Each horticulturist wants to find the perfect varieties of vegetables, delicious and nutritious and at the same time easy to grow. One of these is the pumpkin "Batternat" - an Israeli pumpkin cultivated artificially. He got it by crossing a muscat gourd with a wild African pumpkin.
This vegetable has a sweet, oily pulp with a taste of nutmeg. Pumpkin "Batternat" is used in many recipes, porridge, soups, baking stuffs, etc. are produced. Another useful property is excellent storage and relatively small pumpkin sizes. And what are the characteristics of growing this vegetable?
Pumpkin "Butternat" - cultivation
First of all, we note that it is necessary to grow a pumpkin from seedlings, especially in the middle zone of Russia, where the end of summer is already quite cool. Seeds should be warmed for several months, calibrated and soaked. Seeded seeds are placed each in a separate container, and when the first real leaves appear on them, we plant them in the open ground.
The ground under the pumpkin of this variety should be prepared from autumn - dug up and fertilized (humus or compost, mineral fertilizers, lime). Choose for planting "Butterat" solar areas, where in the past season, root crops, beans or syderates grew. In this case, potatoes, zucchini, melons and watermelons as precursors for pumpkin are not recommended.
What is noteworthy, Batternat is an early ripening variety. From planting to harvesting passes a maximum of 90 days.
The basic principles of care for nutmeg nutmeg pumpkin "Butterat" are as follows:
- Weeding weeds;
- periodic soil cultivation and loosening;
- application of fertilizers every two weeks, including organic (like a pumpkin dressing solution Mullein, diluted in a ratio of 1:10). Potash
fertilizer is better used in the flowering period of this crop; - abundant watering during a period of active growth of the pumpkin, which is stopped when the ovary reaches the size of a large fist;
- pinching of the weaves in place of the second sheet after the ovary, if desired, it is also possible to produce artificial pollination.
Observing all these rules, you can collect a wonderful harvest of pumpkin "Butterat", which has a sweet flesh. As a rule, its fruits are small and have time to mature before frost. Otherwise, place the pumpkin in a warm place where it gradually ripens.