I love pumpkins, so how should I grow them at home?

Pumpkin is a vegetable and fruit plant that is grown all over the world. It comes in many varieties, including small mini pumpkins and space pumpkins that have already been in space. Large pumpkins are also loved by many people.

The method of growing large pumpkins is well implemented. As long as the time and soil are chosen for planting, the seeds are soaked in yield enhancement, and then properly fertilized and treated, a large and round pumpkin can be produced.

1. Soil selection.

The pumpkin has a well-developed root system and has a strong ability to absorb fertilizer and water from the soil, so the requirements for the soil are not strict. It grows even in poor, arid soils and obtains a certain yield. But it is better to choose a well-drained, fertile, loose neutral or slightly acidic sandy loam soil, which can easily achieve high yields.

2. Seed selection.

Dry the pumpkin seeds for 1 2 days before sowing to remove the shrunken and damaged seeds. After the seeds are dried, soak them in water for half an hour, and then soak them in potassium permanganate solution for about half an hour for disinfection and sterilization. Then soak the washed pumpkin seeds in 55 degrees of water, stirring constantly.

After the water temperature drops to about 30, continue to soak the seeds for 3 hours, and then put the seeds under 30 to germinate for 1 2 days, keep the seeds moist, and about 80% of the seeds can be sown.

3. Sowing and planting.

When sowing, you can choose to direct or transplant. The live broadcast is sown 2 to 3 seeds per hole according to the plant spacing of 30-50 cm. Pay attention to temperature control in the later stage.

If the temperature is right, germination will occur in a week or two. When three or five true leaves grow, seedling treatment can be carried out and planted in time. In order to raise seedlings in time, it is necessary to pull out weak seedlings in time and retain strong seedlings.

4. Fertilizer and water management.

After the pumpkin is planted, it is generally necessary to water the seedlings again in about 7 days to promote the growth of branches and leaves. Then, after the pumpkin has set its fruit, water the fruit once. Then in the later stage, according to the actual situation of climate change and soil, do a good job of watering to promote the growth of pumpkin.

After the fruit grows, the amount of irrigation water should be appropriately reduced to improve the dry matter accumulation and quality of pumpkin fruit.

Due to the long growth period of pumpkin, many melons and large grain production, organic fertilizer should be the mainstay. In terms of fertilizer combination, we must pay attention to the combination of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, especially in the melon setting stage.

When planting, we must choose the soil is relatively fertile and broad, and we must use farmhouse fertilizer when fertilizing, do not use the fertilizer bought outside, and often water the plants, but also to prevent the occurrence of pests and diseases, if there is a situation of small insects, then we must spray insecticides in time.

Pumpkins must be planted in the spring, and the second is to choose good pumpkin seeds, which must be suitable for us to plant ourselves. Then plant the seeds directly, after that, water, fertilize, and wait until July and August when the pumpkin is ready to eat.

To choose the right soil for planting, be sure to choose the right place, build a shelf in advance, prepare the seeds for planting, pay attention to watering, pay attention to heat preservation, pay attention to the surrounding situation, pay attention to the humidity of the air, pay attention to ventilation.

This is the need to prepare in advance, choose a more suitable soil, set up a good shelf for planting, you can use seeds, you can also use seedlings for planting, are very good, can be better cultivated.

The method of planting is to loosen the soil, then cultivate the soil, then place the pumpkin seeds in the ground, then bury them with the soil, and finally water and fertilize the soil, so that the pumpkin is planted.

Before planting pumpkin seeds, soak them in warm water for about five or six hours, then control the water out, wrap them in oil-free cotton cloth to promote germination, and they can be planted after two or three days.

1. Choose the right planting time.

There are two types of pumpkin planting: spring and autumn. Therefore, we can choose to plant pumpkins from January to March, colder areas in the north can choose to plant them in March and April, and autumn pumpkins are generally planted in July and August every year. Moreover, the spring planting adopts the seedling transplanting method, and the autumn planting adopts the live broadcast method.

The most important thing to plant crops is to adapt measures to local conditions, so planting pumpkins should be decided according to the local climate, and the planting time should be appropriately selected according to local natural conditions.

2. Pick pumpkin seeds.

If you want to grow high-quality pumpkins, the first thing to choose is pumpkin seeds, and there are certain requirements for pumpkin seeds to be planted. The criteria for selecting seeds can be summarized into four steps, first look at the color, then look at the shape of the bend, then look at the dry humidity, and finally look at the melon seeds. As long as you master the above four steps, you will find that in fact, the selection of pumpkin seeds is not difficult, and the most important thing is to learn to see more and compare more.

First of all, we should choose high-quality varieties, and then we should also carefully touch the fiber should improve the fertility of the soil, pay attention to the density of planting, and then we should also timely water and apply noisy fertilizer, keep the light sufficient, keep the temperature appropriate, the temperature should be controlled at about 26, and then we should also do a good job of ventilation and drainage ventilation.

