Pumpkin planting time - second ten days of May

Pumpkin is not a very capricious plant, however, in order to get a good harvest, you must adhere to certain rules when planting it. Firstly, it is advisable to plant a pumpkin after legumes: beans, peas; it will also do well in the garden where beets, tomatoes, and potatoes were grown last year. To obtain a good harvest, care must be taken to apply organic and mineral fertilizers. You can add them directly into the hole, in the amount of about a handful of humus, a glass of ash and 50 grams of superphosphate. All components must be thoroughly mixed with soil before planting the seeds.

It is recommended to plant nutmeg pumpkin varieties as seedlings. The seeds are pre-soaked in an ash solution, then sown in cups with moist soil. In this case, the timing of planting pumpkin seedlings is calculated so that at the time of planting the plants are 25-30 days old. Add 5 days for seed germination and emergence of seedlings.

The best time to plant pumpkin seeds in the ground is the second ten days of May, when frosts no longer threaten young plants, the ground is sufficiently warmed up, at this time viburnum is already blooming and peonies are blooming.

According to folk traditions, the best day for planting seeds is on Yuri's day, in the morning.But it’s okay if circumstances do not allow you to plant the seeds on this very day - it has been tested many times from our own experience - planting in moist, warm soil enriched with fertilizers gives a very good harvest, regardless of the planting date.

Before planting in the ground, it is advisable to soak pumpkin seeds in an ash solution for 10-12 hours at temperatures up to 40 degrees. Plants are sown to a depth of approximately 5 cm, 4-5 seeds are placed in a hole. Row spacing should be approximately 1.5 m, in the row between plants - 1.2 m.