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PUMPKIN Crookneck - Cucurbita moschata
Heirloom
Stock: Available
SKU Code: V 645.
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Characteristics: Annual vine
Seed per packet: Approx. 18
Seed per gram: Approx. 10
An heirloom variety of pumpkin the Crookneck is the ancestor of the butternut pumpkin that is commercially grown today.
Produces bottle-shaped fruits with curved necks with a sweet nutty taste.
Delicious roasted, steamed or in pumpkin pies and soups.
Grow notes:
Adaptable to most good garden soils but prefers rich soil with a generous amount of water in full sun.
Tropical: All Year Round
Temperate: Spring to Early Summer
Cool climate: Mid Spring to Early Summer
Sow: 2cm deep
Sow 3-4 seeds in raised mounds 1 metre apart directly in the growing position. Thin to the two most vigorous plants in each mound.
Plant space: 1 metre
Row Space: 1 metre
Germination: 6-10 days
Maturity: 14 weeks
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