Pumpkin Planting Time
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Pumpkin Planting Time
Pumpkins are a type of vegetable that many people enjoy eating. They are nutritious, soft in texture, sweet, and oily. They are easy to cultivate and can be planted on a large scale or in the empty spaces around sports fields. In recent years, China has bred many high-quality pumpkin varieties, such as chestnut pumpkins, Beibei pumpkins, etc., which are well received in the market and sell well. Therefore, more and more farmers are planting pumpkins. When should pumpkins be planted? How to cultivate high yields? Let's take a look with the editor.
Planting Time
Pumpkins are a warm-loving plant that thrives in short-day conditions. Moreover, pumpkins are drought-resistant, flood-resistant, and adaptable to a wide range of soils. Generally, spring planting of pumpkins should be done between Qingming and Guyu. This year's sowing period is from April to May. If using mulch-covered sowing or greenhouse seedlings, the sowing time can be advanced. Early-maturing, cold-resistant, and high-yielding varieties should be chosen for spring sowing.
Key Points for High Yield Cultivation
1. We should apply enough base fertilizer
Pumpkins require a lot of water and fertilizer for growth. Apply enough base fertilizer when planting to ensure sufficient fertilizer and water during the growth period. It is recommended to use organic fertilizer as the base fertilizer, supplemented with compound fertilizer of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium.
2. Dense planting should be reasonable
The purpose of reasonable dense planting is to fully utilize soil fertility and sunlight, and to fully utilize the advantage of population increase in yield. Generally, a planting pattern of one ridge with one empty ridge is adopted, with row spacing of 60-70 cm, plant spacing of 40-50 cm, and row spacing of 667 cm? It is important to adjust measures to local conditions, based on different soil fertility, different varieties, different cultivation methods, and different management methods, to flexibly grasp and apply, ultimately achieving increased production and income.
3. Trellising
For home planting of pumpkins, when the vines grow to 2 meters long, the vines can be guided onto a shelf, which can improve lighting and ventilation conditions and significantly increase the fruit-setting rate.
Pruning and Pressing Vines
Pumpkins generally adopt the method of single vine pruning, that is, only leaving the main branch and removing the rest of the lateral branches to avoid excessive nutrient consumption caused by the growth of lateral branches, thereby ensuring a significantly increased fruit-setting rate.
When planting pumpkins in the field, plant one ridge per type. After cultivation, form a large flat-top ridge, and press the vines on the large ridge platform to prevent the occurrence of various diseases. Method: Remove the dry surface soil, press the main vine with wet soil, make it take root, absorb water and nutrients, and prevent wind and grass movement.
Preventing Excessive Growth
Excessive growth of grapevines can lead to a decrease in fruit. If a slit is cut 30 centimeters away from the base of the stem and a small stick is inserted, it can inhibit excessive growth.
Manual Pollination Required
Assisted pollination involves covering the female flowers with pumpkin leaves to prevent rain from entering. The next morning at 9 o'clock, remove the male flowers from the outside plants and cover them with the female flowers, removing them after 2-3 days.
Method: Take the male flower, remove the corolla, expose the stamen, break off the flower stalk, and apply the pollen of the stamen to the stigma of the female flower. Generally, one male flower can pollinate 2-3 female flowers. Bee pollination can also be used where conditions allow. Generally, 2-3 boxes of bees can be used per hectare in the north.
The above is the planting time and high-yield planting points for pumpkins. Farmers should avoid continuous cropping of pumpkins. If the soil where pumpkins are planted has not been planted with this crop in the past two years, it is best to choose a loamy soil with good breathability.
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