Melon pumpkin

Melon pumpkin
The main characteristics of the variety:
  • The form: rounded, slightly flattened
  • Weight, kg: 25-30
  • Coloration: yellow
  • Bark: solid
  • Color of the pulp: dark orange
  • Pulp (consistency): dense, juicy
  • Taste: melon
  • Taste qualities: high
  • Yield: high
  • Ripening terms: mid-early
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Among the abundance of melons and gourds, the mid-early pumpkin variety Melonnaya of domestic selection deserves special attention. This is due to unpretentious care, high stress resistance and excellent crop productivity. Even a beginner can grow a vegetable if you familiarize yourself with the intricacies of cultivation and care.

Breeding history

Melon pumpkin is a relatively new variety, developed by domestic scientists of the Poisk agrofirm. After variety testing, in 2006 the vegetable crop was entered into the State Register of Breeding Achievements of the Russian Federation. The vegetable is cultivated in different climatic zones - from the Central region to the Urals and Siberia. In addition, pumpkin is massively grown in Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus.

Description of the variety

This pumpkin species is a creeping plant that has a number of characteristic features. The plant has huge bright green five-lobed leaves with an elongated heart-shaped petiole that reach a length of 30 cm, a powerful stem in the form of a cylinder, as well as a rod-type root system that goes deep into the ground. In addition, the culture has very long lashes, the length of which exceeds 4 meters.

During the growing season, large bright yellow flowers of a single type are formed on the bushes. Flowers are unisexual. Flowering begins in June. Female flowers are located on shortened legs, while male flowers are located on long ones. Pollination in a cross-type cultivar. On each bush, up to 3 large specimens are formed and matured.

Characteristics of the appearance of plants and fruits

Melon pumpkin belongs to the large-fruited category. Very heavy and large vegetables ripen - weighing from 20 to 30 kg. The fruit has a rounded shape with flattened sides. The color of the pumpkin is light yellow or yellow-orange, diluted with noticeable light stripes. The surface of the pumpkin is smooth, but with noticeable ribbing. The bark of the vegetable is thick, rough. There are quite a lot of seeds inside the fruit, but they are not large.

The harvested pumpkins, thanks to their strong peel, can easily be transported over any distance, and are also endowed with a long shelf life - about 12 months.

Purpose and taste

Melon pumpkin is remembered for its excellent taste. The bright orange pulp is characterized by a fleshy, moderately firm, tender and very juicy consistency. The taste is dominated by sweetness and pleasant sugariness, perfectly combined with fruity notes in the aroma, mainly melon. The vegetable contains carotene, organic acids and oils, healthy sugars, and many vitamins.

Grown pumpkins have a universal purpose - they are used to prepare juices, mashed potatoes, jams, salads, cereals, casseroles, used for filling in baked goods, and also added to second courses. In addition, the variety is ideal for baby and dietetic food.

Ripening terms

The pumpkin ripens in the early stages. The growing season lasts 100-110 days. You can taste the vegetable already at the end of July, and the massive harvest takes place in September. The complete ripeness of the specimen on the ridge is indicated by the shrunken stalk, which becomes hard, as well as the uniform color of the vegetable bark.

Yield

The productivity of the variety is excellent. On average, about 45 kg of juicy and healthy vegetables are obtained from 1 m2 of plantings. As a rule, these are 2 large or three medium pumpkins.

Growing and care

Melon pumpkin can be cultivated by seed and seedling methods. When choosing a seed method, it is necessary to select high-quality seeds, prepare a substrate enriched with fertilizers.Planting is carried out in peat or disposable cups, laying two seeds at a depth of 0.5-1.5 cm. It takes 3 weeks to grow bushes. Sowing is carried out at the end of April, and transplanted to the garden in the second half of May. Sowing scheme 100x100 cm.

Sowing seeds in open ground is carried out at a temperature of + 16 ... 18 degrees - the end of May. 2-3 seeds are placed in the prepared holes with an interval of 5 cm.To accelerate the emergence of sprouts, the beds are covered with a film. After sowing, abundant watering with warm water is necessary.

You can grow a vegetable on an area where legumes, onions, greens, and beets previously grew.

The agricultural technology of vegetable crops consists of basic procedures: regular irrigation with settled water (once a week), weeding and loosening of the soil, fertilizing three times per season, forming a bush (pinching the whips), preventing diseases.

Requirements for soil and climatic conditions

The vegetable prefers fertile and high-quality soils, since the taste of pumpkin depends on their structure. The substrate should be light, nutritious, breathable, moisturized and non-acidic. For planting, a leveled, clean area with abundant sunshine, light and protection from drafts is selected.

Disease and pest resistance

The culture has good immunity, but if agrotechnical recommendations are violated, the plant can be exposed to various diseases - bacteriosis, powdery mildew, tobacco mosaic virus, anthracnose, as well as gray, white and root rot. Among the pests attacking melons and gourds, the danger is: aphids, scoops, spider mites, sprout flies.

Main characteristics
Category
grade
Appointment
universal
Yield
high
Plant
Plant type
long-plaited
Fetus
The form
rounded, slightly flattened
Weight, kg
25-30
Coloration
yellow
Bark
solid
Color of the pulp
dark orange
Pulp (consistency)
dense, juicy
Taste
melon
Taste qualities
high
Carotene content
increased
Keeping quality
excellent
Growing
Sowing dates for seedlings
in the end of April
Dates of planting seedlings in open ground
not earlier than the second half of May
Sowing time in the ground
not earlier than the second half of May
Sowing scheme
100 x 100 cm
The soil
should be well fertilized
Watering
no more than 1 time per week, during the ripening period watering is stopped
Location
flat, sunny area, sheltered from the wind
Maturation
Ripening terms
mid-early
The period from germination to harvest
100-110 days
Harvesting time
in September
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