Watermelon BreedingPreparation of Media Semai- As much as 25-50 kg Manure mixed with soil to land 1000 m2. Let stand + 1 week in the shade by always keeping the humidity and occasional stirring (reversed).- Mix the finely ground (already sifted) 2 parts or 2 buckets (volume 10 l), mature manure that has been finely sifted as much as 1 part or 1 bucket, TSP (± 50 g).- Insert the media into a polybag seedlings small 8x10 cm to fill up to 90%.

Watermelon Seed Germination TechniquesSeeds inserted into the fabric and tied, then marinated in herbs: 1 quart of warm water temperature of 20-250C NASA POC + 1 tablespoon (soaked 8-12 hours). Seeds in the bond taken, wrapped in newspaper and then brooded 1-2 days. If there were sown and germinated taken to add water if dry and wrapped in cloth and then put the paper again. Here is a picture of the newly planted watermelon seeds.Seedling Seedlings Seeds and Maintenance- Media seedlings watered enough clean water. Seeds of selected candidates along the roots are 2-3 mm, direct sowing in polybags as deep as 1 to 1.5 cm.- Nursery bag lined placed so full sunlight. Given a transparent plastic cover, one end / edge open.

- Watering 1-2 times a day. At the age of 12-14 days seedlings ready to be planted.

Media Processing PlantLand OpeningPiracy + 30 cm deep, crushed and flattened. Clean the area from the remnants of roots and rocks. Formation seedbed seedbed for planting watermelon width is 6-8 m, minimum height 20 cm beds.

Calcification of Uselime per 1000 m2 of land at pH 4-5 required 150-200 kg dolomite, pH 5-6 takes 75-150 kg dolomite and pH> 6 is required as much as 50 kg of dolomite.

Fertilization Basicsa. Manure 600 kg / ha, applied to the surface of beds about a week before planting. b. Inorganic fertilizers such as TSP (200 kg / ha), ZA (140 kg / ha) and KCl (130 kg / ha).

OtherBeds need to be weeded, watered and given a plastic mulching width 110-150 cm to water evaporation and inhibit the growth of weeds. Covered with straw mulch on top 2-3 cm thick dry for propagation and laying watermelon fruit.

Watermelon Planting TechniquesHole Making Plant WatermelonDo One week before planting to a depth of 8-10 cm. Within 20-30 cm from the edge of the bed of the distance between the hole about 90-100 cm. Time. Here's the finished picture watermelon planted.Planting WatermelonPlanting should be in the morning or later afternoon seedlings watered until quite wet.

Watermelon Plant MaintenanceStitching WatermelonShould be done 3-5 days after planting.

Weeding WatermelonWatermelon plants just enough to have two pieces, with settings that tend to be a lot of primary branches. Maintained 2-3 secondary branches without cutting twigs. Keep weeding on the branch that is not useful, ends trimmed and secondary branches are left two leaves. Secondary branches that grow in an existing segment cut fruit because they interfere with the growth of the fruit. Here's how to weeding the garden watermelon picture.Watermelon PerempelanDo perempelan young shoots that are not useful because it affects the growth of trees / fruit growing watermelon.

Irrigation and Watering WatermelonIrrigation through channels between the beds or digembor with 4-6 days interval. The volume of water should not be exaggerated.

Watermelon FertilizationFertilization one week after planting: ZA = 40 kg / ha TSP = - Kg / Ha KC = L40 Kg / HaFertilization watermelon plant two weeks after planting ZA = 120 Kg / ha TSP = 85 Kg / Ha KC = 170 Kg / HaFertilization watermelon plants when the plants flower ZA = 130 Kg / ha TSP = - Kg / Ha KC = 30 Kg / Ha

Other MaintenanceChoose fruit that is large enough, lies between 1.0 to 1.5 m of plant roots, good shape and not disabled. Each plant required candidates 1-2 pieces of fruit, cut the rest. Since candidates fruit ± 2 kg are reversed in order to avoid the color unfavorable due to inequality in the sun.

Watermelon Plant Pests and DiseasesPlant Pests Watermelona. Thrips Small sized slender, pale yellow-black, has a body with jointed antennae. Mode of transmission is wandering at night, settle and breed. Control: spray Natural BVR or PESTONA.b. Destroyer caterpillar green colored leaves with a black stripe / green striped yellow, symptoms: leaves eaten up living layers of wax and looks much like a hollow. Control: Natural spraying Vitura or PESTONA.c. Animals small red mites yellowish / greenish small sucking plant fluids. The sign, visible web of animal nests beneath the leaf surface, the leaves will pale color. Control: spray Natural BVR or PESTONA.d. Soil Color black caterpillar berbintik-bintik/bergaris-garis, 2-5 cm body length, active damage and move at night. Attack the leaves, especially young shoots, worms mature prey base of the plant. Control: (1) planting simultaneously on adjacent areas to break the life cycle of pests and moths surrounding nest eradication, (2) control by spraying Natural Vitura / Virexi or PESTONA.e. Fruit Flies characteristics have transparent wings with yellow splotches and have trunks. Attack signs: there is a scar on the skin of fruit (such as proboscis puncture), flavorful flesh slightly sour and visible bruises. Control: cleaning up the environment, soil pests former reversible with hijacked / hoe, fruit fly trapping and spray PESTONA.

Watermelon Plant Diseasesa. Fusarium wilt causes: the environment / situation that allows the yeast to grow (air is too humid). Symptoms arise rot in plants that had been dense and lush. Control: (1) the rotation period of planting and maintaining environmental conditions, plant in a new area that has not been planted, (2) the provision of Natural GLIO before or at planting time.b. Leaf spotting Cause: germs spores carried by the wind from other plants affected. Symptoms: leaf surfaces are mottled yellow and then turn brown eventually dry up and die, or there are subtle colored tassels abu-abu/ungu. Control: as in fusarium wilt disease.c. Anthracnose causes: such as fusarium wilt disease. Symptoms: The leaves look brown blotches that eventually turn a reddish color and the leaves eventually die. When attacking the fruit, it looks pink spheres gradually expanding. Control: control of diseases such as fusarium wilt.d. Attacking the Semai rotten seed being planted. Symptoms: brown seed stems, vines and fall

down and die. Control: Natural gift GLIO before seeding on seedling media.e. Fruit Rot Cause: fungal / bacterial pathogen that infects the fruit before cooking and active after fruit begins picked. Control: avoid skin damage and prevent the occurrence of fruit, both during transportation and storage, picking fruit done in the daytime is not cloudy / rainy. f. Leaf rust cause: a virus carried by pest plants growing on the leaves of plants. Symptoms: leaf blister, pinto, tend to change shape, stunted plants and longitudinal fissures arise on the stem. Control: same as fusarium wilt disease. Note: If the pest control using natural pesticides can be used not overcome chemical pesticides. In order to evenly spraying of chemical pesticides and not easily lost by rainwater add Adhesives Straighten AERO 810 dose + 5 ml (1/2 cap) / tank.

Harvesting Watermelon CropCharacteristics and Harvest Age harvested after 70-100 days after planting. Characteristics: fruit color changes, and stem the fruit begins to diminish the fruit can be picked (harvested). How to Harvest Fruit Harvesting should be done when the weather is sunny so the fruit surface is dry skin, and lasts for the penyimpananan or in the hands of retailers. We recommend cutting a watermelon made its stalk. Here's a picture of watermelon harvest.