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- Grow pumpkin by hand - that's how it gets round
- Breeding in the house paves the way to magnificent pumpkins
- Transplant correctly with ease
- Tips & Tricks
Grow pumpkin by hand - that's how it gets round
In the hobby garden, squash again ranks high on the popularity scale. Find out here how to easily grow the delicious and decorative fruit vegetables in your garden. So it will be a success all along the line.
Breeding in the house paves the way to magnificent pumpkins
Experienced hobby gardeners favor the cultivation in the house, in particular for a convincing reason: The culture period is extended by a remarkable 3 weeks.Considering a considerable aging time of an average of 100 days, the arguments for direct sowing are thus lost. In the Central European climate, the window of opportunity for the cultivation of pumpkin beats very early.
The sowing in the house should not take place before mid-April. Given the short germination period of one week with a subsequent three-week growth phase, the young plants arrive at the right time in the field. In mid-May, the planting begins - not earlier and not later.
Transplant correctly with ease
The location claims of Kürbis are limited to two central attributes: sunny and nutrient-rich. If properties are added, such as permeable, fresh and humus, nothing stands in the way of lush growth. How to plant the young plants:
The care work is limited to regular weeding, watering and fertilizing. Strive for particularly large pumpkins, limit the number of fruits per plant by targeted Ausbizen. Experienced hobby gardeners do not leave the pollination to chance, if they want to breed a certain type of pumpkin. With a few simple steps a selected female flower is dusted with the male pendant and tied with gauze.
Tips & Tricks
An ingenious plant neighbor enters pumpkin with corn. The high-quality corn plants serve pumpkin tendrils as a natural climbing aid. At the same time, corn acts as an effective windbreak, while pumpkin reduces soil erosion.