When is the right time to plant pumpkins?

Wondering when is the right time to plant pumpkins? Not all weather is suitable for planting it. The worst thing for her is frost. They are destructive, the seeds freeze and rot. Therefore, the optimal time of year is the second half of May, when uninvited frosts are unlikely to arrive and take you by surprise. When to plant a pumpkin used to be determined by folk signs. During the flowering of viburnum and peonies. Pumpkin is a heat-loving plant; the temperature on the thermometer should not be lower than 20 degrees Celsius.

When choosing a location on a site, it is worth considering its features. Since the plant is heat-loving, we allocate a place on the south side. Good predecessors are potatoes, onions, beets, and peppers.

To harvest a good harvest, take care of fertilizers. One square meter requires 6 - 8 kg of humus. But you can also follow the path of least resistance. Before planting, place humus in each hole. Its depth is 30 cm, 80% humus and 20% earth.

Nutmeg pumpkin varieties are planted in seedlings. First, the seeds are soaked in an ash solution for 12 hours. Then they take it out and plant it flat in a pot to a depth of 6 cm. On the fifth day, the seeds will sprout. The seedlings are planted in a permanent place of growth after a month.

Most often, pumpkins are planted directly into the ground. But before planting, the seeds are prepared. The seeds are heated at a temperature of 40 degrees for 10 hours. Then they are soaked for 12 hours in an ash solution. When choosing a place to grow on a site, you need to take into account the characteristics of the pumpkin. Since she is heat-loving, then give her the south side.And from the north, plant corn or climbing beans. the distance between the rows is 1.5 meters, planted to a depth of 8 cm, before putting the seeds in the hole, it is watered. Place 3 - 4 seeds.