Growing and caring for pumpkin

Pumpkin is very useful plant, so many summer residents grow pumpkin crops every year. Growing and caring for pumpkins requires following some recommendations.

Pumpkin grows well on fertile soils under the warm rays of the sun. It is best to plant the plant on the south side of a fence, wall or other enclosure.

Growing and caring for pumpkin begins with site preparation. First of all it is necessary fertilize the soil. You can prepare the fertilizer yourself by mixing half a bucket of sawdust, two buckets of humus, a glass of nitrophoska, and a liter jar of wood ash. This amount of fertilizer is calculated for one square meter. After applying the fertilizer, the area must be dug up, a bed about 70cm wide must be prepared, and then watered with very hot water.

It is recommended to sow seeds in the middle of May, covered with film. And after about a month, the film can be removed. It is recommended to make holes for each seed every meter, and the depth of the hole should be about 7cm. To obtain guaranteed seedlings, seeds must be seeded in advance. germinate.

Caring for a pumpkin involves proper plant formation, watering, weed removal, as well as timely harvesting.

For proper formation of the main stem it is necessary pin when it reaches a length of about one and a half meters. In this case, only two shoots should be left so that one fruit is formed on each of them. It is recommended to place glass or any other supporting base under the emerging fruits.

Abundant watering pumpkins are required only during periods of intensive plant growth.