What to do to achieve high yield in pumpkin cultivation
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What to do to achieve high yield in pumpkin cultivation
Pumpkin is a common vegetable. Many elderly people enjoy eating soft-boiled pumpkin soup because their teeth are not very good. The Chinese pumpkin market is relatively stable. Today, let's talk about the knowledge of pumpkin cultivation. It is important to know that during the cultivation process of pumpkins, plant adjustment is also very important to achieve high yield.
Pruning
Pumpkins grown on the ground generally do not need pruning and can grow freely, especially for weaker plants. For those with excessive growth and many lateral branches, pruning can be done to remove some lateral, weak, and overlapping branches, improving ventilation and light conditions. Pruning should be done early rather than late, and the best method is to wipe off the flower buds to reduce nutrient consumption.
Generally, for early-maturing varieties, especially densely planted pumpkins and pumpkins cultivated on trellises, single-vine pruning is usually adopted, which means removing all lateral branches and leaving only the main vine to form pumpkins, and removing the center after leaving a certain number of pumpkins. For mid to late-maturing varieties, multi-vine pruning is performed. That is, when pinching the main vine from the fifth to the seventh node, 2-3 lateral branches are left, with 1-2 fruits on each lateral branch, and 2-6 leaves are pinched on the second fruit, and the rest are removed, mainly for the lateral branches to bear fruit. The main vine can also leave 2-3 strong lateral branches at the base of the main vine without pinching. If other lateral branches are removed, the main lateral vine can bear fruit.
Skilfully Pressing the Vines
Pressing vines has the function of fixing the leaves and vines. When the vines are about 0.6 meters long, the first pressing is to dig a shallow trench 7-9 centimeters deep next to the vines, gently place the vines in the trench, and then press the soil firmly. The growing tip should be left 12-15 centimeters above the ground, and then the vines are pressed every 0.3-0.5 meters, for a total of 3-4 times. In the south, when it rains, you can press the soil on the ground, leaving the pumpkin top 12-15 centimeters away from the soil. For densely planted early-maturing pumpkins, the vines can be pressed once or not at all, while trellis cultivation requires pressing once or twice.
Cleverly Guiding the Vines
For pumpkin trellises, first allow the base vines to grow on the ground, then set up the trellis after pressing the vines 1-2 times. There are two methods: cruciform and circular. In the cruciform vine guidance, the vines are intertwined with the framework material of the adjacent plants. In the circular vine type, the vines are wrapped around the framework material once and then pulled onto the framework.
Overall, do you think these three methods are reasonable? If you think this is not enough, do you have any other methods to arrange pumpkin plants?
The comprehensive methods brought about in this article on how to achieve high yield in pumpkin cultivation are hoped to be a starting point to solve your problems in green plants.