questions: asking about pumpkin cultivation 
 answers: suggested 
varieties: arka suryamukhi, arka chandan
seed rate: 140 grams/bigha
seed treatment: soak the seeds in double the quantity of water for 30 minutes and incubate for 6 days and treat with azospirillum / mix carbendazim /contaf @ 10gm/kg seed before sowing.
sowing: sow the seeds ( 5 seeds/pit) and thin the seedlings to 2 /pit after 15 days of sowing.
spacing:  pit of 30 cm x 30 cm x 30 cm size to be dug at an spacing of 2-3 m x 1-2 m
manure and fertilizer: fym /compost @ 2 t, urea 21 kg,ssp- 60 kg ,mop- 17 kg per bigha as basal application.
after cultivation: weeding is done thrice.spray ethrel @ 1 gram in 5 liters of water for 4 times at weekly intervals commenced from 10-15 days after sowing.