Cucurbita maxima Speckled Hound F1
Cucurbita maxima Speckled Hound F1
Colorful and delicious.
Speckled Hound F1 produces striking salmon pink fruits with blue-gray stripes. The fruits are rounded to slightly angular and nicely ribbed. As it matures, the blue stripes diminish.
At around 1.5 – 2.5 kg, the fruits are quite handy and suitable for the kitchen.
The plants bear 4-5 fruits with a compact growth with short tendrils and provide a very good harvest.
Speckled Houns F1 is an excellent for cooking.
Ripening time: 90 days.
Speckled Houns F1 grows compact with short vines.
Cucurbiuta maxima are usually robust and make excellent food. Variety grows well in warm, well-drained soils.
Pre-cultivation and planting with sowing from the end of April or direct sowing from the beginning of May.
Optimum germination at 24-30o C. When sowing stick the pointed side of the seed down or lay them flat. Do not keep the seed too moist. After germination, place in a brighter and cooler place.
For Speckled Houns F1 we recommend 2 square meters per plant.
Possible pests: snails, birds, mice, lice, powdery mildew, virus.
Supplied as raw (normal) seed.
Tier-pricing
- From 50
- seeds for
- €0,200 per
- seed
- From 100
- seeds for
- €0,175 per
- seed
- From 250
- seeds for
- €0,140 per
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- From 500
- seeds for
- €0,132 per
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- From 1.000
- seeds for
- €0,110 per
- seed
Total amount
€0,11 - €0,20 / per seed €0,20