Tips for increasing pumpkin production

In order to improve the yield of pumpkin, in addition to selecting excellent varieties, timely sowing and reasonable fertilization, the following methods can be adopted in the process of cultivation and management, which can increase the yield by more than 30%.

Take the top? When the melon vine grows to 2 meters, pick off the growth point of the main vine, and it can grow 3-4 branches.

Set up a fight? In order to create a good light transmission and ventilation condition for pumpkins, it is necessary to build scaffolding, the specific method is: when the vine grows to 2 meters, lead the vine to the scaffolding, be careful not to break the vine. After building scaffolding, pumpkins will reduce diseases and insect pests, thus greatly increasing the rate of sitting melons.

Pollination? Using artificial pollination, the effect of increasing yield is particularly significant. The method is: cover the soon-to-open and pollinated female flowers with melon leaves to prevent Rain Water from soaking in. At about 9 o'clock the next morning, pick the male flowers from the different plants and cover them over the female flowers, and remove the covered male flowers 2-3 days later.

Picking leaves? On the flowering and fruiting vines, remove the foot leaves and old yellow leaves in time, and remove 30% of the male flowers, which can not only ventilate and penetrate the light, but also avoid the consumption of nutrients.

Bury the stem? In the later stage of pumpkin growth, that is, after 2 to 3 batches of melons, when some wax yellow leaves appear on the roots, the adventitious roots growing on the vine nodes are buried, which can increase the yield by 30%. The specific method is: choose fertile vegetable garden soil mixed with a small amount of organic fertilizer and quick-acting chemical fertilizer, bury 4-6 stems, the thickness of the soil is about 20 cm, to ensure that there is enough length of buried stems, if the length of the stem between the ground and the frame is too short. You can combine the vines on the shelf and retract the part of the main stem properly, but do not pull hard, transfer the stem vine, and the soil layer should be buried firmly to facilitate the growth of adventitious roots. At the same time, special attention should be paid to mastering the time of burying stems. Too early, it is easy to cause overgrowth; too late, adventitious root germination and growth is slow.