How to grow pumpkin in open ground?

It is difficult to find a gardener who has never wondered about how to grow pumpkin. And this is not surprising, because this culture has excellent taste and extraordinary healing qualities, it has found wide application not only in cooking, but also in folk medicine and cosmetology. In addition, most varieties of pumpkin are very unpretentious in care, and even not the most experienced gardener can reap a rich harvest.

So, how to grow pumpkin in open ground? Fertile, nutrient-rich soil is the key to getting a good harvest, so the area where the pumpkin will be grown needs to be prepared in the fall (apply 8-10 kilograms of manure per square meter). In the spring, the soil must be dug up and potassium salt and superphosphate added. Pumpkin seeds should be germinated before planting. To do this, they are placed in a plate on a piece of cloth moistened with water, covered with a second plate and placed in a warm place until the first sprouts appear on them. Planting pumpkins in open ground held in the first half of June. It is necessary to place the seeds in holes located at a distance of a meter and a half from each other, and immediately fill the soil with plenty of water and mulch it with peat or dry humus.

Further care for the pumpkin consists of regular watering, fertilizing, loosening the soil and taking measures to control pests and diseases.This crop produces a large amount of vegetative mass (stems and leaves) and fruits, so it extremely needs frequent feeding, for which It is better to use liquid fertilizers.