The melons are strong, round and vertical, and the colors are yellow, black and green. At that time, people called yellow pumpkins and black and green pumpkins. In fact, the species in a garden are different, and farmers are not strong enough to distinguish them. However, at that time, southerners called it Beigua because it came from the north.
Later, pumpkins were widely planted in the south, and because of climate and geological reasons, the taste of pumpkins was unique compared with that of the north, and it was relatively easier to grow. Therefore, people also call it pumpkin.
Pumpkin is an annual creeping herb belonging to Cucurbitaceae. Its stems are often rooted in nodes, petioles are stout, leaves are broadly oval or oval, texture is slightly soft, veins are raised, tendrils are slightly stout, monoecious, and fruit stalks are stout, with edges and grooves. Depending on the species, there are often several longitudinal grooves or no longitudinal grooves outside. Many seeds, ovoid or oblong.
Native to Mexico to Central America, it is widely cultivated all over the world. Introduced to China in Ming Dynasty, it is now widely cultivated in north and south.
Pumpkin propagation method:
Sowing: 2-3 seeds per hole, with the tips of seeds facing down, covered with soil for 2-3 cm, watered and permeable, and germinated at 25-30℃ for about 1-2 weeks.
Live broadcast: In the first winter, you can clean the ground, apply sufficient fertilizer, and bury seeds in the second spring in March. Because the seedlings are long and grow fast, they need to be fertilized in April, May and June, so pay attention to watering. Pumpkin management is relatively extensive, because the root system is developed and the leaves take root between nodes, so we should pay attention to cultivating the soil in order to absorb nutrients.
A pumpkin seedling can grow many branches. In order not to make the nutrients too dispersed, it is necessary to cross, and 2-3 main vines are left in one seedling. According to the soil fertility and the growth of pumpkin seedlings, the terminal buds can be removed after several births. As long as the soil is fertile, pumpkins should be watered and fertilized frequently. Generally, 3-5 leaves slip a melon, and more melons will not grow up. Buds are very easy to grow in the axils of melons, so attention should be paid to removing them, otherwise they will compete with melons for nutrition, and the melons will wither and fall off due to insufficient nutrition.