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How to feed a pumpkin so that it grows large: village tricks
04.02.2023 16:24
Updated: 13.04.2023 20:56
Many summer residents strive to make the pumpkin grow larger: such a harvest will be more than enough for the whole year.
The culture has long been used by housewives to prepare tasty and healthy dishes, so pumpkin will never be superfluous.
Despite the fact that the plant is unpretentious, timely fertilizing has a noticeable effect on the size of the fruit.
How to feed pumpkin?
Urea before planting
Anastasia Kovrizhnykh , an expert at the online publication BelNovosti, a scientist, agronomist and landscape designer, recommends adding urea even before you start planting.
To do this, add 20 grams of fertilizer per square meter of the garden bed.
Green manure in spring
At the beginning of the season, it makes sense to use a natural nutrient composition - green fertilizer. To prepare it, you will need to put various weeds and water in a bucket.
After a couple of days, the resulting concentrate is filtered. For one liter of the product, take a bucket of water and start watering. About two liters of fertilizer are used for one pumpkin bush.
Nitrophoska in summer
This fertilizer is very easy and convenient to apply: take 10 grams for each bush, scatter and water. It is noteworthy that in subsequent feedings the amount of nitrophoska increases to 15 grams per plant. We carry out the procedure after the whiskers appear.
It is also worth remembering that when applying fertilizer for the second time, it will be important to follow the instructions.
