Pumpkin 'Black Windsor'
Pumpkin 'Black Windsor' is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
Rare Australian heirloom variety from Victoria; popular commercial variety until recently. Fruit is round and flattened, with large, strong ribs and smooth rind that starts green and matures to a dark, almost black colour. The vigorous vine produced fruit from 2.5kg-4kg. Flesh is bright yellow in colour, moist, quite sweet and very smooth with a small seed cavity (and not many seeds) meaning a very high percentage of the fruit is edible.
Product: Pumpkin 'Black Windsor'
Product type: SEED ()
Botanical name: Cucurbita maxima
Rare Australian heirloom variety from Victoria; popular commercial variety until recently. Fruit is round and flattened, with large, strong ribs and smooth rind that starts green and matures to a dark, almost black colour. The vigorous vine produced fruit from 2.5kg-4kg. Flesh is bright yellow in colour, moist, quite sweet and very smooth with a small seed cavity (and not many seeds) meaning a very high percentage of the fruit is edible.
Plant type: Warm season annual vine; frost tender
Plant height: 35 – 40 cm
Sow when: Germinate best at 21 - 35°C soil temp.; seed will rot in cold, wet soil; rodents & birds often steal seed, protect with an upturned pot
Temperate: Spring to early summer
Subtropical: All year if frost-free
Tropical: Dry season
Germination: 7 - 10 days
Depth: 2.5 cm deep
Position: Full sun
Sow where: Directly into garden beds
Soil type: Fertile, well-drained soil, pH 6 - 7.5; add plenty of compost
Harvest: 110 days: harvest pumpkins when fully coloured and the stem is brown.