It usually takes a long time for pumpkins to finally ripen in the garden. It's quicker if you prefer them indoors.
Growing pumpkins in a sheltered area has the advantage of allowing them to mature much earlier in the garden. So, much sooner than anyone else, you can make delicious pumpkins that you can use in a variety of ways in the kitchen. Pumpkin soups, pickled pumpkins and grilled pumpkins are particularly popular.
Requirements for preferring
Start growing the pumpkins between mid-April and early May. It is important that the pumpkins can germinate in a warm location. The temperature should be constant around 20 degrees. It doesn't matter whether you prefer the pumpkins on the window sill or in the greenhouse, the only important thing is that the pumpkins get enough light in addition to the even heat.
This is how pumpkins are preferred
➥ Step 1:
Soak the pumpkin seeds in water (room temperature) overnight. Then fill several flower pots with good potting soil. Then put two seeds in each pot, which you put about two centimeters deep into the ground with the pointed side down.
➥ Step 2:
Keep the soil moist at all times during the germination period. After a few days the seeds should germinate. In the further course, one seedling will usually develop better than the other. You should only leave the stronger one in each pot.
In mild weather, you can also place the plants outside in the sun during the day. They only have to spend the nights indoors.
➥ Step 3:
Around mid-May, once the seedlings have set at least three leaves, it's time to move them to the garden. It is important that there is no more threat of night frosts, which is why you should rather wait for the ice saints.
You should then place the young plants at least one meter apart in the bed. However, it is important beforehand that you loosen the soil well and provide it with mature compost. But you can also plant the pumpkins directly on the compost heap, because here they have all the necessary nutrients,they need to thrive.
➥ Step 4:
Then it comes down to caring for the pumpkins. They have a very high water requirement. So water the pumpkins regularly. You should also give some fertilizer in between.
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