Egg-shaped fruits, green becoming yellow-orange with an intense yellow flesh. They grow between 1.5 and 2 kgs.
After a short cooking the flesh falls apart into pieces reminding noodles. Ideal vegetable for preparing so called vegetable spaghetti or for oven baking.
The plant is first bushy, later becoming semi-spreading with small leaves. Resistant to diseases and adverse environmental conditions.
Direct sowing. Temperatures 15ºC/20ºC. Cover the seeds and maintain the humidity until germination is completed.
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Botanical name | Cucurbita pepo |
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Average germination (%) | 80 |
Fruit color | Yellow |
Germination (in days) | 7-14 |
Life cycle | Annual |
Plant use | Balcony & Courtyard, Baskets & Containers, Decorative, Vegetable Garden |
Seeds per gram | 7 |
Soil - Moisture | Fresh to moist |
Soil - Type | Rich |
Sunlight - Exposure | Sun |
Watering | Abundant |