are fed 5-7 times per season. It should be remembered that seedlings need to be planted in pre-fertilized soil; this does not count as fertilizing.
First feeding. The first feeding is done while growing seedlings on the windowsill. Feed immediately when the seedlings grow 2-3 leaves. A urea solution is best suited as a top dressing. It contains a lot of nitrogen, which is so necessary for plants during this growth period. To prepare the fertilizer, you need to take a tablespoon and mix it in 10 liters of water. Now you can water the seedlings.
Second feeding. The second feeding is done after the seedlings are planted in open ground. Feed after 5-6 true leaves appear. At this time, plants also need large amounts of nitrogen. You can feed with urea in the same way as during the first feeding. You can use a solution of cow dung. To prepare such a solution, you need to take a container and fill it halfway with manure, then fill it with water. In 2-3 days the feeding will be ready. To water the plants, you need to take 0.5 liters of the resulting liquid and mix it in 10 liters of water.
Subsequent feedings. Subsequent feeding is done with solutions of mullein, chicken manure, vermicompost, etc. Alternate such feedings every 7-14 days.
With this approach, watermelons and melons will grow well and produce a good harvest.
Foliar and yeast feeding of watermelons and melons
Watermelons and melons respond very well to foliar and yeast supplements. Foliar feeding They are prepared in the same way as regular ones, only they are sprayed onto the leaves of plants. Nutrients are very well absorbed through the leaves.
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