The most important thing about planting crops is to adapt measures to local conditions, so planting pumpkins should be decided according to the local climate, as well as selecting pumpkin seeds, from the color, shape, dry and humid melon seeds, but also to choose the soil suitable for sowing, and in the later stage, proper irrigation and drainage should be carried out to ensure the normal development of pumpkins.

Pumpkin pork ribs in a clay pot.

Ingredients: Ribs, pumpkin, dark soy sauce, light soy sauce, sugar, chicken broth mix, corn starch, pepper, water.

Method:1Wash the ribs, add dark soy sauce, light soy sauce, sugar, chicken powder, corn starch, pepper and water, mix well, and marinate for 1 hour.

2.Wash the pumpkin, peel and cut into cubes, heat a casserole and pour in the oil.

3.Place the ribs and stir-fry with chopsticks until browned.

4.Pour in the sauce (the sauce used to marinate the ribs), cover the pot and simmer for 20 minutes, then add the pumpkin.

5. Simmer over low heat for 15 minutes, stirring with chopsticks to avoid sticking to the bottom of the pot.

Pumpkin chicken soup.

Ingredients: pumpkin, chicken breast, garlic, salt, evaporated milk, chicken essence, butter.

Method:1Peel the pumpkin and cut it into pieces, steam it in a steamer until soft, and then take it out.

2.Put the pumpkin in a beater and mix with evaporated milk to puree.

3.Chicken breast is steamed and torn into shreds.

4.Add butter to the pot and bring to a boil, add the garlic paste and stir-fry until fragrant, then add the pumpkin puree, add salt and chicken essence, stir over low heat until thick, and remove from the pan.

5.Sprinkle shredded chicken on top of the pumpkin soup and serve.

Various varieties of small pumpkins can be cultivated in the soil of the courtyard trellis, and can also be cultivated on substrate or potted. Here are a few ways to grow it.

Yard farming. Courtyard soil cultivation, spring planting is preferred, seedling transplanting is adopted, and the seedling height is 20 cm when planting. Before planting, the ground should be prepared and applied with sufficient base fertilizer, the width of the furrow (even the ditch) is 1 2-1 6 meters, each furrow is planted in 2 rows, the plant spacing is 40 60 cm, and the row spacing is 50 60 cm. Apply 3 kg of bio-organic fertilizer and 1 kg of chicken manure per square meter.

At the same time of transplanting, erect a frame to lead the vines, tie the vines, and properly remove the lower side branches. During the growing period, thin fertilizer is applied once every 7 to 10 days. The main pests and diseases in the growth period are powdery mildew, downy mildew, virus disease, red spider, melon thrips, etc., powdery mildew can be controlled with 1000 times of 25 powdery rust Ning emulsifiable concentrate; Downy mildew can be controlled with chlorothalonil or carbendazim; Red spiders and melon thrips can be used for net control.

Balcony potted plants. When using potted plants, the size of the pot is 30 cm 40 cm, each pot is planted with 1 plant, the potting soil is vegetable garden soil, and some organic fertilizer is added, and other management is the same as open field cultivation.

When substrate cultivation is adopted, the ratio of peat, perlite is 2:1, the thickness of the substrate is 20 cm, and 30 kg of decomposed organic fertilizer is applied per cubic meter of substrate. During the growth period, a small amount of organic fertilizer or compound fertilizer is added every 20 days, and watered with water every day or every other day.

Find a piece of land, preferably in a sunny place, dig a pit the size of a bowl, pour in some water, wait a few minutes, and after the water seeps into the soil, put two or three seeds in it, bury it with soil, and it will germinate in about four or five days or a week.

1. Pumpkin should first choose a good variety when planting, so the seeds are very critical, choose good melon seeds with strong disease resistance, fast growth rate and strong adaptability, soak them in warm water after the purchase is completed, and then put them into a room of 20 degrees to 25 degrees for germination, and the seed germination rate can be sown when it reaches more than 85%.

2. The location of the seedbed should be built on a plot with flat terrain, sufficient sunlight, and good wind conditions to avoid burying the first burial, the width of the seedbed is from meters to meters, and the height of the arch shed is 50 cm to 60 cm, and the length should be determined according to the planting area.

3. There are many ways to raise seedlings, many people like to directly sow the germinated seeds directly into the seedbed, and then transplant them into the nutrient bowl when the seedlings grow to 5 cm to 8 cm, and plant the seedlings when they grow to 10 cm to 15 cm, and you can also use the seedling tray to sow or sow the seeds in the nutrient bowl, put 2 to 3 seeds in each hole, pick up the seedlings once when they grow to 3 cm to 5 cm, and plant the seedlings after they grow to 10 cm to 15 cm.

