Melon Lada: description and characteristics of the variety, cultivation and reviews with photos

Sweet melons are loved by both children and adults. Growing a crop in the area where there is a greenhouse is not difficult. Melon Lada is rapidly gaining popularity among modern summer residents. The reasons for this are that the variety is resistant to some diseases and does not crack.

Variety criteria

Whatever the characteristics of the species from the manufacturer, the summer resident is still looking for a more detailed description. This information helps to avoid mistakes when growing, to find the right place to grow a crop.

Criteria:

• The fruits are rounded.
• Taste: great.
• Flesh: juicy and crispy.
• Fragrance is weak but persistent.
• The color of the ripe fruit is yellow with a mesh.
• Weight: 1.5-2 kg.
• Matures within 72-96 days.
• The optimum temperature for aging is +17 ⁰С, but +28-31 ⁰С is best.
• Humidity should be 70%.

Characteristics of varieties are different, each summer resident selects according to the requests and desires of the family.

Landing

Melon is grown in 2 ways, direct sowing in the ground or seedlings. In the first case, the crop will ripen later. Seeds are sown in warm soil, its temperature should be +15 ⁰С.

Optimal warm soil at the moment when dandelions bloom.

Embedding depth 10 cm, planting material is soaked in a weak solution of potassium permanganate. Be sure to rinse with clean water afterwards.

The distance between the holes is 1.5 m. If the melon is grown in a greenhouse, then 70 cm should be left, and tied to the trellis.

The seedling method yields a crop several weeks earlier than the seedless method. The roots of the culture are very fragile, so it should be grown in peat pots or dishes that break easily. This is necessary so that the clod of earth in which the plant has grown is not damaged.

The summer resident needs to calculate the transplantation period, individually, taking into account the climatic features of the growing region. The earth must be warm. The threat of return frosts is completely excluded. Seedlings are ready for transplanting to a permanent place on the 25th day.

Crop care

Growing Lada melon is easy. You won't have to do anything special. The peculiarity of caring for her is that it is necessary to pinch the tops and remove excess ovaries. There are 4 left in total. They try to select those that are closest to the main stem.

Thus, it turns out that the melon ovaries remaining on the plant receive maximum nutrients. They grow big, tasty and juicy.

Like other crops, melon does not tolerate weeds, they must be removed in a timely manner.

Water should be done with care, do not flood the plants. The plant requires the most moisture at the time of the formation of ovaries and the active formation of green mass. The rest of the time it is enough to water once every 7 days.

Drops of moisture should not remain on the leaves, this causes sunburn.

Must is used as top dressing. It is added to the holes before planting or in pots for seedlings.

Use 0.5% urea solution or superphosphate for pest control and disease treatment.

Immunity melon Lada and use in home cooking

According to the description of the variety, the plant is not susceptible to powdery mildew, peronosporosis. Lada melons are not subject to aphid attacks. Against other diseases, it is recommended to carry out timely preventive treatment. Summer residents claim that it is easier to prevent the onset of a disease than to treat plants.

Melon is used to make candied fruits, compotes and jams.

Dignity of the variety

Possessing positive properties makes it possible for the species to reach the first lines in the ranking of varieties required for cultivation.

Pros:

• Versatility of fruit use.
• The unpretentiousness of the plant.
• Disease resistance.
• Great taste and long shelf life.
• Melons don't crack.

Cons:

• Mandatory bush formation.

The presence of negative characteristics in a variety affects the choice of a summer resident.

Yields

Observing all the requirements of agricultural technology, when growing and properly forming a bush, 4 fruits with a total weight of 6 to 8 kg are obtained. There is a way to increase yields by grafting a melon onto a pumpkin.

How to vaccinate correctly?

Practicing grafting, the plant's resistance to cold increases, the melon begins to yield and bear fruit 30 days earlier.To do this, simultaneously grow seedlings of pumpkin and melon. When the pumpkin seedling has the first true leaf, the entire shoot is removed, leaving only a small part of the stem with the root. Melon seedlings are cleaned from 2 sides, the skin is removed, and put into a cut pumpkin stalk.

There is another way to carry out this procedure. The pumpkin should form 3 true leaves, then the growth point is removed from it 2 cm above the 3rd leaf. A melon stalk cut from the root is inserted inside. Wrap with woolen thread or a piece of foil. In order for everything to go well, it is necessary to create optimal conditions for survival. The air temperature should be + 25-30 ⁰С, and the humidity percentage should be 95-98. No care is subsequently required, the plant receives everything it needs from the soil, forming ovaries.

Opinion of summer residents regarding the variety of melon Lada

Having positive comments about a variety works better than any advertisement. Reviews of gardeners about culture help beginners in this matter. Vegetable growers provide tips and advice on growing.

Deidra: “I grew Lada in the open field, weight 3.5 kg, sweet and fragrant. Left 1 ovary on the bush. Next year I will definitely plant more, only I will limit watering before harvesting.”

Lyudmila: “I tried to grow the Lada variety in the open field, planted it directly in the beds, the fruits did not have time to ripen. Next year I will plant seedlings, see what the result will be.”

Anatoly: “All children love melons, the family is big. We decided to grow in a greenhouse. The choice fell on the Lada variety, since other varieties of the crop were not suitable due to the laborious care process. They didn't regret it. The melons are excellent, the taste is excellent. Site favorite.”

Lada variety melons are liked by summer residents due to their taste and high commercial qualities. They keep for a long time without losing flavor.

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