Bush pumpkin: description of popular varieties, cultivation and care with photos

The usual idea of a pumpkin is long lashes, which, if they are not pinched in time, spread around the garden, and sometimes they strive to get to their neighbors through a gap in the fence. Bush pumpkin differs from climbing pumpkin in compact bushes and the absence of long shoots. In this case, the yield does not suffer. All modern bush-type varieties have good characteristics.

Features of bush gourd and its benefits

The choice of bush pumpkin varieties is large, each has its own growing characteristics, but there are common points that are characteristic of the culture of this species. Compact bushes allow you to plant a bush variety in small summer cottages.If desired, it can be planted in the garden, using it as an element of landscape design.

The bushes are decorative at the time of flowering and during the fruiting period, and the dark green leaves look elegant throughout the season. The stems of the plant are erect, there are no lashes, the fruits are formed at the very base.

Spruce gourd benefits:

• no need to form a bush;
• takes up little space;
• thick foliage protects the soil from drying out;
• yield.

The main advantage of the bush type - precocity should be discussed separately. Each variety has its own ripening period, but on average they all reach biological maturity in 85-100 days. At the same time, the fruits have excellent taste and aroma.In most varieties, the flesh is bright orange, contains a large percentage of carotene and other useful trace elements.

Overview and characteristics of the most popular varieties of spray pumpkin

Gardeners are in no hurry to plant pumpkin seeds in open ground, waiting for a good warming up of the soil. There is time to choose the most successful variety, or rather, varieties. To do this, you need to analyze all the main characteristics of culture:

• maturing dates;
• shape and size of fruits;
• flavor and pulp thickness;
• keeping quality;
• transportability;
• yield.

Smile

Description of pumpkin Smile consists of some virtues, so many summer residents choose this particular variety. The variety Smile at its best has the main characteristics:

• yield (280 q/ha);
• cold resistance;
• precocity (85 days).

For our short summer with unstable weather, they fit perfectly. By the end of summer, on low, compact bushes, portioned fruits (up to 7 pieces on one bush) have time to ripen, weighing from 800 g to 1200 g.

Fruits are spherical in shape, slightly flattened, the surface is smooth or slightly segmented. The pulp is bright orange, sweet, not juicy, medium in thickness. The peel is orange, it can be seen inconspicuous white stripes. There are few seeds in the fruit. Advantages: drought-resistant, transportable, lying, gives good yields with a lack of heat, good taste, the ability to grow throughout the Russian Federation.

Therapeutic

Spruce gourd related to early ripening varieties. The plant has a table purpose, forms flattened, slightly segmented fruits, covered with a light gray skin with a dark gray grid pattern. The bark is easily cut, the flesh on the cut is bright orange, of medium thickness. Pulp flavor characteristics:

• crunchy;
• high in juice;
• tender;
• delicious;
• juicy.

The main advantages of curative pumpkin: yield - 42.1 t/ha, long-term storage, transportability. There is a disadvantage - weak immunity. The plant needs maintenance:

• powdery mildew;
• anthracnose;
• rot (gray, white).

It is possible to grow curative pumpkin in the Central zone of the Russian Federation in the Urals and Siberia.

Pearl

Pearl is a nutmeg variety of pumpkin. You can get a rich harvest in a short time. Cultivation of spray pumpkin Zhemchuzhina lasts about 100 days. Growing large fruits weighing up to 7 kg is easy. Each bush produces 6 shoots, on each of which one ovary is left. The shape of the fruit is cylindrical, length 50 cm.

The peel is orange with a slight bluish tinge. During storage, the taste of dark orange flesh becomes more intense. It contains a lot of carbohydrates, vitamins, carotene and trace elements. Valuable qualities of the pulp:

• dense;
• crunchy;
• sweet;
• juicy.

The variety is valued for its high yield - 504 c/ha, drought resistance, excellent taste.

Shrub orange

Orange pumpkin can be stored almost until the New Year, although the variety is early ripe. The first fruits ripen 95-100 days after germination. Bush orange pumpkin is successfully grown in Siberia, it is not afraid of sudden changes in the weather. In April, planting seedlings of bush orange pumpkin under covering material, after 3 months they get an early harvest of round fruits weighing up to 5 kg. Planting and caring for her standard:

• moderate watering;
• weeding;
• loosening or mulching row spacing.

The pulp and skin are orange, the sugar content is low, so this variety is used for making soups, mashed potatoes, stews, winter preparations and freezing.

100lb

Fruit ripening occurs on average 112-138 days from the time of germination.Ripe pumpkin fruits are orange and weigh less than 40 kg. There is a small discrepancy between the name and the actual weight of the fruit, small pumpkins weigh 10 kg, large ones - 20 kg. This has little effect on the popularity of the variety, it only grows every year.

