Not all tendrils have flowers
Melon pear, also called pear melon or pepino, starts to grow visibly from around May. While on strong shoots are already the first blossoms show, side shoots remain flowerless for a long time. However, their growth consumes valuable energy.
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In our latitudes, the climate is not reliably warm as in the region of origin of these plants. To their fruits here big and ripe the pear melon needs more time and, above all, all the energy it can get. So that she does not waste her strength on the formation of "useless" instincts, pricking should be an integral part of her care be.
The ideal time to skim it
Whether you want a melon pear after of wintering Put outside or plant a new specimen in the garden bed in May, new shoots will not be long in coming. Now you have to look carefully to find the right time to skim it.
First of all, wait until the first blossoms appear. In this way, you can reliably distinguish promising shoots from flowerless shoots.
Tips
However, if not all fruits are ripe by late summer, you can have yours harvest Relocate to the winter quarters, where the fruits are also far away from the fresh air on the plant to ripen can.
This is how you skimp on the melon pear
Most hobby gardeners are already familiar with pruning from tomato plants, which, like the melon pear, also belong to the secondary shade plants. Similar to the tomato, the melon pear is also exhausted.
- Pinch off thin shoots at the base with your fingers
- Carefully cut off thicker shoots with scissors
Tips
You can also cut long fruit-bearing shoots cut back. As a result, the energy is concentrated in fewer fruits and therefore it becomes larger.
