PUMPKIN-JARRAHDALE
PUMPKIN-JARRAHDALE
A$3.50
Availability: 40 in stock
Cucurbita maxima
PUMPKIN-JARRAHDALE is one of the most beautiful, unusual, tastiest & superb eating pumpkins! Its shape is mildly flattened with good ribbing and it averages 4.5-7kg. blue grey fruits with heavy, deep ribs. The flesh is orange-yellow and is sweet, dry & stringless. Stores very well once mature. High yields. Unique old pumpkin becoming rediscovered.
Plant seeds in hills sowing seeds 2cm apart. When new plants are about 10cm tall carefully thin or transplant to 3 healthiest plants per hill.
| Germination Time (Days) | 8 – 16 |
| Harvest Time (Days) | 100 – 140 |
| Sowing Depth (mm) | 15 – 20 |
| Plant Spacing (cm) | 100 – 150 |
| Row Spacing (cm) | 100 – 200 |
| pH | 5 – 7.5 |
| Soil Temperature (°C) | – |
| Hardy / Frost Tender | Frost Tender |
| Sow Direct / Raise Seedlings | Sow Direct |
| Seed Preparation | – |
Scoville Heat Units (SHU)
Plant Height
45 - 60 cm (1.5 - 2 feet)
Season of Interest
Summer to Autumn
Temperature Range
18 - 30 °C
Determine / Indeterminate
Annual / Perennial / Biennial
Annual
Frost Hardy / Tender
Frost Tender
Full Sun / Part Sun / Shade
Full Sun
Sow Direct / Raise Seedlings
Sow direct
Soil
Well-drained, fertile soil rich in compost
pH
6.0 - 7.0
Soil Temperature
18 - 24 °C (65 - 75 °F)
Seed Preparation
None required
Sowing Depth
2.5 cm (1 inch)
Plant Spacing
90 - 120 cm (3 - 4 feet)
Row spacing
120 - 150 cm (48 - 60 inches)
Watering
Moderate
Germination Time (Days)
7 - 10 days
Harvest Time (Days)
100 - 120 days
Good Companion Plants
Corn, Beans, Nasturtiums
Bad Companion Plants
Potatoes
Pests
Aphids, Squash Bugs
Diseases
Powdery mildew, Downy mildew
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