By Iioka Takami Melon has grown enough
Iioka Takami Melons are grown from February to July.
Schedule of cultivation.
The Stage of growing period.
- 1. Right after dissemination
- We surround seeds in the raising of seedling boxes. It takes about three days to germinate.
- 2. Right after germination
- This is the raising of seedling boxes right after germination of seeds.
Buds appeared all at once.
- 3. Raising of seedling in the boxes/ After germination
- Buds were all present, and seed leaves were open.
- 4. Raising of seedling in the boxes (2)/ In the pare pots
- Buds were all present, and see leaves were open.
- 5. Day of 11th after germination; after 5days of naturalization
- This is day of 11th after germination. After transplant to the poly pots, They grow smoothly.
- 6. Day of 19th after germination
- This is day of 19th after germination. Leaves unfold.
- 7. The seedlings which are under growth (2.5 leaves)
- Leaves unfold more. We will plant them already soon in the fields.
- 1. Scene of the permanent planting at the greenhouse tunnels.
- We make greenhouse tunnels, and we plant them permanently there.
- 2. After permanent planting Capping with paper protections.
- This is the scene of the seedling after permanent planting.
After this, to keep them warm, we cover paper protectors on them.
- 3. After permanent planting
- This is the scene after covering paper protectors. We put them as they are for around one week.
- 4. Lateral buds (Melon side shoots)
- We pick up cores at the time of plantation and stretch out a few buds which grew.
- 5. Flowering
- Female flowers bloomed. In the case of melons, male flowers and female flowers bloom particularly.
- 6. Hybridizing due to the honeybees
- We hybridize due to the honeybees.
- 1. Putting the pedestal under the melons
- After the hybridizing, the fruit became bigger. In order to make the melons good shape, color, and nets which are on the surface of the melons, we put the pedestal under the melons.
- 2. Nets appear
- We can see the nets on the surface of the melons. Melons with sugar content are finished to a harvest at a stretch from now on.
- 3. Soon harvesting time
- Nets turned around neatly, and became big balls. We can harvest soon.
- 1. 5 melons in one box
- approximately 1kg per melon.
- 2. 4 melons in one box
- approximately 1.25kg per melon.
- 3. Completion
- Delicious Takami Melon was done this year to be ready for seeing you.
