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Pumpkin 'Australian Butter' (Organic)
Cucurbita maxima
S180
An Australian heirloom pumpkin with pale orange skin and fine-flavoured sweet flesh. These may not appear as butternuts but they taste just as good - perhaps better! Perfect for your Sunday roast or a delicious soup. Smaller than other Aussie heirloom pumpkins. Harvest in 19 weeks; yields 9kg per plant.
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Product information
Combining the qualities of Cucurbita maxima with the flavour of Cucurbita moschata, this unique Aussie heirloom pumpkin is so noteworthy, we shared seeds with Seed Savers Exchange in the US and they list it in their current catalogue where it has received rave reviews regarding its storage, dense flesh and beauty. Fruits well, even in cooler climates like Blackwood where we grow these in The Garden of St Erth.
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Product Information
Combining the qualities of Cucurbita maxima with the flavour of Cucurbita moschata, this unique Aussie heirloom pumpkin is so noteworthy, we shared seeds with Seed Savers Exchange in the US and they list it in their current catalogue where it has received rave reviews regarding its storage, dense flesh and beauty. Fruits well, even in cooler climates like Blackwood where we grow these in The Garden of St Erth.How to grow
Pumpkins are the easiest of the curcubits to grow, they are big feeders, so dig in plenty of well rotted manure where they are to grow. They germinate easily in warm soil, gardeners in cooler areas can start their seedlings in pots in a warm spot and plant out after risk of frost has passed. Pumpkins need plenty of water as they grow, mulch well to conserve moisture and eliminate weeds. Harvest pumpkins when the stalk attaching it to the vine turns woody and corky. Cut (not tear) the stalk from the plant. Never lift the pumpkin by this 'handle' as if it breaks off the pumpkin will go mouldy within days.
Growing information
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Seed sowing
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Sow method:
Sow in punnets
Germination:
90
Sow distance:
200cm
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Seed sowing times
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Cool:
Oct-Dec
Warm:
Sep-Dec
Hot:
Aug-Oct
Sub-tropical:
Aug-Dec
Tropical:
Apr-Jul
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| Growing needs |
Light:
Full Sun
Water:
Regular watering
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Plant characteristics
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Type:
Tender Annual
Height:
40cm
Width:
2.0m
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