watermelon (kabuki) Air pump hydroponics

Home garden recommendation (★★)

melon subject Watermelon
(Place of origin: Tropical Africa)

Provenance Takii mating
F1 species

Suitable temperature for germination 25-30 ℃ (anaerobic seeds)

Sunlight conditions More than half a day is required

Growth suitable temperature 25-30 ℃

Consecutive failure Available 3-4 years.

Watering Once the soil surface is dry

Hydroculture fertilizer concentration Otsuka House (4000 times) Hyponica (1000 times)

Days from sowing to harvesting 165 days (pump hydroponics)

Yield 1 (failed)

Points to watch out for growth

The sowing of the seeds is done in March. Raise in a sunny place as much as possible
Because it is a home garden, I tried to grow one vine per 2 vines (child vines).
Aphids were often attached, so I looked carefully at the back of the leaves.
At first, I grew up with fertilizer water diluted to 2000 times Otsuka House, but I changed to fertilizer water diluted to 4000 due to overnutrition.
(It seems that fertilizer water diluted 4000 times is better.)
I made a fruit with the second flower. (Because it was written in the book that the first flowers grow slowly)
Since the fruit grows, I made a stand to place the special fruit.

What you want to try in the future.

Considering fertilizer water so as not to be excessive in nitrogen
I want to grow up with grafts.
Want to grow in a larger container

（※Japanese is translated into English by translation software. I am sorry if it is strange English.）

Approximate fertilizer water for Kabuki watermelon (Hydroponics)
When growing in hyponica 1000 times concentration (> > Learn more about how to make it ) When growing at Otsuka House (OAT House) From germination to fruiting
Concentrate 4000x
(For each liter of water, each concentrate is 2.5ml, No.2 2.5ml, No.5, 0.25ml)

When the fruit begins to grow
(Looking at the actual growth, if the seedling is good, you can keep the concentrate 4000 times.)
Concentrate 2000x
(Each concentrate is 1ml 5ml, 2ml 5ml, 5ml, 0.25ml)

(> > Learn more about how to make concentrate ) （※Japanese is translated into English by translation software. I am sorry if it is strange English.）

The small watermelon harvested in 2017 was so delicious that I would like to make watermelon again this year! !
This time, I would like a bigger watermelon,
I tried a big watermelon. (*^▽^*)

I went to a local home center to see if there were any good watermelons.
Well, there are many kinds of watermelons, watermelon seeds, and so on.
The seeds of the phrase high water sugar with a high sugar content are easy to make!
Its name is! kabuki! (｀・ ω ・ ´) Shines in the summer! It looks like it ’s going to grow!
I decided on this! That ’s why I bought kabuki seeds.

March 04, 2018

kabuki starts sowing. (May-June is good for direct fires)

Because the temperature is still low, keep it in a room with (Pink greenhouse) until it grows to a certain extent
I would like to transplant it to pump-type hydroponics .

20 days after sowing,

March 2018 average temperature is 11.5 ℃.
Since it was still cold, I raised it indoors until it sprouted.

Day 41 after sowing,

In April.

Cherry blossoms have begun to bloom and the temperature has risen to nearly 20 ℃.
(*^▽^*)
Since the temperature has risen, I go outside to grow up.

48 days after sowing,

The true leaves are growing and growing well.
It may be possible to move to the pump type next week ('ω') ノ

57 days after sowing,

Transfer to a pump-type hydroponic plant.
I hope it grows big (*^▽^*)

Porting is complete.

62 days after sowing,

I feel that the leaves are a little unwell ...
Is it okay ...(;´･ω･)

I looked at the roots.
Is it okay as new roots grow? .

69 days after sowing,

Oh, the leaves look fine as pins. (*^▽^*)

Look at the roots.
It seems to have adapted because new roots have grown than last week.

78 days after sowing,

Since the child's rod has grown, cut off the tip of the parent vine.
(When the parent vine leaves 6-7)
(This time, I left 2 vines (child vines) and nurtured one vine with one fruit.)

Cut off the tip of the parent vine (the first bud that came out).

Chokin ~~ (*^▽^*)

watermelon (kabuki) Air pump hydroponics

About fertilizer

(Both can be purchased on the Internet.)

About shipping fee Shipping charges from Japan.
☆ Hyponica

☆ Otsuka House

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