Saturday, January 9, 2010

Growing Pumpkins using Simplified Hydroponics in Mangalore, India

Growing Pumpkins using Simplified Hydroponics in Mangalore, India by Pritham D'Souza





From Hydroponic Pumpkins grown in Mangalore

germinated seeds of palak, amaranthus and pumpkins in a germinating tub

From Hydroponic Pumpkins grown in Mangalore

ready to transplant once 3 leaf stage is attained

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watering the plants to loosen the roots before uprooting the plant for transplanting

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watering with nutrient water after transplanting . pic taken 5 nov 2009

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pic taken 13 nov 2009, exactly a week after transplanting

From Hydroponic Pumpkins grown in Mangalore

pic taken 24 nov 2009, 10 days later, excellent vegetative growth and flower bud formation

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24 nov 2009, tiny developing flower and fruit buds

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pic taken 27 nov 2009, more growth and more buds visible

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nov 27 2009, the develpoing bud

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2 dec 2009, flowering and pollination seen and luxuriant growth

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after pollination, the fertilized developing embryo

From Hydroponic Pumpkins grown in Mangalore

9 nov 2009 growing fruit buds

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close up of growing fruit bud, tender buds can be identified by lite yellow color as seen

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vine length reaches over 2 meters

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another view of flowering and fruiting pumpkin plant

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harvest index reached. pumpkins can be harvested after yellow colored fruits change to lite orange. once the fruits are harvested, it facilitates the development of more flower and fruit buds.
date of sowing 28 oct 2009
date of harvest 18 nov 2009
50 day crop



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all pics and data by Pritham D'Souza

8 comments:

  1. This is great, Pittu. I did try growing pumpkin in a similar sized pot (ofcourse with potting soil) and did not come close to the pictures here!

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  2. hey thanks... hope my efforts inspire u too :)

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  3. Hello, Hope you are haing a great time with your greenss..
    Got a question. I see that you have planted pumpkin a pot. Can you tell me how far the climbers grow and occupy space in this 1 month's time? I was wondering if it would take my entire terrace of 1000 Sqft. Also can it be done on the terrace in the hot sun. Its usually above 30degrees here..

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  4. thanks GB for visiting my blog...the pumpkin creeper runs into several meters... even though i have not really measured it...your 1000 sq ft area is good enough....even if u run out of space, u can just place the growing vines on top of each other...yes it can be done on the terrace... but u need to protect the vines from extreme heat which reflects on the terrace... so use old gunny bags, cloth.. etc and let the vines grow on them

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  5. Hey thank you so much. That was real quick. I have an independent house with a amall back yard in chennai ( the scrotching sun and dry weather). I wanted to start off with some kitchen gardening. thats how I got into your blog. Its amazing , trust me. Appreciate your work. Now as a beginner would you like to suggest /tip off to make easy and interesting for a bigginner :)

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  6. hey Ms Gowri Balu... no problem... just email me prithamdsouza@gmail.com

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  7. just linked this article on my facebook account. it’s a very interesting article for all.

    Gift to Chennai

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  8. just linked this article on my facebook account. it’s a very interesting article for all.

    Gift to Chennaippor

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