Pumpkin F1 Hybrid OS-204 - Vegetable Seeds
Specifications
| Family |
Cucurbitaceae |
| Native region |
Central / South America |
| Mature height |
Vine, 3-5 m spread |
| Growth rate |
Fast |
Care guide
| Sunlight |
Full sun (6+ hours) |
| Watering |
Deep, regular watering at the base; avoid wetting foliage |
| Soil / mix |
Rich, well-drained loam with plenty of compost or manure |
| Fertilizer |
Heavy feeder; add manure at planting and feed monthly |
| Difficulty |
Easy |
Uses
<p>The ripe fruit is cooked as <strong>sabzi, halwa, sambar, soup and petha</strong>, while the young leaves, shoots and flowers are also eaten. Seeds can be roasted as a snack. A productive, long-storing vegetable for the home kitchen garden.</p>
Growing tips
<p>Direct sow seeds 2-3 cm deep, two or three to a pit, on raised mounds spaced 1-1.5 m apart; thin to the strongest seedling. Germination takes 7-10 days in warm soil. Give the vine a strong trellis or open ground to ramble. Hand-pollinate flowers in the early morning if fruit set is poor. Fruits are ready about 100-120 days after sowing, when the skin hardens and the stem dries.</p>