PLANTING GUIDE HYBRID BUTTERNUT PUMKIN F1 – TLP 868

17-03-2021 11:03

PLANTING GUIDE HYBRID BUTTERNUT PUMKIN F1 – TLP 868

                              (GOLDEN COIN SEEDS)

I/ Feartures:

 - Strong plant, good tolerance to bacterial wilt.

 - Harvesting: 70 days after sowing.

 - Fruit size: 17 - 18 cm length, 10 - 11 cm diameter.

 - Fruit characteristics: brown skin, big peduncle, delicious.

 - Yield: 1 - 1.2 kg/fruit, 2.2 - 2.8 kg/plant.

II/ Sowing density:

III. Soak, incubation and sowing:

* Prepare warm water 50 – 52^oC:

Mixing 40% boiling water (95 – 100^oC) with 60% fresh water (25 – 30^oC) got from drilled well or water faucet, stir well in 30 sec

* Soak the seeds in warm water as prepared in step 1 in 3 hours

* Incubation:

Clean the towels (or damp tissues), squeeze water out of them to maintain adequate moisture (about 80 – 85%)

Spread the seeds as soaked in step 2 on the towels, then put these towels in dark, warm place (around  28 – 30^oC)

After 20 hours, rinse viscous on the seeds coat with tap water or well water and washing towels with hot water (100°C), squeezed and then incubating again

* Sowing:

After 30-35 hours, the seeds will germinate, please sow these seeds in the nursery or direct seeding on field.

Rinse seeds not germinated, washed and squeezed towels then incubated again, when all seeds germinate, continue to sow.

IV/ Planting and maintenace:

1. Fertilizers (for 1.000m²)

Fertilizer application for  pumkin  cultivation depends on geographic conditions. However, we recommend applying the following guides:

* Quantity:

* Application:

* Notes:

• Lime should be applied at soil preparation to increase fertilizer effect
• Fertilizer should be applied far enough from the plant foot, deep enough (6-7 cm) to increase fertilizer effect.
• Fertilizing should be together with weeding increase fertilizer effect.

2. Cuting the tops

When plants have 5-6 real leaves cuting tops in the morning, after choose 3 same strong branches, training tops spread equalize on ground.

* Notes:

• Field must have for good drainage in the rainy season, cleaned grass in pumpkin fields to prevent disease for good seting fruits.
• Famer should be choose the 2nd flower buds for good setting and hight uniform fruits.

V/ Plant protection:

* Powdery mildew disease:

It’s usually occurs when high humidity and a temperature of about 22 – 27°C, disease strong harmful in the highlands, where have more fog. Specially planting in Winter-Spring season.

Spray 2 the sides of the leaves in late afternoon with the following chemicals: Imipemconazole (min 98,3%), Chlorothelonil (min 98%), Mancozeb (min 98%), Ethabosan (min 99,6%), Coper Oxychloride 50% + Metalaxyl 8%,…

* Viral disease:

Is harmful severe in the dry season, should be visit field usually and remove all infected plants (plant are yellow and twisted leaves on tops) to avoid spread other plants.

Spray the lower side of the leaves to prevent the insects (suck group) with the following chemicals: Dinotefuran (min 89%), Clorfenapyr (min 94%), Diafenthiuron,…

* Borer group worm:

Is harmful in vegetative period.

Spray the lower side of the leaves in late afternoon with the following chemicals: Chlorantraniliprole (min 93%), Indoxarb, Emamectin Benzoate (Avermectin B1a 90% + Avermectin B1b 10% ), Chlorfenapyr (min 94%), Flubendiamide (min 95%), …

* Notes:

• Fungicide should be sprayed at old leaves.
• Pesticide should be sprayed at young leaves.
• Pesticide should carefully sprayed at the lower side of the leaves./

                          We wish you the best harvest with Golden Coin Seeds!