Cultivation techniques of ornamental Pumpkin

A variety of ornamental pumpkin series varieties are flying saucer, zebra, microphone, flower face, golden egg, silver egg, Wuzhishan, golden child, jade girl, censer, white jade, golden apple, small clock, a little green, a little yellow, small pillow, small gourd, etc., growers had better buy mixed seeds for mixed planting, planted pumpkin patterns, viewing effect is good. Second, the cultivation season and cultivation methods Ornamental pumpkin likes cold climate, not high temperature, suitable for growth temperature of 25℃. The seeds are sown in spring and autumn. Spring planting is sown in February to March, and autumn planting is sown in July to August. Sowing in spring should pay attention to cold protection. When seedlings have 2~4 true leaves, transplant them in double rows, plant spacing is about 50 cm, and 1200~1500 plants are planted per mu. Ornamental pumpkin fruit mainly vine knot melon, side vine knot melon is very few, because melon a small, suitable for vertical (rack or wall type) cultivation. More facilities (greenhouse or greenhouse, net shed, etc.) protection cultivation, but also open cultivation. Third, seeding seedlings Because ornamental pumpkin seeds are more expensive, it is advisable to take nutrition bowl seedlings. Nutrient soil preparation method: 5 parts of disease-free fertilizer mud, 2 parts of fully decomposed livestock manure, 12 parts of coal ash. In addition, each cubic meter of nutrient soil plus 2 kg ternary compound fertilizer, after mixing, sieving, disinfection can be used for seedling. Pay attention to controlling water and temperature at seedling stage to prevent excessive growth of seedlings. 4. Soil preparation and fertilization Before planting, deep ploughing and fine harrowing shall be carried out on the soil, and sufficient base fertilizer shall be applied at one time. Generally, 4200 kg of high-quality organic fertilizer, 50 kg of ternary compound fertilizer and 40 kg of calcium, magnesium and phosphorus fertilizer shall be applied per mu of land, and the fertilizer and soil shall be mixed evenly, and then the bed shall be made. 5. Planting seedlings can be planted when they have two leaves and one heart. Two rows are planted in each plot, with plant spacing of 40~50 cm. After planting, the root-fixing water is drenched. 6. After planting, when the plant height is more than 30 cm, use column (herringbone frame) or hanging wire to guide the vine, timely remove the lateral buds, keep the main vine to bear melon, and conduct artificial pollination for indoor cultivation in the shed. Water and fertilizer management is the same as ordinary pumpkin, pay attention to prevent excessive growth of plants in the early stage. Seven, harvest ornamental pumpkin melon is used as an ornamental and plaything, so must wait until the melon is fully ripe before harvesting, otherwise the storage time is not long enough (normal old ripe melon can be stored for more than half a year), will soon lose ornamental value.