Pumpkins/squashes

Squashes are among the oldest cultivated plants in the world. Technically, this fruit vegetable from the squash family is a berry. With over 850 varieties, squashes come in a variety of colors, shapes, and flavors. Their versatility in the kitchen, suitability for storage and generous yield make squashes a very popular vegetable.

Cover young plants with fleece on cool nights when temperatures dip below 10°C. Fertilize generously with compost and ensure sufficient water supply. By pre-cultivating squashes in pots, they can be harvested earlier. The use of mulch fleece protects and warms the soil. Sow directly with once the soil is warm enough, usually from mid-May onwards. Pinching out the main shoot after the 6th leaf promotes the formation of the squashes. The fruits are ripe as soon as the stalk becomes woody and has dried off. Store in a dry place at 8-10°C.

Bishop's Hat - Pumpkins/squashes

Also known as Turk's Turban. Thanks to its characteristic shape, very attractive - but can be eaten, too. Climbing habit.

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Blanche white boer - Pumpkins/squashes

Traditional, strong-stemmed variety from South Africa. A white-skinned, flat and slightly ribbed pumpkin with firm, sweet golden flesh. Delicious in all types of pumpkin dishes.

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Bleu de Hongrie (Hungarian Blue) - Pumpkins/squashes

Variety shows vigorous growth. Climbing habit. Fruit medium in size, grey-blue skin, flesh orange. Good for storage.

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Blue Ballet - Pumpkins/squashes

Smallish fruit, grey-green, climbing habit. Flesh is yellow-orange in colour, and has a distinct taste of sweet chestnuts. Keeps well in storage.

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Bush Delicata - Pumpkins/squashes

Grows like a bush, i.e. courgette-like. Fruit small, elongated, with yellow-green stripes. Connoisseurs consider this to be one of the best tasting squashes. Does not require much space due to its bush-shape.

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Buttercup - Pumpkins/squashes

Fruit has dark-green tough skin. Flesh is bright orange, with creamy consistency and somewhat nutty flavour. Climbing habit. Keeps well in storage.

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Butternut - Pumpkins/squashes

Tasty variety, fruit beige-brown, characteristic trumpet-like shape. Flesh yellow-orange. Storage medium to good. Climbing.

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Decorative Gourd Mixture - Pumpkins/squashes

Blend of a variety of small, decorative fruit of assorted colours. Climbing habit. Not edible.

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Fictor DB - Pumpkins/squashes

Creeping squash variety with rather small fruits and excellent suitability for storage. Bright orange-red squash which keeps extremely well. Nice, even, round fruits. Early ripening. Tend to be undersized under unfavorable growing conditions.

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Green Hokkaido - Pumpkins/squashes

Somewhat smaller, tasty fruit, green skin, yellow flesh. Hokkaido type. Keeps well in storage. Climbing habit.

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Honeynut - Pumpkins/squashes

Small butternut squash variety, slow to ripen fully, but a prolific cropper. In addition it has extremely sweet-tasting orange flesh. Skin tough, which aids healthy growth. Resistant to powdery mildew.

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Jack Be Little - Pumpkins/squashes

Fist-sized, orange-coloured pumpkin with excellent taste. Best cut into pieces and then fried or baked in the oven.

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Jack O'Lantern - Pumpkins/squashes

The classic pumpkin for Halloween, to be used as a lantern when hollowed out. Good for soups. Limited suitability for storage.

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Longue de Nice - Pumpkins/squashes

Climbing habit. Fruit cudgel-shaped, some 50-70 cm long. Can be picked green and eaten as a courgette. Fully ripe fruit taste excellent, too. Versatile usage.

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Marina di Chioggia - Pumpkins/squashes

Comparatively strong climbing habit, fruit keeps well in store. Skin dark blue-green, flesh dark-yellow, excellent taste.

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Mini Musk - Pumpkins/squashes

Squash variety from Provence, mini muscat type. Compact growth. Good fruit formation. Harvest 125 days after sowing.

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Musquée de Provence - Pumpkins/squashes

Dark-green fruit with ridges, which later turns beige-green. Flat cushion-shape; colour of flesh dark-orange. Slow growing, do not harvest before it is fully ripe. Excellent taste. Vigorous growth, climbing habit.

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Nutterbutter - Pumpkins/squashes

Uniform and high-yield butternut squash, but also satisfying in taste. Due to the rather short maturation period, this variety can also ripen in less ideal conditions.

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Patidou 'Sweet Dumpling' - Pumpkins/squashes

Almost ball-shaped, decorative fruit with yellow-green stripes. For consumption when still tender or fully ripened. Keeps reasonably well. Climbing habit.

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Pâtisson blanc - Pumpkins/squashes

Flat, cushion-shaped white summer squash, can only be stored for a limited period. Does not climb.

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Pâtisson orange - Pumpkins/squashes

Flat, round, orange summer squash with limited suitability for storage. Non-climbing. Harvest regularly when young and yellow.

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Red Kuri - Pumpkins/squashes

Colour of fruit and flesh orange. Excellent cropping Hokkaido variety, with heavy fruit. Like all Hokkaido types very tasty, and the skin is edible, too.

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Rouge Vif d'Etampes - Pumpkins/squashes

Large, round cushion-shaped, ridged fruit, skin and flesh orange in colour. Vigorous growth, climbing habit. Stores reasonably well.

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Solor DB - Pumpkins/squashes

In contrast to Red Kuri, this orange Hokkaido type is not as large. It also flowers a little earlier and has a better shelf life by a few weeks.

€3.05