How to cultivate and manage "Four Seasons Green" pumpkin? Experience farmers say this...

Four Seasons Green Pumpkin is a hybrid pumpkin prepared by Shaoxing Agricultural Science Institute. It has the characteristics of early maturity, short vines, many fruits, high quality, high yield and good resistance. It has been popularized well in recent years, so how to cultivate and manage the "four Seasons Green" pumpkin? An experienced melon farmer shared his planting experience.

I. seed treatment

The seed shell of four seasons green pumpkin is thicker than that of ordinary pumpkin. in order to improve the germination rate, the head of pumpkin seed tip can be gently opened with pliers or teeth (unsterilized seeds) before soaking, soak 4hr in 30 ℃ warm water, then wrap it in a wet towel and put it in a warm place. Look at its germination after a day, if the germination is less, rinse with 30 ℃ warm water, then wrap it in a wet towel and put it in a warm facility, observe it every few hours, and then sow after the seed bud has grown.

2. Sowing and raising seedlings

With the general pumpkin varieties, can be direct seeding or nutrition bowl seedlings.

III. Transplanting and planting

The pumpkin of this variety bears melons early, so the seedling age should not be too long, and it is appropriate to transplant when the first real leaf is unfolded. The planting density is about 700m / mu in summer and 900m / mu in winter and 0.5x1.5 m / mu in winter. Strong and good seedlings are selected for transplanting. Farmers with high technical level can also use the method of direct broadcast in the field, but they should pay attention to the harm of insects and rats, and shade properly at the same time.

IV. Fertilizer and water management

The basic fertilizer is fully applied at one time before transplanting, generally about 1000 kg per mu of pig pen fertilizer is applied in the middle of the melon line; when transplanting, 20 kg of compound fertilizer is applied under and next to the roots of pumpkin seedlings (must not be in direct contact with pumpkin roots). After transplanting, the roots are dotted with thin human feces to survive, and then the times and quantity of topdressing are determined according to the growth situation, and the principles are as follows: early foot, mid-term replenishment, and later control.

Fifth, pruning and thinning fruit

This variety of pumpkin has the characteristics of short vines and more branches, so it is generally appropriate to adopt single vine pruning in cultivation, or double vine pruning in fields with high fertility. For example, it is disadvantageous to the growth of melons prematurely. The higher the retaining gear, the faster the speed of growing melons and the bigger the body of melons. Therefore, to retain melons according to the market demand, generally 1 Murray 2 young melons should be removed.

6. Pollination and sitting melon

"four Seasons Green" pumpkin has more female flowers and few male flowers, so artificial pollination must be carried out in protected cultivation. In the case of insufficient male flowers, any other male flowers of pumpkin can be used; other varieties with more male flowers must be planted in open field cultivation to ensure the expansion of pumpkin fruit.

VII. Disease and pest control

It is necessary to timely control diseases and insect pests such as powdery mildew, virus diseases, aphids, mites, leaf miners and diamondback moths.

Generally speaking, "Siji Green" pumpkin variety has good early maturity, wide adaptability, high yield, high temperature tolerance and good quality, so it is suitable to be popularized and planted as vegetable pumpkin in the whole province.