Fruits can be of different shapes (spherical, oval) with a mass depending on weather conditions and soil fertility. Their pulp is very juicy, it is used for making cereals, mashed potatoes, eaten fresh. This variety develops best and bears fruit when the weather is moderately warm.

Amazon

It won't take long for the fruits to ripen, they reach technical ripeness 90 days after germination. Amazon bushes are compact. The fruits have a beautiful, flat shape with a weight of 1 to 2 kg. The color of the skin and flesh is dark orange. Taste qualities of fruits are high, their pulp is very juicy, crispy, sweet. Advantages of the variety:

• presentation;
• great taste;
• well kept;
• ripens early.

Gribovskaya

One of the old bush varieties of pumpkin Gribovskaya 189, it should not be confused with another wonderful winter pumpkin Gribovskaya. The bush variety is popular with Siberian and Ural summer residents. The shape of the fruits resemble zucchini, they are oblong, narrowed at one end. Fruit weight 3-5 kg, up to 8 kg per square meter.

As the pumpkin develops, the skin color changes. In young pumpkins, it is green with dark stripes, in ripe ones it is orange with the same green stripes. The flesh is orange, very firm and tasty. In terms of ripening, the variety is early, the fruits ripen 80 days after germination. Picked green, they ripen during storage.

Pumpkin diseases bypass Gribovskaya winter pumpkin. This variety loves warmth, forms spherical gray fruits weighing up to 4 kg. They can be stored throughout the winter. The thickness (5 cm) and the bright orange color of the flesh are striking. Its flavor and nutritional content are top notch. Gribovskaya winter pulp contains both vitamin C and a large amount of carotene.

The yield of the variety Gribovskaya winter is 24.1 t/ha. In terms of ripening, the variety is late-ripening - at least 140 days pass from germination to harvest.

Rouge Veef DeTamp

This exotic crop is easy to grow in a summer cottage. A variety of French selection has found its lovers among Russian summer residents. Rouge Veef Detamp is one of the ten most popular varieties of bush pumpkin. It is easy to grow, the bushes are low, and the fruits are large, weighing up to 10 kg.

Rose-red skin, light orange flesh, juicy, moderately sweet, excellent juice. The fruits are not stored for long, the deadline is mid-December. Many summer residents praise this variety for its yield, but criticize it for its average taste and aroma.

Caring for bush gourds

There are no peculiarities of growing bush pumpkin. Planting and caring for this variety differ little from caring for climbing gourds. The only important difference is the way the bushes are formed. When choosing a place, take into account sufficient illumination of the site and the absence of drafts.

The soil, if necessary, is deoxidized by adding chalk or dolomite flour. Sand and peat are added to loamy and clayey soil to improve its structure. The root system develops better in loose, permeable soils. Fertility is increased by digging:

• compost;
• humus;
• mineral fertilizers (superphosphate, potassium nitrate).

Use two ways of planting pumpkins: seeds in the ground, seedlings. The age of seedlings ready for planting in open ground is 25 days. In open ground, seeds are sown in well-warmed soil. Boarding times:

• middle lane of the Russian Federation - mid-May;
• Ural, Siberia - late May, early June.

The main landmark for landing is the current weather forecast. Pumpkin loves warmth and you should not rush into planting if there is a threat of return frosts. When planted early, a covering material saves the pumpkin from frost. Standard planting pattern for bush pumpkin varieties 60x60 cm.

Spruce gourd loves to be watered regularly with warm water. It tolerates short-term drought without much damage, but prolonged drought can significantly reduce the pumpkin yield.Sprinkler method is not suitable for this crop. When watering, you do not need to water the leaves, fruits and flowers. All water must fall into the hole formed around the central shoot.

Pumpkin responds well to feeding. You should not get carried away with them, it is enough to feed it with nitrogen fertilizer in the initial period, when the green mass is actively growing, and with phosphorus-potassium preparations during the formation of fruits.

Bushes usually do not form, but after setting the first fruit, pinch the crown of the main shoot With a large number of leaves, a part is removed so that the fruits receive more sunlight. In August (10-15 numbers) pinch all points of growth. This must be done so that all the set fruits have time to ripen before the onset of cold weather.

The readiness of the fruit for harvesting is judged by the stalk and skin color. The stalk dries, and the peel acquires the color corresponding to this variety.If frosts are expected on the soil, all fruits are harvested, frozen pumpkins are poorly stored. If possible, harvesting is carried out in dry and sunny weather. The fruits picked in the rain are dried under a canopy for several days.

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