When will the pumpkin ripen? What are the planting methods?

We have all eaten pumpkin, and all kinds of tastes and practices from small to big can give it a new soul. During the period of children, people will use pumpkins as supplementary food, and when they grow up, pumpkins can make pancakes, soup, porridge and so on, carrying almost every unforgettable memory. Now there are more and more friends growing pumpkins, and there is a great market demand every year, and those who have idle land at home can be self-sufficient. So when will the pumpkin ripen? Do you know the planting method?

When will the pumpkin ripen?

Pumpkins are autumn ripe vegetables. The annual florescence is concentrated between May and July, and will be on the market ten days after the end of the flowering period. But now people who buy pumpkins generally want to cook immediately, and it will take about 30 days to turn yellow, so it will take at least a month and a half from flowering to yellowing.

II. Pumpkin planting methods

1. Colonization

After waiting for the pumpkin to appear true leaves, you can begin to plant it, and it is most appropriate to plant it on a sunny day. According to the form of one plant per pot, the depth of planting is mainly flat leaves, and remember to water after the operation is completed. If it is directly sown and planted, the seedlings that do not survive in the field need to be combed to ensure that one seedling is left in each hole.

2. Fertilization

Pumpkin fertilization is often within ten days after the completion of planting, at this time need to spray organic fertilizer, mainly nitrogen fertilizer. After fertilizing, the bracket will be built, and the pumpkin vine will continue to grow along the scaffold. After picking pumpkins, fertilizers should be applied once to ensure the supply of nutrients, and water should be applied after fertilization. The main purpose of the bracket is to circle the pumpkin vines so that the growing branches are not intertwined.

3. Field management

When pumpkins grow for a certain period of time, they will enter the flowering stage, when field management is very important. The initial stage is basically dominated by male flowers, male flowers in the early morning every day has not fully opened, Unicom pedicels picked together is edible. It is observed that topdressing is needed when the female flower appears, and the fertilizer is mainly phosphorus and potassium fertilizer. Artificial pollination takes place only when necessary, and it is most appropriate every morning before the sun comes out. If it is an extra-large pumpkin, you can hang it securely with a special net bag or a home-made pumpkin bag, which can prevent the bracket from breaking the pumpkin.

That's all for pumpkins today. Pumpkins are so nutritious that they are loved by both old people and children. If interested friends, you can try to set up a frame to plant, now the price of pumpkin in the market is relatively stable, the risk is not big, suitable for investment.