Pumpkin 'Red Kuri'
Pumpkin 'Red Kuri' is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
A Japanese teardrop-shaped, high-yielding variety. It has bright red-orange skin and yellow-orange, fine grained, dry flesh that is sweet and rich with a nutty flavour; weighs 2 - 3 kg and stores well.
Product: Pumpkin 'Red Kuri'
Product type: SEED ()
Botanical name: Cucurbita maxima
Syn.: syn. 'Potimarron', 'Baby Red Hubbard', 'Uchiki Kuri'
Red Kuri' is 2-3 kg with a teardrop-shape. It is high-yielding. The bright red-orange skin and orange, fine grained, dry flesh has a sweet, nutty flavour; it stores well. Pumpkins need a large area, grow on a fence if space is limited. Pinch out ends of runners to encourage branching and increase yield.
Plant type: Annual running vine
Plant height: 35 – 40 cm
Sow when: Frost tender; 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 bedsDirectly into garden beds
Soil type: Fertile, well-drained soil, pH 6 - 7.5; add plenty of compost
Harvest: 92 - 100 days: harvest pumpkins when fully coloured and the stem is brown; pick with a stem, 6 cm long, dry in the sun before storing
seeds per packet
Cucurbita maxima
syn. 'Potimarron', 'Baby Red Hubbard', 'Uchiki Kuri'
Annual running vine
Pumpkin 'Red Kuri'
A Japanese teardrop-shaped, high-yielding variety. It has bright red-orange skin and yellow-orange, fine grained, dry flesh that is sweet and rich with a nutty flavour; weighs 2 - 3 kg and stores well.