Pumpkin 'Crown Prince' (Organic)
Cucurbita maximaA prized New Zealand heirloom, ‘Crown Prince’ produces large, silvery-grey pumpkins with sweet orange flesh. A gourmet favourite for roasting and soups, it stores for months and yields abundant crops.
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Pumpkin 'Crown Prince' (Organic)
A gourmet pumpkin renowned for its exceptional flavour, ‘Crown Prince’ is the king of the kitchen garden. With beautiful silvery-grey skin and firm, deep-orange flesh, this pumpkin is dry, nutty and sweet – perfect for roasting, soups and baking. Each vigorous vine produces heavy crops of large fruit that store well for months, ensuring a long harvest season. Hardy and reliable, ‘Crown Prince’ is the choice pumpkin for cooks and gardeners alike.
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.