Pumpkin Planting Technology and Management: When to Plant Pumpkins? Can you make money growing pumpkin?

Pumpkin can be planted in two seasons, can be planted in spring and autumn, spring planting in January, growth period of about 110 days, autumn planting in September, growth period of about 80 days. Can you make money growing pumpkins? There is money to be made, if the planting is good, it can earn a profit of about 10,000 yuan per mu, so there is still a certain market in planting pumpkins. Let's take a look at how to grow pumpkins.

1. Choose the place. Pumpkins have strong roots and are widely distributed. The sandy loam soil with deep and fertile soil, loose soil, good permeability and convenient drainage and irrigation should be selected as melon field, planned planting and flood-drought rotation to reduce the source of diseases and insect pests, especially virus disease, Fusarium wilt, vine blight and other diseases.

2. Fine soil preparation, adequate application of basic fertilizer and planting in pieces. Soil preparation should be done with two ploughs and two harrows to loosen the soil structure and create a soil environment conducive to the growth of pumpkin roots. Pumpkin has strong fertilizer absorption and tolerance, so it is necessary to apply sufficient base fertilizer, combined with soil preparation, 100 kg of rotten chicken manure or 50 kg of bean cake per mu, 30 kg of calcium magnesium phosphate fertilizer, 25 kg of compound fertilizer, and 5 kg of "Shiquan Dabu" nutrient solution. After soil preparation, get up the bed, apply sufficient basal fertilizer, plant distance 60--70cm. Each border covers a ditch of 2.8 meters, a border surface of 2.2 meters and a height of 25 centimeters.

3. Plastic film mulching. Plastic film mulching is a key technical measure for high-yield cultivation of pumpkin. Generally, the border is covered with silver and black double-sided plastic film, silver on the top and black on the bottom. Can plastic film mulching be protected? Avoid aphids, thrips and other insect vectors to transmit virus diseases; inhibit the growth of weeds; inhibit soil water evaporation, reduce irrigation times; prevent root diseases and decay caused by too much Rain Water; prevent soil erosion; keep soil loose, keep soil temperature stable, promote root development, prevent fertilizer loss, save fertilizer consumption, save labor, and harvest early. Several problems should be paid attention to when mulching with plastic film: first, the border surface should be leveled before covering the film. After covering the film, it should be pressed close to the ground; second, if the plastic film breaks, it should be sealed with soil; the third is to keep the film surface clean; the fourth is to increase the application of fertilizer, so that the organic matter can be decomposed and absorbed quickly and the plant will grow fast. if fertilizer deficiency occurs in the later stage, attention should be paid to timely topdressing, increasing the application of phosphorus and potassium fertilizer, and controlling the application of nitrogen fertilizer.