Pumpkins 'Speckled Hound' F1

  • Product number: 215275
  • Origin: North America
  • Latin: Cucurbita maxima

A beautiful pumpkin, flattened round, about 30 cm in diameter and weighing 2-3 kg. The salmon-orange colour is veined and speckled with blue-green: very elegant! The orange-yellow flesh has a good taste. In a good summer, they produce 8-10 fruits per plant.

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 storage life. All pumpkins are edible! For some varieties, we list synonyms, which are the names by 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 maxima
Dutch: Pompoen
English: Pumpkin

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Sowing method: From mid-March (indoors) or from mid-May outdoors in their final position. Planting distance 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 storability.

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Sowing/planting time:

  • March
  • April
  • May

Harvesting time:

  • September
  • October

Soil type:

  • All soil types

Cultivation location:

  • Indoors
  • Outdoors

Position:

  • Sun
  • Flower colour: Yellow flowers
  • Origin: North 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 maxima
  • Dutch: Pumpkin
  • Also known as: Not applicable / Not known
  • English: Pumpkin
  • All year round

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