
Garden 2025-02-22 09:58:45
How to Grow Pumpkins Successfully: Best Watering and Fertilization Tips
How to Grow Pumpkins Successfully: Best Watering and Fertilization Tips
To achieve high yields, pumpkins require proper watering and fertilization. Here’s what you should use:
1. Watering
- Seedling stage: Water moderately to keep the soil moist but not waterlogged.
- Flowering and fruit-setting stage: Increase watering, especially in the early morning or late afternoon.
- Fruit development stage: Maintain soil moisture without overwatering to prevent fungal diseases.
2. Fertilization
Organic Fertilizers (Improve soil health and long-term plant growth)
- Decomposed animal manure (cow, chicken, goat, etc.): Applied as a base fertilizer before planting to enrich the soil.
- Worm castings: Enhance root growth and soil structure.
- Organic compost: Provides essential micronutrients and boosts plant immunity.
Inorganic Fertilizers (Use properly to avoid plant damage)
- Nitrogen (N): Promotes strong growth in young plants (e.g., urea, fish-based fertilizers).
- Phosphorus (P): Encourages root development (e.g., superphosphate).
- Potassium (K): Enhances fruit quality, making it firm and less likely to crack (e.g., potassium chloride or organic potassium).
3. Fertilization Schedule
- Before planting (base fertilizer): Apply decomposed manure + phosphorus.
- First top dressing (after first true leaves appear): Use diluted nitrogen and potassium, combined with worm castings.
- Second top dressing (before flowering): Add more potassium to encourage abundant flowering and reduce flower drop.
- Third top dressing (during fruit growth): Supplement with potassium and organic fertilizers for better fruit development.
🌱 Tip: Combine fertilization with proper watering and consider using biofertilizers (such as EM) to enhance soil quality and plant resistance.
News in the same category


Unlocking the Secret Health Benefits of Common Mallow: Nature’s Wonder Herb for Wellness

Essential Knowledge for Growing Cassava Successfully

Growing Kale: Planting, Care, and Harvesting Tips

Just 1 Cup Makes Peace Lilies Bloom with So Many Flowers

How to Grow Watermelons at Home: A Guide for Small Spaces & Balconies

How to Grow a Banana Tree at Home and Never Buy Bananas Again

Here’s How to Grow Calamansi at Home — No Farm Needed

How to grow tulips indoors – a step-by-step guide to forcing these beautiful bulbs

How to Grow Habanero Peppers in Pots

Grow These 5 Garden Beans This Summer

Why Asians Are Rushing to Grow This “Miracle Tree”: Heals Like Medicine, Sells Like Gold

How to Grow and Care for Dieffenbachia

How to Grow and Care for Phalaenopsis Orchids Indoors

Portulaca in Pots: The Complete Guide to Growing Colorful & Drought-Tolerant Flowers Outdoors

10 Tips for Growing Superb Spring Spinach

How to Make Rose Petal Lemonade – A Refreshing Homemade Drink

How to Grow Carrots at Home in Containers Starting with a Single Carrot

Turn a small corner of your house into a mini chili garden – both beautiful and useful!

12 Homemade fertilizers for plants easy to find at home
News Post

Common Veggies Linked to Cancer Risk — Experts Urge Immediate Caution
Facts 19/07/2025 00:39

5 kitchen appliances you will regret if you don't buy soon
Tips 18/07/2025 16:48

Hormone-injected shrimp has 4 obvious signs, no matter how cheap it is, definitely DO NOT BUY
Tips 18/07/2025 16:41

Wild leaves, used to make tea, make diabetes and high blood pressure "terrify"
Facts 18/07/2025 13:54

Experts point out vegetables that are easily contaminated with heavy metals
Tips 18/07/2025 13:50

Bacteria levels exceed the standard by 600 times! Don't use this hand sanitizer!
Facts 18/07/2025 13:45

There was a mole on my leg that I thought was normal, but it kept getting bigger and bigger, but it turned out to be cancerous.
Health 18/07/2025 11:03

Astronomer CEO Andy Byron's "Affair" With Kristin Cabot Caught On Camera During Coldplay Concert, Chris Martin Reacts
Facts 18/07/2025 09:40

4 Common Mistakes When Eating Seafood That Could Land You in the Hospital
Health 17/07/2025 23:47

9 “Clean” Habits That Are Actually Super Unhygienic
Facts 17/07/2025 23:32

Boost Hydration and Fight Free Radicals: Enjoy a Daily Glass of Celery Juice
Health 17/07/2025 23:31

He Ignored the Signs, Thinking It Was a Ca.n.ker Sor.e—Now His T.o.n.gue Is Gone!
Health 17/07/2025 11:14

Couple suffers heart and liver d.a.m.age... after eating white mushrooms
Health 17/07/2025 10:11

First Aid for Jellyfish Stings: What Science Says You Should (and Shouldn’t) Do
Tips 17/07/2025 09:31

Pouring Hot Vinegar Into the Toilet May Seem Wasteful
Tips 16/07/2025 23:42

Health Warning! Peeing in the shower can severely harm your bladder and pelvic health
Health 16/07/2025 23:36

Experts Reveal: The Real Carb Bomb Isn’t White Rice
Facts 16/07/2025 23:29

Top 7 Foods To Protect Your Bladder — Plus 7 You’d Better Avoid
Health 16/07/2025 23:22

Helped Uncle Treat Can.cer but Received a Mysterious Bag in Return
Facts 16/07/2025 23:04

Woman drank 8 limes daily to detox—paid the price for trusting social media advice
Facts 16/07/2025 23:00