{"id":402,"date":"2018-03-21T23:42:11","date_gmt":"2018-03-21T21:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kalliergo.gr\/en\/pos-kalliergo-peponia-odigies-symvoules\/"},"modified":"2023-07-04T12:02:21","modified_gmt":"2023-07-04T10:02:21","slug":"howto-grow-melons-garden-01","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kalliergo.gr\/en\/grow-fruits\/howto-grow-melons-garden-01\/","title":{"rendered":"How to grow melons in the garden. Tips and advise"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I’ll tell you how I grow melons in the garden!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Melon is a climbing plant that loves warmth and areas with long summers. Male and female flowers grow on the same plant, but again, they need bees for pollination to occur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Melons belong to the same family as cucumbers, pumpkins and squashes. Beyond the purely scientific interest, the practical use of this information is that the pollen from one of these plants can pollinate the flowers of the others. So in order to have melons at the end of summer, rather than a cross between a melon and a cucumber or pumpkin, you should grow them at a great distance from each other. In short, don’t grow melons together with cucumbers, squash and pumpkins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Melons ripen in late summer or mid-September.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Melons can be grown in the garden or even in large pots (dwarf varieties), as long as the place is exposed to the sun all day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can start melons from seeds or ready-made seedlings that you can find in nurseries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Starting melons from seed<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You can find melon seeds at farm supply stores, or local varieties from friends and acquaintances. In theory, you could even save seeds from a melon you bought that you thought was very tasty. But in this case, there is a serious risk that the melon will come from a hybrid and the resulting plant will not be healthy and productive. But you can try!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although you can start melon seeds in a nursery 2 to 3 weeks before the last cold and transplant the seedlings, the simplest and easiest way is to sow them directly into the soil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Melons love heat. For the seeds to germinate and grow, the soil should have a temperature of at least between 21 and 27 degrees Celsius. If the weather is warm, nature takes care of that. But if you want to start sowing earlier, then you can spread black ground cover film on the place where you plan to grow melons. The black ground cover film should be spread 4 weeks before the sowing date. The black ground cover film, with the help of the sun’s rays, will warm the soil and at the same time prevent the growth of weeds. Before applying the ground cover film, make sure to prepare the hills (see below). Make sure that the edges of the ground cover film are well secured so that they are not blown away by the wind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The soil that melons love is slightly acidic. The pH of the soil should be between 6.0 and 6.5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Melons need a lot of water and lots of nutrients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Notice the crests and the soil cover film in the photo.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prepare the spot where you are going to plant a melon plant as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n