PUMPKIN-JAP (TREATED)
$3.50
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Cucurbita Moschata
PUMPKIN-JAP has excellent firm bright yellow flesh. Delicious and tasty round pumpkins with excellent flavor and good storage ability. Plants perform well in poorer soils as they prefer lower nutrient levels than most vegetable crops
Plant seeds in hills sowing seeds 10cm apart. Cover seed with 12mm of fine soil well firmed down. When new plants are about 10cm tall carefully thin or transplant to 3 healthiest plants per hill. Plant in Spring.
Any seeds IMPORTED from overseas must be TREATED now according to the new bio-security law. Thus this batch of Jap pumpkins is treated. If you save the seeds and replant the following year these seeds are considered NOT TREATED.
SKU: PKJ-T
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*Important Note
These seeds are treated with a fungicide (Thiram), DO NOT eat the seeds or feed them to animals. Keep them away from children & animals. Wear gloves and thoroughly wash your skin with water & soap after touching the seeds. Treated seeds do not affect your crops or harm insects such as bees. These treated seeds are strictly for propagation or growing in the garden only. THE RESULTANT CROP IS EDIBLE.
Fungicide seed treatment may be an AQIS (Biosecurity, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, Government of Australia) requirement for certain seed varieties. Treated seeds may be dyed a distinct colour.
| Plant Height | 30 - 60cm (1⅛" - 1'12") |
|---|---|
| Season of Interest | Spring / Summer / Autumn |
| Temperature Range | 20 - 30°C (68 - 86°F) |
| Annual / Perennial / Biennial | Annual |
| Frost Hardy / Tender | Tender |
| Full Sun / Part Sun / Shade | Full Sun |
| Sow Direct / Raise Seedlings | Sow Direct / Raise Seedlings indoors 3-4 weeks before last frost |
| Seed Preparation | Soak seeds in warm water overnight before planting to speed up germination |
| Sowing Depth | 2 - 3mm (⅛") |
| Plant Spacing | 60 - 90cm (1'12" - 2'11") |
| Row Spacing | 150 - 180cm (4'11" - 5'11") |
| Watering | Regular watering, keep the soil moist, but not waterlogged |
| Good Companion Plants | Corn, Beans, Radish, Lettuce, Onion, Garlic, Marigold, Nasturtiums, Radishes, Sunflowers |
| Bad Companion Plants | Potato, Tomato, Fennel, Sunflower, Cucumber, Brassicas (cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, etc.) |
| Diseases | Powdery mildew, Downy mildew, Anthracnose, Fusarium wilt, Cucumber mosaic virus, Squash mosaic virus, Zucchini yellow mosaic virus, Phytophthora blight |
PUMPKIN-JAP (TREATED)
$3.50
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