When do pumpkins mature and come on the market? What is the best variety?

Pumpkin, also known as pumpkin, pumpkin, rice melon, etc., for the gourd family pumpkin annual trailing herbs, high nutritional value. So when will pumpkins mature and go on sale? Which variety is the best?

When pumpkins are ripe and on the market:

Pumpkin is a mature vegetable in late summer and early autumn. it usually floats from May to July and fruit from July to September. It usually goes on the market in 10 days after the fruit, but it takes about a month to turn yellow. The pedicel of pumpkin is stout, angled and grooved, 5-7 cm long, and the pedicel expands into a trumpet. The shape of bottle gourd varies from variety to breed, and there are often several longitudinal grooves or none on the outside. Seeds numerous, long-ovate or oblong, gray-white, margin thin.

[place of origin of pumpkin]

Pumpkin originated from Mexico to Central America, has been cultivated for 9,000 years, Columbus brought it back to Europe, and then introduced by Portugal to Japan, Indonesia, the Philippines and other places, the Ming Dynasty began to enter China. It is widely cultivated all over the world, with the largest cultivated area in Asia, followed by Europe and South America. It is widely planted in the north and south of China, the most widely planted in the northeast, especially in Heilongjiang.

[efficacy and function of pumpkin]

1, detoxification: pumpkin contains vitamins and pectin, pectin has a good adsorption, can bond and eliminate bacterial toxins and other harmful substances in the body, such as lead, mercury and radioactive elements in heavy metals, can play a detoxification role.

2, help digestion: pectin contained in pumpkin can also protect gastric mucous membrane, avoid rough food stimulation, promote ulcer healing, suitable for patients with stomach disease, the ingredients can promote bile secretion, strengthen gastrointestinal peristalsis, help food digestion.

3. Reduce blood sugar: pumpkin is rich in cobalt, which can activate the metabolism of the human body, promote hematopoiesis, and participate in the synthesis of vitamin B12 in the human body, which has a special effect on preventing and treating diabetes and reducing blood sugar.

4. anti-cancer effect: pumpkin can eliminate the mutation of carcinogen nitrosamine, has anti-cancer effect, and can help the recovery of liver and kidney function and enhance the regeneration ability of liver and kidney cells.

5. Promote growth: pumpkin is rich in zinc, which participates in the synthesis of nucleic acid and protein in human body. it is an inherent component of adrenocortical hormone and an important substance for human growth and development.

Which pumpkin varieties are the best?

There are many types of pumpkin varieties, most of them are late-maturing varieties, and there are also mid-and early-maturing varieties. According to the shape of melon, it can be divided into many types. From the skin color is also different, there are dark green, yellow-red, orange-red and green skin scattered yellow-red spots and other different colors. At present, most of the cultivated varieties are local varieties. Here are several main representative varieties:

(1) Boshan long pumpkin: local variety in Boshan District, Zibo City, Shandong Province. The stem is trailing, the plant growth potential and branching are strong. Leaf blade large, dark green, palmately pentagonal. The first female flower node is more than 18 nodes. Melon is slender neck cylindrical shape, melon peel dark green, melon surface smooth, wax powder. A single melon weighs about 1.5 kilograms. The growth period is 120-140 days. More resistant to virus disease and powdery mildew.

(2) Ye'er San pumpkin: a local variety in Pingyuan County, Shandong Province. The stem is trailing and strongly branched. The leaf blade is larger, palmately pentagonal. The first female flower node is located in 8-9 nodes. Precocious. Melons are oblate, tender melons are dark green with yellow and white spots. Old ripe melons are brown with fleshy spots. The surface of the melon has obvious white deep ribs and wax powder. A single melon weighs about 1.25 kilograms. The growth period is 95-105 days. It is more resistant to virus disease and not resistant to powdery mildew.

(3) calf pumpkin: a local variety in Yinan County, Shandong Province. The stem is trailing and strongly branched. The first female flower node is located in 5-8 nodes, precocious. The melon is in the shape of a cylinder with a long thick neck. Tender melon is dark green. The surface of the melon is smooth and has wax powder. A single melon weighs about 2.5 kilograms. The growth period is 95-105 days. Anti-viral disease, not resistant to powdery mildew.

(4) Zaozhuang pumpkin: local varieties in the suburbs of Zaozhuang City, Shandong Province. The stem is trailing and has strong growth potential. Strong branching. The leaf is dark green with scattered white spots and is palmately pentagonal. The first female flower node is located at 6-10 nodes, which is mid-precocious. Melon is oblate with vertical edges, tender melon skin dark green, yellow and white spots, old ripe melon skin brown yellow, flesh color spots, wax powder. The vertical diameter of melon is about 10 cm, the horizontal diameter is 18 cm, and the weight of single melon is about 1.5 kg. The old ripe melon tastes sweet, but not noodles, and the quality is good. More resistant to virus disease and powdery mildew. The growth period is 95-105 days.