Pumpkin is a vegetable occupying an honorable place of the largest among melons. Juices and mashed potatoes are useful and tasty from pumpkin. It is a diet and low-calorie product. Pumpkin cultivation is a simple and enjoyable task, the plant easily adapts to local climatic and soil conditions. Pumpkin crops in Russia are in high demand, because they are rich in vitamins and minerals. Many gardeners plant vegetables in their beds. But growing pumpkins on the open ground has its own characteristics that you need to know about.