Culture indoor presents you the organic seeds of the brand Semence Bio for cultures and certified organic seeds. We offer you a large variety of flowers, herbs, or classic and original vegetables for your vegetable garden.
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Description: the white pumpkin is very decorative, it produces fruits from 150 g to 1 kg depending on the harvest period.
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Latin name: Cucurbita pepo L.
Exposure: sunny and sheltered from the wind.
Weight: 2 g
Growing guide
Soil maintenance: before sowing, loosen the soil by 30 cm.
Sowing: at 3.5 cm deep in pits of 2 to 3 seeds. Thin out to leave only one plant every 90 cm and 130 cm between rows, then hoe and weed.
Emergence: in 6 to 8 days in soil at 14°C.
Watering: copious watering.
Harvest: harvest the squash in dry weather to ensure a better conservation.
Conservation: one week in the vegetable bin.
Origin: the pumpkin is also known as Jerusalem artichoke.
Advice from La Semence Bio®: from the same botanical family as zucchini and some squashes (like spaghetti), the pasta has a denser and more flavorful flesh. Non-runner. From 10 to 30 fruits per plant.
In the kitchen
Pumpkins can be cooked like other squash, but their flesh is denser and more flavorful, with a slight artichoke taste. If you forget them in the garden, they will be very decorative (physiological maturity)!
Rich in pro-vitamin A, vitamin C, antioxidants and source of potassium.
The advice and suggestions are given for information purposes only and therefore do not guarantee a harvest.