PUMPKIN-PAW PAW
PUMPKIN-PAW PAW
A$3.50
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Cucurbita moschata
PUMPKIN-PAW PAW is a very sweet, pawpaw shape medium pumpkin. Good disease and mildew resistance. Adaptable to most good garden soils but prefers a rich soil with a generous amount of water in full sun. Sweet thick deep yellow flesh with the nutty flavor, trailing vine, fruit up to 4kg. Disease resistant.
Plant seeds in hills sowing seeds 4 inches apart, 6 to 8 seeds per hill. 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 and Autumn
Temperature Range
20 - 30 °C
Determine / Indeterminate
Annual / Perennial / Biennial
Annual
Frost Hardy / Tender
Frost Tender
Full Sun / Part Sun / Shade
Full Sun
Sow Direct / Raise Seedlings
Soil
pH
Soil Temperature
18 - 30 °C (64 - 86 °F)
Seed Preparation
Scarify seeds before planting
Sowing Depth
2.5 cm (1 inch)
Plant Spacing
90 cm (3 feet)
Row spacing
1.8 meters (6 feet)
Watering
Moderate, avoid over-watering
Germination Time (Days)
7 - 14 days
Harvest Time (Days)
100 - 120 days
Good Companion Plants
Corn, Nasturtiums
Bad Companion Plants
Melons
Pests
Flea beetles, Aphids
Diseases
Fusarium wilt, Downy mildew
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