Easily raise the pumpkin on the roof or balcony of the house, know the step -by -step process
Pumpkin is one of the most common vegetables in North India during the summer. People eat it differently in South India and Maharashtra. In Maharashtra, the sweet Puris of the pumpkin is made and then it is enjoyed with Srikhand. Some people say about pumpkin, it is probably very few vegetables. Some people who love it now like to grow in a kitchen garden or their organic form. Pumpkin is easy to grow at home and you can easily raise your home by taking care of some things.
In June also raise the pumpkin
As such, the best time to grow pumpkin is changed. If you want, it will grow in June heat. This season, when the monsoon is slightly far away, the idea of growing pumpkin may prove that it is right. You can raise it on your home roof or garden or balcony. Apart from the pot, you can also raise pumpkin in large tires on the roof.
Soak the seeds in the water
Take a good type of pumpkin seeds, you can take the initial season or indigenous pumpkin seeds. Before sowing the seeds, soak them in water for 8-12 hours, which accelerate the germination. Pumpkin needs a sunny place, that is, a place with at least 6 to 8 hours of direct sunlight. For this, you need to choose a fertile, loose and good drainage soil.
Take care of fertilizer, sun and water
If you sow the seeds in the pot, pit 1 inch deep and add 1-2 seeds. Cover it lightly with the soil and mix the water. The seeds sprout within 5-10 days. If you sow the seeds in a container or tire or ground, sow the pumpkin seeds at a depth of 15-18 inches. Give light water every day and remember that there is no water at the root, not on the leaves. Apart from this, add cow dung or vermi compost every 15-20 days. When flowering flowering, use phosphorus and potash manure.
How to know the fruit ripe
Pumpkin allow a wine vegetables and wine to spread on earth or support the mesh so that the bell can climb up. For pest control, use neem oil and soap spray every 10 days. These are natural insect controllers, which keep the pumpkin healthy. Also, sort more foliage so that air and sunlight will continue. The pumpkin is ready 80-120 days after sowing the seeds in case of emergency. When the color of the pumpkin is darker and the stalk begins to dry, it should be understood that it is cooked. You can break it comfortably.
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