Bilati Pumpkin (Squash)

Step-by-step method

1. 1
   Step 1

   Mounds

   Mounds 5 ft apart, each with 10 kg rotted manure and ash.

2. 2
   Step 2

   Soak

   Soak seeds overnight.

3. 3
   Step 3

   Sow

   2–3 seeds per mound, 1 inch deep; keep the two strongest.

4. 4
   Step 4

   Mulch

   Once vines spread, mulch with straw to hold moisture, cut weeds and keep fruit clean.

5. 5
   Step 5

   Water & feed

   Water deeply once a week. Feed with organic manure at flowering.

6. 6
   Step 6

   Harvest

   Pick when the stalk dries and a fingernail won't mark the skin. Stores for about a month.

🌱 General care: weed around the base once plants grow and water whenever the soil starts to dry.