Development of nutrient soil for ornamental pumpkin
You can choose pond mud or garden soil without melons. After drying, disinfection and crushing, it is mixed with peat soil, perlite, river sand and other substrates, and then mixed with compound fertilizer to form nutrient soil. Put coarse grains at the bottom of the pot, and the soil only needs to be placed in the 3/4 position of the flowerpot.
Planting ornamental pumpkins
25℃ is the suitable temperature for ornamental pumpkin growth. Spring and autumn are sowing seasons. Before sowing, you should soak the seeds to accelerate germination. Wrap the seeds with clean gauze, soak them in warm water of 30 degrees for 4-5 hours, rub them clean, and then pick them up for germination. Sow nutrient soil after watering, 3-4 grains per pot. After sowing, the soil should be covered 1cm deep and watered.
Planting ornamental pumpkins in flowerpots
Choose a flowerpot with the right size. When placing the flowerpot, put a small amount of river sand at the bottom of the flowerpot, add a proper amount of sesame paste residue as base fertilizer, fill in nutrient soil, plant, compact the soil and pour thoroughly.
Timely shaping of ornamental pumpkins
When ornamental pumpkins grow to about 15cm, topping is carried out to promote branch development. When the branches grow to the height of 10cm, they are topped again, usually 3-4 times. When plants grow to 25-30 cm, scaffolding should be set up to draw vines. The material can be palisade bamboo or iron branch. When the leaves are too dense, it is necessary to pick the leaves and ventilate them to enhance the light and make the plants beautiful.