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Heirloom
Stock: Available
SKU Code: V 829-250g
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Characteristics: Annual vine
Seed per packet: Approx. 10
Seed per gram: Approx. 4
An heirloom Japanese Squash that produces high yields of good-looking and great-tasting pumpkin with sweet, firm flesh, and a delicate and mellow flavour similar to the taste of chestnuts.
A teardrop-shaped Squash with bright orange-red skin. Each plant will bear multiple fruits that weigh 1.8–3.5 kg.
A very versatile Squash in the kitchen.
Also known as pumpkin Kuri Red
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 their growing position. Thin to the two strongest plants in each mound.
Plant space: 1 metre
Row Space: 1 metre
Germination: 6-10 days
Maturity: 14 weeks
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