What should I pay attention to when picking melons?

(1) The weather when picking melons often rains during the picking season. If the fruit is not harvested in time, it will crack, rot or fall, but it is harvested too early and the sugar content is not high. Therefore, it is necessary to grasp the appropriate harvesting time, pay attention to the weather forecast, and try to pick melons in continuous sunny days, not in rainy days or after rain. In addition, the thin-skinned melon skin is easy to be bruised, the fruit is thin and watery, easy to fall, and it is not resistant to storage and transportation. Pay attention to handling when harvesting and selling. Cut with scissors when picking, leaving a small amount of melon stalks, and sell them within 1 ~ 2 days as soon as possible to maintain the freshness and quality of melons. (2) The picking time of melons has certain influence on the storage and transportation of melons. How high the temperature is at the harvest time of melon, severe respiratory consumption will often lead to the rapid decline of fruit quality, and it is also easy for germs to breed and cause rot. Therefore, harvesting should be carried out in the morning when the temperature in Gua Tian is low (below 20℃) and there is no dew on the melon surface. After harvesting, it will be packed in boxes or baskets and transported away. Or harvest it in the afternoon, store it on the spot, and sell or transport it the next morning. (3) Disease prevention treatment: After the fruits are harvested, germs easily invade from the wounds of the fruit stalks, causing rot. Therefore, as a long-distance transportation and storage of thick-skinned melons, the handles can be turned over or slightly cut (some of them are still connected with vines) a few days before picking, so as to promote the cork of the handles, thus limiting the transportation of water into the fruits, preventing the invasion of germs and improving the storage and transportation capacity of the fruits. The time of pinching and shearing can be different according to the purpose of picking melons. Distant melons should be cut 3 ~ 5 days before harvesting, and stored melons should be cut 15 days before harvesting. (4) The purpose of picking melons For thick-skinned melons that are transported far away or exported, we should ensure the quality of goods and reduce the loss during transportation. Therefore, the following points should be paid attention to when harvesting: ① Stop watering before harvesting 10 ~ 15 days to reduce rot and loss. (2) Before harvesting, fruits that meet the requirements of commodities should be selected and marked in the field. ③ The maturity of harvesting should be consistent. (4) Handle with care in the process of selection and transportation, so as to minimize the loss of trauma and decay. ⑤ After harvesting, the late-maturing cantaloupe should be dried to reduce moisture in the skin and promote wound healing. During transportation, it is best to line the melon box or basket with clean soft paper to prevent the fruits from rubbing against each other. Air holes should be opened on the box, and desiccant (such as packaged quicklime products, etc.) should be put in. ) should be put in a box to reduce humidity.