To Make The Pumpkin Large And Tasty

2024 Author: Gavin MacAdam | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 13:38

I would like the pumpkin to be both large and tasty. How do you achieve this balance? There are secrets that help you achieve these goals at the same time, without compromising any of them

Pumpkin on a warm featherbed

It's time to start thinking about harvesting a good pumpkin harvest next year this fall. The trick is that in the middle lane, the pumpkin may not have enough heat to fully reveal its flavor characteristics. And we will prepare a warm place for her, where the orange-sided beauty will be warm and comfortable.

Sometimes the pumpkin is allotted a place on the compost heap so as not to sow in cold ground. But this is not the best option, since organic structures are often placed in a relatively shady corner. Here, your lady will grow up to be a big sight for the eyes, but her taste will not be present in the proper measure of pleasant sweetness. Pumpkin likes a sunny place more - in such conditions it accumulates sugar better. Therefore, it is recommended for her to arrange a special "feather bed" in the open sunlight area. And with the arrival of autumn, even cut off large leaves that shade the fruit from the lashes.

To "cover" a featherbed for the pumpkin, on the part of the garden where it is planned to "house" your pet, they dig a shallow trench and put organic matter into it: plant residues, interlayering with decomposed manure. It is recommended to cover this mixture with a film and do not forget to water. Next year, seedlings are planted here (at the beginning of summer) or sowing is carried out directly on these beds (at the end of spring). With this method, you can do without feeding during the summer.

I sit high - I grow well

Instead of the "classic" compost recipe, you can arrange warm tall beds, which, in addition to soil, will contain vegetable tops and leaves, crushed bark and sawdust. Top up with a layer of earth mixed with ash. The height of such a “sofa” should be about 30-40 cm. For the winter, you can additionally cover it with non-woven fabric.

If this has not been taken care of in advance, when planting a pumpkin, you need to take into account that it will grow better on loose nutrient soils. Loose soils that are heavy or damp.

How to feed the lady pumpkin?

Top dressing on ordinary beds is carried out during the summer with complex mineral fertilizer and manure infusion. You should not get too carried away with organic matter during cultivation, since the whips stretch well from this and the greens grow abundantly, but such a development occurs to the detriment of the fruiting process. But when the leaves turn yellow, this often indicates that it is time to fertilize the ground under the plant. Also, do not neglect the feeding of ash.

Gentle harvesting

You need to remove the pumpkin from the garden before the arrival of frost. Outwardly, it gives the impression of being strong, hardened, but if the skin freezes, putrefactive processes can begin to develop inside. Therefore, it must be collected from the beds carefully, without scratching the surface of the fruit. The stalk is not twisted and the lashes are not torn off, but cut with a sharp knife at a height of about 5 cm.

To make the pumpkin even tastier

Experienced gardeners and chefs advise against using pumpkin for cooking immediately. After lying down for a month or two, it will become much tastier. But in order to achieve this, it should be stored in appropriate conditions. You should not leave the pumpkin in the cold. The optimum storage temperature is within + 10 … + 17? С. The mass of the crop is left in the cellar, which is intended for fattening livestock and poultry.

Another subtlety is that, first of all, it is better to eat larger fruits. Smaller copies will be stored longer. Those who are going to save the seeds for sowing need to dry them thoroughly and keep them in a dry, warm place.