watermelon (kabuki) Soil-type hydroponics2

85 days after sowing

Children are growing steadily and the flowers are starting to bloom.

 

 

92 days after sowing,

The flowers begin to bloom smoothly, and the second female flower blooms in the pupa.
(In order to make a big watermelon, the book says that the second female flower after the vine is good, so I tried to pollinate the second flower.)

Because the leaves have increased, we cut off some to improve the ventilation.

Ah! ( ﾟДﾟ).looking at the back of the leaves, aphids ...

Aphids must be processed as soon as they are found
It will increase quickly and stop growing watermelon.

Aphid Awesome (;´･ω･)

A mantis found in a mantis!

He protects the watermelon from pests. Thank you!

 

 

 

 

96 days after sowing (4 days after pollination)

When I saw a female flower that I had succeeded in pollination, it became larger and sagging.
Successful pollination. (It seems that it is a signal of successful pollination when the female flower goes down.) (*^▽^*)

(Note that pollination will fail if it rains within 4 hours after pollination.)

 

 

97 days after sowing (5 days after pollination)

It ’s much bigger than I saw yesterday.

Is it so big in a day ~ (; ･`д･´)

 

 

98 days after sowing, (6 days after pollination)

Eh! Σ(ﾟДﾟ)! It's almost twice as big!
I feel like I ’ll grow quickly in this condition

 

 

99 days after sowing.(7 days after pollination)

Since it looks like it gets bigger and falls,
I tried to prevent falling by putting a draining net.

Here, I compared it with a pump-type hydroponic planter that sowed the same day.
The pump type does not bear fruit yet, and the size of the soil type is growing.
Watermelon seems to be better for soil hydroponics ~ (・∀・)

 

 

107 days after sowing, (15 days after pollination)

The fruit grows too big to move the bowl anymore w
I want you to grow smoothly!

The cardboard was placed on the base of the block wall and the watermelon was placed on it.

 

 

114 days after sowing (22 days after pollination)

If you think you ’re growing well,
that? ?
Somewhere withered ...

Hmm, the tip of the vine is dead.
Although the leaves are fine, the growth stops.
What is the cause ... Is it sick?
(As I learned later, it was a symptom of excessive nitrogen.)

The solution is to stop the fertilizer water and dry the soil, and then
look at the situation while reducing the fertilizer water concentration.

At this time, the fertilizer water concentration was increased and given.

 

 

 

 

Measure the size of the watermelon.
About 12mm in diameter.

 

 

121 days after sowing (29 days after pollination)

Ah, it ’s dead (;´･ω･)

Is the watermelon growing?
It seems to grow about 13cm in diameter.

The spider mite occurred because the watermelon weakened.
It was written in the book that black was good, so when I tried it,
It was quite effective, (*^▽^*)
But be careful of the wind direction, it will return to your face (-ω-)