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parental watermelon plant 'Piel de sapo' 3 weeks after planting (April 2011) |
April 27 Today the weather was sunny and we could place structures to multiply seed with the following:
- Withdrawal of thermal blanket slats tilted signs.
- Escabillo (removal of weeds to implement the purpose and even melon seedlings displayed the old plantations). It's easy to find a melon plant that we planted ourselves and have to be removed.
- Elimination of female flowers, hermaphrodite flower or leaf or suspected to have curdled.
- Snapshot of individual plants taking advantage of the shadow of the photographer (see example).
- Treatment antimildew and backpacking antioidio wetting well the plants.
- Placement of the tunnel with the following: • Placement
4 arched semicircular perimeter wire 1.50 m (1.70 m higher if you want) for each group of 5 plants we prepared for this purpose (under 1.5 m in rows). At the bottom are a couple of laps (see photo) that make the ground stop.
• Placement of wooden stakes at both ends to tighten wires that go to the top of the tunnel.
• 2-wire placement in the top of the sides to rest on her anti-trip mesh.
• Placement anti-trip round mesh holding both ends of two people with hoes.
mesh • Cut with a knife and leveling anti-trip for final fastening.
• Holding the shield to earth ground so that when then placed beehives these can not leave. Check on the ends are well secured with land around it is where the bees escape (and insects can enter from outside).
• Replacing boards in each row (2 tunnels / plant a row and end without any tunnel.
Alternatively if you have financial resources to mention that there are some tunnels down to save enough work.
• The hives are placed in early May with a plastic transparent top to avoid getting wet if it rains. It will take about a month.
behind these operations is interesting to do a job for loosening soil and allowing the lateral roots of melon progress.
! These operations do not forget to bring a good hat, hydration and lunch something!
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Tunnel almost finished with the absence of secure land |
thank Pedro (pawn of the ESEA) collaboration. Work done by Juan Esteva Pascual Paul Crespo, Pedro and Juan Pablo Fernández Trujillo
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Details inside the tunnel |
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bow detail 1.5-17 m in circumference and lower stop |