Planting conditions of "King of Anti-Cancer" Pumpkin

Pumpkin is a common fruit. Eating pumpkin can reduce sugar absorption and control blood sugar. So, today, the editor will introduce to you the growing conditions of pumpkins!

1. Soil requirements

Pumpkin has a well-developed root system and strong absorption of fertilizer and water in the soil, so the requirements for soil are not strict. It can grow even in barren and arid soil and obtain a certain yield. However, when planting pumpkin, it is best to choose neutral or slightly acidic sandy soil with good drainage and fertility, which is easy to obtain high yield. When planting on fertile soil, it should be noted that if it is not managed properly, it will easily lead to the growth of pumpkin stems and leaves. It often causes falling flowers and fruits, but leads to low yield, so when planting on fertile soil, we must strengthen management, timely topping, pruning and proper close planting.

2. Moisture requirements

Pumpkin has a well-developed root system, strong drought tolerance and lax requirements for water, but its root system is mainly distributed on the surface of the soil layer, but in actual planting, it is generally shallow ploughing, so there is little water storage. When the pumpkin is luxuriant, its stems and leaves grow fast, transpiration is great, and there is a great demand for water, so it is necessary to maintain a certain humidity of the soil. In the dry season, the air humidity is low, and it is necessary to water in time. In order to avoid leaf withering and abnormal fruit, before setting fruit, the soil moisture is large, which leads to plant overgrowth, flower and fruit drop, high humidity in flowering stage and abnormal pollination.

3. Temperature requirement

Pumpkin is a temperature-loving vegetable, the suitable growth temperature is between 18 and 32 degrees, its root growth temperature is 28-32 degrees, and the lowest low temperature is 6-8 degrees. In different growth periods, pumpkin has different requirements for temperature. During germination, the suitable temperature is 25-30 degrees, seeds below 10 degrees or higher than 40 degrees can not germinate, and the suitable temperature for seedling growth is 23-25 degrees during the day and 13-15 degrees at night. The suitable temperature in vegetative growth period is 20-25 degrees, and the suitable temperature in flowering and fruit stage is 25-27 degrees, which should not be lower than 15 degrees or higher than 35 degrees. Fruits below 15 degrees develop slowly, and fruits above 35 degrees can not grow normally.

4. Lighting requirements

Pumpkin is short sunshine for a long time, and requires high intensity of light. Sufficient light is needed throughout the growing period. Under the environment of sufficient light, its plant grows well, the leaves are large, the vines are thick, and the fruit grows fast and of good quality. If the light is insufficient, the plant grows poorly, the leaves are thin and thin, and the phenomenon of falling flowers and fruits is serious. When cultivated in the high temperature season, excessive light will lead to leaf wilting. Therefore, in order to reduce the effect of strong light on it, we can use the method of intercropping with tall plants to reduce the direct light.

The above are the growing conditions of pumpkin, I hope I can help you!