Watermelon and cucumber... No need to buy them anymore, just grow some on the balcony and you can eat more

Growing watermelons on the balcony

Planting time: April to June

Soil selection: The soil for growing watermelons must be loose and breathable, and it is best to add some decomposed organic fertilizer.

Sowing: It is best to buy watermelon seeds at the flower market. If you use leftover seeds from your own meals, the quality of the watermelons you grow will be poor. Before sowing, soak the seeds in water for three or four hours, then sow them in the well-watered soil and cover them with dry soil.

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Maintenance and management: After the seedlings emerge from the soil, just water them normally. Do not water them too much to prevent root rot. When the melon seedlings grow up, you can use a bamboo pole to poke into the flowerpot and let the melon vines climb around the pole.

You can usually water the plants with some fermented rice water, and when the flowers bloom, you can use artificial pollination to ensure the fruit set rate. When the watermelons start to grow, you can hang them in a net bag to prevent the watermelons from breaking the vines.

Growing cucumbers on the balcony

Planting time: Cucumbers can be planted from January to March or from June to August each year.

Soil selection: The soil for growing cucumbers needs to be well-drained, loose and fertile, rich in organic matter, which is conducive to the growth of cucumbers.

Sowing: Before sowing, you can soak the cucumber seeds for a period of time. Cover the seeds with about 1 cm of soil and water them thoroughly.

Maintenance and management: Apply compound fertilizer once every 7 days or so. When the cucumber tendrils appear, a frame must be built for it. Insert two bamboo poles on both sides of the seedlings and pull the vines onto the bamboo poles. The vines will then grow around the bamboo poles.

When the cucumber leaves grow to 30 to 35 centimeters, pinch the cucumbers in time so that they can bloom and bear fruit.

Balcony planting loofah

Planting time: Spring and autumn

Soil selection: Luffa is a vegetable crop with strong adaptability and not strict requirements on soil. It prefers loam and sandy loam with thick soil layer, high organic matter content, good air permeability, and strong water and fertilizer retention capacity.

Sowing: Generally, direct sowing can be done. Soak the seeds for 3-4 hours before sowing or germinate them for 24 hours after soaking before sowing. You can put three or four seeds in each flowerpot and cover them with about one centimeter of soil.

Maintenance and management: Luffa likes an environment with strong light, which is conducive to maintaining healthy nutritional growth and promoting flowering and fruiting. There should not be too much water in the seedling stage, as too much is not conducive to the growth of the root system. Water more when the vines are growing, and drain in time on rainy days.

Balcony planting water melon

Planting time: mainly in spring

Soil selection: You can buy nutrient soil specially for growing plants, or you can mix garden soil with an appropriate amount of organic fertilizer, focusing on looseness and breathability.

(Photo by: Tiantianma Source: Sina Blog)

Seed soaking: First, select some seeds that are full, complete and undamaged, soak them in cold water, and then soak them in warm water at 50-55℃ for about twenty minutes. After the water cools to 20-30℃, soak them for about six hours. After all these processes are completed, take them out, dry them until they are half dry, and place them in an environment of about 25℃ for germination treatment.

Sowing: When the seed sprouts are about 1.5 cm, we can choose a sunny and warm weather to move them into pots for planting. After sowing, lightly sprinkle about 1 to 2 cm of soil on them to cover them. It is best to plant one tree in one pot, apply enough fertilizer and water.

(Photo by: Tiantianma Source: Sina Blog)

Maintenance and management: The growth of water chestnuts must be guaranteed to have sufficient light, preferably on a south-facing balcony. It is best to keep the soil moist during the growth period. During the flowering period, artificial pollination can be carried out to increase the fruit setting rate, and ammonium carbonate should be applied once every half a month.

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