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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.
*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.
Scoville Heat Units (SHU)
Plant Height (cm)
30 - 60
Season of Interest
Spring / Summer / Autumn
Temperature Range (°C)
20 - 30
Determine / Indeterminate
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
Soil
Well-drained soil with plenty of organic matter
pH
5.5 - 7
Soil Temperature (°C)
20 - 30
Seed Preparation
Soak seeds in warm water overnight before planting to speed up germination
Sowing Depth (mm)
2 - 3
Plant Spacing (cm)
60 - 90
Row spacing (cm)
150 - 180
Watering
Regular watering, keep the soil moist, but not waterlogged
Germination Time (Days)
7 - 14
Harvest Time (Days)
85 - 120
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.)
Pests
Diseases
Powdery mildew, Downy mildew, Anthracnose, Fusarium wilt, Cucumber mosaic virus, Squash mosaic virus, Zucchini yellow mosaic virus, Phytophthora blight
ABSeeds is an Australian owned business trading under the umbrella of Direct Compost Solutions which is owned and managed by Victoria Brun.
We as a company endeavor to provide to the public, Organic, Old Fashioned, Heritage, and Open-pollinated seeds that have not been genetically modified.
We purchased the business in November 2018 and renamed it to ABSeeds (All ‘Bout Seeds) to make the title shorter and represent what we hope to achieve with this business in the years ahead.
Seeds that we can’t grow ourselves we will acquire from people who grow for us, or we may purchase seeds from reputable heritage seed companies.
ABSeeds is an Australian owned business trading under the umbrella of Direct Compost Solutions which is owned and managed by Victoria Brun.
