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Planting time of small melon seeds

Xiaolai melon is an annual plant. Generally, Xiaolai melon seeds will germinate within half a month after sowing. The growth cycle of Xiaolai melon is about 3 months. It is most suitable to plant Xiaolai melon seeds around February to April. It can also be planted before Grain Rain.

How to plant small melon seeds

1. Seed selection and germination: Select healthy and plump small melon seeds, then blanch and stir them, wait until the temperature drops and soak them for about 12 hours, then take them out and put them in a constant temperature box for germination.

2. Prepare the soil: Choose a breathable flower pot, prepare loose and fertile soil, and then add vermiculite, field soil and peat.

3. Sowing: Scatter the seeds on the soil, then cover it with a thin layer of soil, and then water the soil thoroughly. In the later stage, spray the soil with water every day.

Collection of small melon seeds

The small melon usually blooms from May to October. The seeds can be collected after the fruit of the small melon is ripe. Cut the ripe fruit and take out the pulp. Take out the seeds from the pulp and dry them before collecting them for planting.

The appearance of small melon seeds

The seeds of the small melon grow on the pulp. The color of the seeds is generally skin color or light yellow. The shape of the seeds is very similar to that of pumpkin seeds, but the seeds of the small melon are fuller and the wrinkles on the surface are larger.