Pumpkin has a high yield, rich nutrition, and high edible and medicinal value. It can replace grain in barren years, so pumpkin is also known as "rice melon". Many people like to plant pumpkins, and many friends will plant them in the fields or in front and behind houses. However, many people may experience the phenomenon of less or even only growing seedlings when planting pumpkins, resulting in a serious decrease in the yield of pumpkins. So, how can we make pumpkins bear more pumpkins?
Pumpkin planting techniques:
1. Pumpkin Picking in Time
When the vine of a melon grows to about 2 meters in length, it is necessary to remove the growth point of the main vine, so that the main vine can grow branch vines and promote the vine to bloom and bear fruit.
2. Pumpkin prevents overgrowth
Lengthy vines can lead to a decrease in the number of pumpkin fruits, so it is necessary to prevent them from growing excessively, and to control nitrogen fertilizer appropriately and increase phosphorus and potassium fertilizer. You can use a knife to make a small cut in the middle of the vine 30 centimeters from the root, and then insert a small piece of charcoal into the small cut to control the growth of the vine.
3. Pumpkin support rack
When the vine of the melon vine grows to 3 meters, it is necessary to lead the vine onto the rack because everyone knows that the weight of the pumpkin is relatively heavy, and choosing this rack should bear the weight of the pumpkin. This can reduce pests and diseases, improve the melon sitting rate, and importantly, prevent the melon from rotting.
4. Sprinkle and drizzle on the pumpkin
Due to the relatively large size of pumpkins, timely fertilization management should be carried out during the fruit stage to improve yield and quality. Spraying foliar fertilizer and root forest flushing fertilizer can be used during fertilization.
When the pumpkin bears fruit, foliar fertilizer should be sprayed every 10 days to efficiently absorb it through the stomata on the surface of the pumpkin leaves. When spraying, it should be sprayed on the back of the leaves, not on the pumpkin, as this can easily damage the melon and affect its harvest effect. Leaf fertilizer can also be sprayed together with pesticides, but remember to spray in the morning or evening because the evaporation of the fertilizer on the back reduces the spraying effect.
