Watermelon Farming Program/ Planting Guide

Watermelon Farming Program

We have different watermelon varieties ranging from open pollinated varieties (OPV) to hybrids. Click on the below link to view:

https://agropests.co.ke/products?s=watermelon

Watermelon can be first done in a nursery bed, but it’s commonly sowed directly in the seedbed (farm). For more information on nursery establishment and management, refer to:

https://agropests.co.ke/blog/how-to-prepare-and-manage-seedling-nursery

An acre requires about 500g (4,000- 4,500 seeds).

SEEDBED

Seeds can be presoaked in water for about 48 hours to attain a better germination. HB 101 hormone https://agropests.co.ke/products?s=hb%20101 could be added to the water to help better break the seed dormancy.
Shallow planting/sowing is encouraged. Deep sowing may only lead to poor germination and rotting of the seeds.

Find an ideal planting guide:

Install Cuelure traps at the onset of flowering to help in better control of the stubborn melonfly which causes adverse losses if left uncontrolled. Here is a link to the Cuelure Plug: https://agropests.com/products/cue-lure-plug

Time	Application	Target
After germination (week 1)	Systema (20ml/20l) + Revus (20ml/20l) DAP/Yara Power (30-40kg/acre)	Cutworms, crickets, aphids, thrips Dumping off, gummy blight Enhance root development
After 7 days (week 2)	Pegasus (20ml/20ml) + Uster Top (10ml/20l) + Mazao Plenty Starter Plus (40ml/20l)	Thrips, red spidermites, aphid, whitefly, leafminer Powdery mildew, downy mildew Enhance root development and give a perfect start
After 7 days (week 3)	Rapid (10ml/20l) + Topguard (20ml/20l)	Aphids, thrips, whitefly, red spidermites, leafminer Powdery mildew
After 7 days (week 4)	Orbea Opti (10ml/20l) + Miravis Duo (15ml/20l) + Mazao Plenty Vegetative Plus (40ml/20l) CAN (50kg/acre) Install Cue-lure melonfly traps at minimum rate of 4 traps/acre	Melonfly, whitefly, aphids, thrips Powdery mildew, downy mildew, gummy blight Enhance vine elongation
After 7 days (week 5)	Metacop (40g/20l) + Profile (25ml/20l)	Gummy blight, downy mildew Melonfly, aphids, whitefly
After 7 days (week 6)	Luna Sensation (10ml/20l) + Emmaron (15ml/20l) + Mazao Plenty Macro Pro (40ml/20l) Nitrabor (25kg/acre) + Yara Winner (50kg/acre)	Downy mildew, powdery mildew, gummy blight, botrytis Leafminer, thrips, boll worms Balanced nutrition Boost Calcium, boron and Potassium necessary for fruit expansion
After 7 days (week 7)	Rapid (15ml/20l) + Mazao Plenty Calmagzinc (40ml/20l)	Leafminer, thrips, aphids Boost calcium, boron, zinc, etc necessary at flowering and early fruit setting
After 7 days (week 8)	Uster Top (10ml/20l) + Karate Zeon (12ml/20l) + Mazao Plenty Sure K (40ml/20l)	Downy mildew, powdery mildew, botrytis, anthracnose
After 10 days (week 9)	Mazao Plenty Sure K (40ml/20l) + Miravis Duo (15ml/20l) + Emmaron (15ml/20l)	Enhance fruit expansion Downy mildew, botrytis, anthracnose Leafminer, thrips, boll worms
After 10 days (week 10)	Thiovit Jet (80g/20l)	Enhance flavor and taste, control red spidermites

Water is very key in melon, especially during fruiting to help in expansion
Other management practices other than farm inputs will also play a vital role in the success of this venture.
Farm scouting will remain vital to adjust the program accordingly where need be.

PRODUCT LINKS TO AGROPESTS E-COMMERCE:

Systema: https://agropests.co.ke/products?s=Systema

Revus: https://agropests.co.ke/products?s=revus

DAP: https://agropests.co.ke/products?s=DAP

Yara Power: https://agropests.co.ke/products?s=YaraMila%20Power

Pegasus: https://agropests.co.ke/products?s=pegasus

Uster Top: https://agropests.co.ke/products?s=uster%20top

Starter plus: https://agropests.co.ke/products?s=starter%20plus

Rapid: https://agropests.co.ke/products?s=rapid

Topguard: https://agropests.co.ke/products?s=topguard

Orbea Opti: https://agropests.co.ke/products?s=orbea%20opti

Miravis Duo: https://agropests.co.ke/products?s=miravis%20duo

Vegetative Plus: https://agropests.co.ke/products?s=vegetative%20plus

CAN: https://agropests.co.ke/products?s=CAN

Cue-Lure: https://agropests.co.ke/products/cue-lure-plug

Metacop: https://agropests.co.ke/products?s=metacop

Profile: https://agropests.co.ke/products?s=profile

Luna Sensation: https://agropests.co.ke/products?s=luna%20sensation

Emmaron: https://agropests.co.ke/products?s=Emmaron

Macro pro: https://agropests.co.ke/products?s=Macro%20pro

Nitrabor: https://agropests.co.ke/products?s=Nitrabor

YaraMila Winner: https://agropests.co.ke/products?s=YaraMila%20Winner

Calmagzinc: https://agropests.co.ke/products?s=calmagzinc

Karate Zeon: https://agropests.co.ke/products?s=karate%20zeon

Sure K: https://agropests.co.ke/products?s=sure%20k

Thiovit Jet: https://agropests.co.ke/products?s=Thiovit%20Jet