Spreading type. Pear-shaped fruit with orange-red skin and flesh dark orange with a nutty flavour. Very tasty, suitable for long term storage. The fruit can reach 1.5 kg in size.
Direct sowing. Temperatures 15/20ºC. Cover the seeds and maintain the humidity until germination is completed.
Edible

| Flower colour | Yellow |
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| Fruit colour | Orange |
| Botanical name | Cucurbita maxima |
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| Common name | CUCURBITA MAXIMA - SQUASH ’Uchiki Kuri’ |
| Life cycle | Annual |
| Sowing period | March, April, May, Spring |
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| Harvest period | September, October, Autumn |
| Germination (days) | 10-15 |
| Average germination (%) | 80 |
| Seeds per gram | 5 |
| Type of use | Edible |
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| Distance between plants | 70 x 100 cm |
| Exposure | Sun |
| Soil pH | Acid to neutral |
| Soil type | Deep, Rich |
| Watering | Regular |
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