Pumpkins are all very large and bulky in our minds. Today Xiaobian is going to subvert your traditional impression of pumpkin and teach you potted mini pumpkin!
Variety selection
The suitable varieties of potted ornamental pumpkins are golden eggs, silver eggs, five-fingered mountains, golden children, jade girls, incense burners, white jade, golden apples, small wall clocks, a little green, a little yellow, a small pillow, a crown and so on.
Banana pumpkin
This is a new variety of pumpkin, the appearance of yellow orange orange looks the same as bananas, compared with ordinary pumpkins, banana pumpkin tastes crisper, rich in vitamins, but also can be eaten raw, smells a faint aroma.
Mini pumpkin
This pumpkin is much smaller than the general pumpkin, when ripe, the bright yellow pumpkin with orange and yellow stripes, mini pumpkin is also suitable for planting at home, put a pot at home, and when it is ripe, it is like a small yellow lantern hanging on the branches, both edible and ornamental value, eating sweet, delicate and smooth, and beauty effect.
Flying saucer pumpkin
This is a variant of the pumpkin, if you plant such a pot on the balcony of your home, you can definitely attract the attention of friends, placed at home also has a good ornamental value, and the nutritional value of the flying saucer pumpkin is also very high, for arteriosclerosis has a good therapeutic effect, planting a pot at home, eat and pick, very convenient.
Creamy pumpkin
Cream pumpkin is the latest introduction of a variety, high sugar content, taste smooth, the most important thing is that its growth cycle is very short, about three months can mature, but because of the relatively small number of planting, so its price is also more expensive.
Balcony planting
Unlike other potted vegetable cultivation, planting pumpkins requires a stand to form a three-dimensional planting for the growth of pumpkins, which saves more space and meets the planting on the balcony.
Plant pumpkins on the balcony, of course, choose the right variety, and each pumpkin plant will harvest small pumpkins.
Pumpkin cultivation small month calendar: At a suitable temperature for growth, the growth calendar of different varieties will be slightly different. But in general, transplantation is carried out about 10 days after sowing, and harvesting can be prepared 3 months after sowing.
Timely sowing: the right temperature for growth is 25 °C. Sowing is divided into spring and autumn. Ornamental pumpkins, thicker seed skins. Before sowing, soak the seeds to germinate.
Sowing method: Wrap the pumpkin seeds in clean gauze, soak them in 30 ° C warm water for 4 to 5 hours, then scrub them clean and pick up the germination. In early spring, the temperature is low, and it needs to be placed in a 30 °C incubator to germinate. When germinating, keep the gauze moist. After 48 hours, sow when the buds are about 0.5 cm long. Before sowing, the vegetative soil is drenched in water, 3 to 4 seeds per pot, about 1 cm of soil after sowing, and drenched with water, after 3 to 4 days, the seeds will emerge. Ornamental pumpkins are mostly main vine melons, and the side vines are very few, because the melons are small and suitable for vertical (shelf or wall) cultivation.
Planting techniques
Tip 1: Pick seeds
Choose a fully ripe melon and pick the seeds inside the melon to sow. It is advisable to take the seeds that are full and free of pests and diseases, wash them and dry them in a cool place, and store them for sowing in the coming year.
Tip two: Pick the right moment
The planting season is from February to March, and the seeds can also be sown in the autumn in the southern region.
Tip three: on-demand
Balcony potted pumpkin commonly used on demand method: 1. 2 to 3 grains per hole; 2. Seed tip facing down; 3. Cover the soil 2 to 3 cm; 4. Water thoroughly after completion; germinate at about 1 to 2 weeks at 5.25 °C ~ 30 °C. When the temperature is low, it can be properly soaked in warm water to promote seeds, and covered with film insulation.
Tip 4: Transplanting and colonization
When 3 to 5 true leaves are grown, robust, pest-free seedlings can be selected for colonization on sunny afternoons. When planting, don't be greedy, just 1 plant per pot. The planting depth is suitable for the cotyledons to be leveled and watered. If it is live broadcast, it is necessary to remove the sick and weak seedlings, leaving 1 seedling per hole.
Precautions
Axillary buds grow on the main branch of the pumpkin, which continue to grow and become a side branch. Remove all the remaining unneeded axillary buds, leaving only the main branch and 1 to 2 side branches. Keep one axillary bud that grows well from the 5th to 6th section of the lower number, and cut off the other axillary buds with scissors.
Insert a set of tower stands and tie a vertical lanyard. The branches climb upwards in a spiral around the scaffold. Next, the pumpkin begins to set fruit. The expansion of the root ovary of the female flower is easily recognizable. Keep one fruit on the main vine and one fruit on the side vine, and the rest are all plucked, which is the fruit picking. Leaf color changes, additional fertilizer, topdressing recommended use [daotom balcony garden special fruit and vegetable type water-soluble fertilizer]
Final Note:
1. Pumpkin root system is strong, has strong water absorption and drought resistance, large and many leaves, transpiration is exuberant, so the water demand is very large. If the tip of the young stem is not collected for consumption in the early stage, the water should be controlled; after the beginning of the melon, it is necessary to ensure sufficient water to avoid drought.
2. About 10 days after colonization, spray a thin organic fertilizer, mainly nitrogen fertilizer. When the female flowers begin to grow, the decomposing organic fertilizer is applied, mainly phosphorus and potassium fertilizer. After each harvest, a thin decomposing organic fertilizer based on nitrogen fertilizer is sprayed once.
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