PLANTING GUIDE HYBRID BUTTERNUT PUMKIN F1 – SUPER DREAM 59

20-03-2020 09:51

PLANTING GUIDE HYBRID BUTTERNUT PUMKIN F1 – SUPER DREAM 59

                                            (GOLDEN COIN SEEDS)

 I/ Feartures

 - Strong plant, good tolerance to bacterial wilt.

 - Harvesting: 68 days after sowing.

 - Fruit size: 21 - 22 cm length, 10 - 11 cm diameter.

 - Fruit characteristics: well-proportioned, light yellow skin, dense flesh, few grooves, sticky and delicious.

 - Yield: 1 - 1.4 kg/fruit, 3.2 - 3.8 kg/plant.

II/ Sowing density: (double row per bed)

III/ Soaking and incubating seed:

+ Prepare warm water 50 – 52^oC:

By mixing 40% boiling water (95 – 100^oC) with 60% fresh water (25 – 30^oC) got from drilled well or water faucet.

Soak the seeds in warm water as prepared 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).

+ Sowing:

After 18 – 24 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 sowing.

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.

Spray  2 the sides of the leaves in late afternoon with the following chemicals: Manage, Daconil, Dithane M-45, Suloc, Anvil, Tilt super, Danjiry, Dithane M45+Topsin,...

+ Viral disease

Is harmful severe in the dry season, should be visit field usualy 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: Admire (Confidor), Actara, Regent, Amic, Sakura, ….

+ Borer group worm:

 Is harmful in vegetative period. Spray the lower side of the leaves in late afternoon with the following chemicals: Ammate, Silsau Super, Regent, Secure, Takumi, Prevathon, Proclaim, Cascade,…

* Notes: 

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

                           We wish you the best harvest with Golden Coin Seeds!