4, planting pumpkin field to choose in the soil fertile, soil water retention capacity and fertilizer retention capacity are relatively strong plots for planting, after the selection of the field to use 3000 kg to 3500 kg of farm fertilizer for fertilization, liquid silver and then deep ploughing, the depth of cultivated land is about 30 cm, and finally with farm tools to level the furrow, the width of the furrow is 1 meter to m, if the weather changes greatly in the planting area, you can cover the furrow with plastic film.

5. When planting, it is necessary to choose 3 o'clock to 4 o'clock in the afternoon or 8 o'clock to 9 o'clock in the morning, the temperature is not very high during this time, the winning rate of planting is very high, you can plant 2 rows of melon seedlings on the furrow, the distance between each plant is 40 cm to 50 cm, and more watering should be done after planting to help slow down the seedlings.

6. After the completion of the planting work, 2 to 3 days to check the growth of seedlings, if there is a lack of seedlings or broken seedlings, the seedling work should be carried out in a timely manner, try to ensure the neatness of the melon seedlings in the field, and the oak field should be watered after the completion of the seedling supplement.

7. When the seedlings grow to 60 cm to 80 cm, it is necessary to carry out the pruning and pressing work, the pruning work is mainly to remove the long, branches, weak branches, overlapping branches, all removed, the main vine grows to about 1 meter when the vine pressing work is carried out, and the pumpkin growth process is important to carry out more than 3 times of vine pressing work.

8. Pumpkin can pollinate itself when the weather is sunny after flowering, if it encounters more rainy weather, it is necessary to manually help pollination, use a fine and soft brush to wipe the flower buds, improve the probability of pollination, ensure the success rate of fruit set, and ensure the yield.

9. The requirements for water and fertilizer in the process of pumpkin growth are very high, 15 days to 20 days after the completion of planting should be fertilized and replenished with water, pumpkin should be fertilized and replenished once when the buds are not fully opened before the flowers open, and the leaves should be fertilized once when the fruit begins to expand after the flowering, so that the benefits of pumpkin are great, and the fruit after maturity is of good quality and resistant to storage.

10. After the pumpkin is ripe, it is necessary to harvest it in time, and the storage and storage are decided according to the individual.

For the cultivation of pumpkins, we need to plant them according to the next points.

Choose the right planting time, pumpkin is a plant that likes a warm environment and is suitable for short days, and pumpkin has the characteristics of drought resistance, waterlogging resistance and strong adaptability. Generally, the pumpkin planting time in spring should be between the two solar terms of Qingming and Guyu, and the sowing time is about April to May, which is the best time to sow during this period. If it is mulched or sown in greenhouse, the sowing time can be appropriately advanced, and early resistance, cold tolerance and high-yield varieties should be selected for spring planting.

The selection and preparation of the plot, choose the plot with good ventilation and convenient watering and irrigation, and then dig the planting ditch and drainage ditch on the plot, and then cover the surface of the planting ditch with a width of 50cm plastic film, or directly use the 140cm wide plastic film to cover the planting ditch and drainage ditch for insulation.

Before sowing, soak the seeds in warm water at 55 for 15 minutes. When the temperature of the water drops to 30, soak for 3 hours until the seed skin has mucilage, then wrap the soaked seeds with a damp cloth and place them in an environment of 25 to 30 to prepare for the next step.

Dig pits and sow seedlings Before sowing, dig the corresponding planting pits, water the bottom of the feet, throw 3 4 seeds in each planting pit, cover 2 cm of sandy loam soil, planting spacing 45 50 cm, 25 30 environment of about 1 2 weeks can grow into seedlings.

Seedling transplantation When the seedlings grow 3 5 true leaves, it can be transplanted, transplanting is best in the afternoon when the sun is full, the seedlings should be selected strong and disease-free, one per pit, planted to the level of cotyledons, and then watered. In the later stage, if there is a shortage of seedlings and diseased seedlings, it is necessary to replenish the seedlings in a timely manner.

Post-fertilization About 10 days after planting, use a thin layer of organic fertilizer, mainly nitrogen fertilizer. This plant grows relatively quickly when it begins to climb branches, and when the length of the side branches is greater than 50cm, you can pinch off the top pumpkin vines and leaves, leaving about 5 leaves, and then press the stems with small clods to promote the germination and rooting of the stems and leaves. After each picking, the sparse organic fertilizer with nitrogen fertilizer is sprayed once.

When the pumpkin vines can circle around the pot on the ground, to build a climbing scaffold, you can gently pull the stem of the vine to the support, so that each leaf is evenly distributed and the branches are not entangled with each other.

Plough weeding When weeding, be careful not to harm the seedlings or roots. In order to promote root development, the soil should be covered with large wheels over the root system when tillage. During the growing season, weeding is usually done two to three times. No matter how you do it, be careful not to damage the pumpkin plants and leaves.

The above is the detailed planting method of pumpkin, I hope it can help you.