Pumpkin description
Pumpkin, commonly known as kaddu in India, is very easy to
grow in the home garden. Pumpkin is a low-maintenance vegetable that can be
grown in warm climates.
Kaddu is round, beautiful with
slightly rubbed skin, delicious, and have too many health benefits; looking
cute, and attractive and they are extremely tasty. You can easily grow pumpkins
in the container because it does not need much space to grow and place them on
your balcony, terrace, or garden. Read the information below if you want to
learn how to grow pumpkins at home. Buy the best Quality Pumpkin Hybrid Seeds
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About
this item
- Number of Pumpkin seeds (kaddu ke beej): 15 Seeds
- Growing season: Throughout the year
- Where to grow: Balcony or terrace garden
- Sowing method: Direct or Seedling transplant
- Germination temperature: 18 to 30°C
- Germination Time: 6 to 10 days from sowing
- Harvesting: 100 to 120 days
- Plant vigor: strong plant
- Fruit Average weight: 4 to 6 kg
What
size grow bag is best for Pumpkin?
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Growing Season In India
Kaddu or Pumpkin grows best in the
summer and rainy seasons (March-September) moreover you can sow the seeds in
the winter season also.
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Seeds Sowing Method
Pumpkins can be grown either by
direct seeding or by the seedling method. Add organic compost in the soil with
a 2:1 ratio before sowing seed. The seeds have to be planted at a depth of
0.5-1 inch in the soil. Regular watering is important till the seeds germinate,
it will take 6-10 days to germinate. Seeds will not germinate in cold soil.
Best
Fertilize For Pumpkin Plants
Pumpkin plant does not need any feed
and grows well without fertilizer. Still apply liquid organic fertilizer like
tea compost, fish emulsion, PGP, and PROM every 20 days after transplanting.
Pumpkin
Plant Care Tips
Sunlight – Pumpkin plant needs full sunlight for good growth.
Water – Pumpkin needs lots of water for quick growth. Give
regular and deep water during summer days; keep moisture in the soil and try to
keep dry leaves and fruits. Give water 2-3 days once in winter or rainy days.
Soil – Use well-drained, fertile, loose soil high in
organic matter with 5.8 to 6.8 pH.
Temperature – Pumpkin plants are growing quickly in temperatures
between 21-32 degree Celsius.
Fertilizer – For good growth of pumpkin, give a regular treatment of
compost or manure with water.
Common pests – Squash bugs, Cucumber beetles, Aphids, Squash vine
borer, Powdery mildew, and Anthracnose are commonly found in pumpkin plants.
Use organic pesticide ‘neem oil’ it
protects the plant from harmful pests.
Support – We all know pumpkin is a vine plant and it needs support
for vertically growing. Provide a support structure for pumpkin plants like a
trellis, poles, pipe, bamboo, rope, or creeper net.
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Plant Harvest Time
Pumpkin will take 100 to 120 days
for harvesting. It will be ripe when the skin of the pumpkin will be hard. Use
a fingernail and gently try to puncture the pumpkin’s skin, if the skin dents
but doesn’t puncture, the pumpkin is ready to pick. Don’t pluck the pumpkin by
hand just cut it from the pruning scissor safely; don’t remove the plant, It will start to give the
fruit again, and it will re-grow again.
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Plant Special Features
- Common name –
Desi Kaddu, (कद्दू)
- Scientific name –
Cucurbita Moschata
- Plant Height – 5
to 15 feet
- Plant Spread –
1.5 to 3 feet
- Bloom time –
About 50-55 days after seed sowing
- Flower color –
Yellow
- Level of growing –
Easy
FAQ
(Frequently Asked Questions)
Why
are my pumpkin leaves wilting?
The main reason behind pumpkin
leaves wilting is giving less water. Give regular water on summer days and avoid
wetting the leaves.
Should
we keep the pumpkin plant indoors or outdoors?
Pumpkin is an outdoor plant because
it needs full sunlight for better growth, you can grow it indoors if plants can
get the proper sunlight, otherwise keep the pumpkin plant outdoors.
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