PLANTING GUIDE OF F1 BIG ROUND PUMPKIN - SELINA 669

                                   (GOLDEN COIN SEEDS)

 I. Features:

- Very strong plant, good tolerance to virus, less photoperiodism.

- Harvesting: 80 days after sowing.

- Fruit size: 12 - 13 cm x 24 - 26 cm.

- Fruit characteristics: dark green skin color, bright powdery skin, less fiber, sticky, sweet, light brown flesh color.

- Yield: 5.0 - 5.5 kg /fruit; 10 - 11 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 maintenance

1. Fertilizers (for 1.000m²)

Fertilizer application for pumpkin 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. Cutting the tops: When plants have 5-6 real leaves cutting tops in the morning, after choose 3 same strong branches, training tops spread equalize on ground

3. Drainage: If planting on low field in the rainy season, fruits can be rot. Famer must have to good drainage, remove all grass on pumpkin field to prevented.

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: Imipemconazole (min 98,3%), Chlorothelonil (min 98%), Mancozeb (min 98%), Ethabosan (min 99,6%), Copper 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:

- Harmful through all vegetable 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!