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How to prevent and control fruit rot in mini pumpkins?
How to prevent and control fruit rot in mini pumpkins? Please introduce the control methods. Pumpkin fruit rot, also called flower rot, when it strikes the fruit is covered in black fuzz, usually the one that has just set at the very top. The lesions first appear at the withered flower, then invade from the stem end and gradually spread to the young fruit; the affected fruit rots from the top...
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The correct method for harvesting and sun-drying pumpkin seeds
How are pumpkin seeds harvested and sun-dried? Here are the following methods for harvesting and sun-drying pumpkin seeds for reference: 1. Harvesting the pumpkins. Harvest in batches according to the ripeness of the pumpkins, and stack them in batches. 2. After-ripening. The after-ripening of pumpkins is very important for promoting plump seeds and increasing the yield and quality of white pumpkin seeds. Larger pumpkins with better ripeness...
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What are some practical ways to increase pumpkin yields?
What are some practical ways to increase pumpkin yields? Please give me some advice. To increase pumpkin yields, you can refer to the following methods (I hope some of them suit you): 1. Pinching off the growing tip: when the vine reaches 2 m, remove the growing point of the main vine. In this way, the main vine whose growing point has been removed will produce 3 to 4 branch vines, and let the branch vines flower and set fruit....
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What are the ways to increase pumpkin yields? Practical tips shared
What are the ways to increase pumpkin yields? Please introduce a few useful ones. To increase pumpkin yields, besides selecting excellent varieties, sowing at the right time, and fertilizing reasonably, during the cultivation and management process, you can refer to the following methods: Pinching the top: when the vine grows to 2 m, remove the growing point of the main vine, and 3 to 4 side vines will grow....
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What planting methods can increase pumpkin yields?
What methods can increase pumpkin yields when growing them? Please advise. When growing pumpkins, you often encounter many pumpkin flowers but few fruits. To avoid this, the following rural cultivation techniques can be adopted to increase yields: 1. Timely topping: when the vine grows to 2 m, remove the growing point of the main vine so that the main vine produces 3-4 branches, and...
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How should pumpkin seeds be treated before planting?
How should pumpkin seeds be treated when planting? Please give guidance. When planting pumpkins, the seeds can be treated before sowing by referring to the following methods: Seed quantity and treatment: 1. Use 8 packets of seed per mu. 2. Sun the seeds for 1-2 hours before sowing. 3. Soak the seeds in 55°C warm water (two parts boiling water mixed with one part cold water) mixed with a 500-fold dilution of carbendazim for 30 minutes, then soak them in clean water for 6-12 hours, scoop them out and rub them with your hands a few times to remove the waxy coating on the seeds.
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How should base fertilizer be applied correctly when growing pumpkins?
How do you apply base fertilizer when growing pumpkins? Please advise. Base fertilizer for pumpkins is mainly organic fertilizer, combined with a nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium compound fertilizer. Commonly used base fertilizers include barnyard manure, compost or green manure, etc., applied in fairly large amounts, generally accounting for 1/3 to 1/2 of the total fertilizer application, with 3000 to 4000 kg of organic fertilizer applied per 667 sq m. All or...
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How can pumpkin cultivation achieve high yields?
How can pumpkin cultivation achieve high yields? Please introduce the cultivation methods. To achieve high yields in pumpkin cultivation, you can refer to the following methods: First, apply sufficient base fertilizer. Pumpkin growth requires plenty of water and fertilizer; sufficient base fertilizer must be applied at planting, and adequate fertilizer and water supply must be ensured during the growing period. Second, top the vines at the right time. When the pumpkin vine grows to 2 m...
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What are the methods for preventing and treating pumpkin fruit abortion?
What methods can prevent and treat pumpkin fruit abortion? Please advise. The phenomenon in which a pumpkin dies after growing to about the size of a fist is called fruit abortion. The main causes of pumpkin fruit abortion are: (1) Recently excessively high temperatures are unfavorable for pumpkin fruit set and fruit enlargement, causing fruit abortion. (2) Too much fertilizer and water, especially after pumpkin harvest, and when pruning cannot keep up, often causes the pumpkin vines to grow excessively, leading to spindly overgrowth of the plants, which easily causes fruit abortion.
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Correct Methods and Techniques for Fertilizing Pumpkins
How should pumpkins be fertilized? Here is a detailed introduction. When growing pumpkins, fertilization can follow the methods below: (1) Grow strong seedlings: Pumpkin cultivation has two methods: seedling transplanting and direct sowing in the open field. Early-maturing cultivation all uses seedling transplanting, while mid- and late-maturing cultivation can use direct sowing. ① Seedling raising: Early-maturing varieties include Niutui Pumpkin, Guizhou Xiaoqinggua, Ye'ersan Pumpkin, Xiaomopan, etc.; mid-maturing varieties include Shizimei Pumpkin, Hanchuan Shibing, etc.; late-maturing varieties include Boshanchang, Pillow, Tiepi, Damopan, etc.
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