Pumpkins 'Mogango Sul Mineiro'

  • Product number: 214185
  • Origin: Central and South America
  • Latin: Cucurbita pepo

This beautiful Portuguese variety is the smaller brother of the 'Abóbora Porqueira' and has extra elegant and heavy, upright ribs. Usually you harvest them when the fruits turn deep green, after harvesting the ribs turn bright yellow. The riper, the more flavour, harvested very young you can eat them like zucchini! The plants trail and produce fruits of 2-3 kg.

Pumpkins can be grown outdoors without any problems. The growing tips can be pruned regularly and are edible! Harvesting during dry weather gives the best shelf life. All pumpkins are edible! For some varieties, we list 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 the varieties listed together, please indicate this clearly.

Names:
Latin: Cucurbita pepo
Dutch: Pompoen
English: Pumpkin

Read more
Packaging

Sowing method: From mid-March (indoors) or from mid-May outdoors at the final destination. Plant spacing 100x150 cm. Pumpkins can be grown outdoors without any problems. The growing tips should be pruned regularly and are edible! Harvesting during dry weather gives the best storage life.

.

Sowing/planting time:

  • March
  • April
  • May

Harvesting time:

  • August
  • September
  • October

Soil type:

  • All soil types

Cultivation location:

  • Indoors
  • Outdoors

Position:

  • Sun
  • Flower colour: Yellow flowers
  • Origin: Central and South America
  • Average growth height: More than 200 cm
  • Annual or perennial: Annual
  • Attractive to insects: Various insects
  • Winter hardy: Not frost hardy
  • Ease of cultivation: Moderate
  • Latin: Cucurbita pepo
  • Dutch: Pumpkin
  • Also known as: Not applicable / Not available
  • English: Pumpkin
  • All year round

Inspiration for you

"Zwarte" Aardbei 'Schwarzer Peter'

"Zwarte" Aardbei 'Schwarzer Peter'

Price
€3,95
(Asparagus) broccoli 'All Season Collection'

(Asparagus) broccoli 'All Season Collection'

Price
€5,75
(Asperge)Broccoli 'Early Purple Sprouting'

(Asparagus) broccoli 'Early Purple Sprouting'

From €2,95

Nine-Star Perennial broccoli

Nine-Star Perennial broccoli

Price
€3,95