Pumpkins 'Long Island Cheese' / 'Tancheese'
- Product number: 214120
- Origin: Central America
- Latin: Cucurbita moschata
Medium-sized, flat, slightly ribbed fruits in yellow to beige. The shape sometimes tends to be triangular. The weight is between 3-6 kg. The melt-in-your-mouth flesh of this Butternut type is as soft as avocado, making it ideal for cream soups.
Pumpkins can be grown outdoors without problems. The growing tips can be pruned regularly and are edible! Harvesting during dry weather provides the best storability. All pumpkins are edible! For some varieties, we list the synonyms, which are the names under which the variety is also known. For other varieties, we list very similar varieties; if you have a clear preference for one of those listed together, please state this clearly.
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Latin: Cucurbita moschata
Dutch: Pompoen
Also known as: Long Island Cheese, Tancheese
English: Pumpkin
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- Flower colour: Yellow flowers
- Origin: Central America
- Average growth height: More than 200 cm
- Annual or perennial: Annual
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- Winter hardy: Not frost hardy
- Ease of cultivation: Moderate
- Latin: Cucurbita moschata
- Dutch: Pumpkin
- Also known as: Long Island Cheese, Tancheese
- English: Pumpkin
