Pumpkin 'Styrian Hulless'
Pumpkin 'Styrian Hulless' is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
Styrian Hulless' is a very attractive, medium to large pumpkin, weighing 5 - 8 kg with bright orange and green striped markings and raised ribs. It is grown for its large, dark green, completely hull-less seeds which are highly nutritious and delicious roasted. The seed also yields a valuable oil that is used to promote prostate health in men. The flesh lacks flavour but the chooks will appreciate it. The average yield is 2 - 3 fruits per plant. Days to harvest: 100.
Product: Pumpkin 'Styrian Hulless'
Product type: SEED ()
Botanical name: Cucurbita pepo
Syn.: syn. 'Pepita'
A very attractive, small pumpkin, weighs 2.2 - 3.6 kg with bright orange and green striped markings and raised ribs. It is grown for its large, dark green, completely hull-less seeds which are highly nutritious and delicious roasted. The seed also yields a valuable oil that is used to promote prostate health in men. The flesh lacks flavour but the chooks will appreciate it.
Plant type: Annual semi-bush vine 40 cm high
Sow when: Frost tender; germinate best at 21 - 35°C soil temp.; seed will rot in cold, wet soil; rodents and 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
Sow where: Directly into garden beds in full sun
Soil type: Fertile, well-drained soil, pH 6 - 7.5; add plenty of compost
Harvest: 100 days: average yield: 2 - 3 fruits per plant; harvest pumpkins when fully coloured and the stem is brown
seeds per packet
Cucurbita pepo
syn. 'Pepita'
Annual semi-bush vine 40 cm high
Pumpkin 'Styrian Hulless'
Styrian Hulless' is a very attractive, medium to large pumpkin, weighing 5 - 8 kg with bright orange and green striped markings and raised ribs. It is grown for its large, dark green, completely hull-less seeds which are highly nutritious and delicious roasted. The seed also yields a valuable oil that is used to promote prostate health in men. The flesh lacks flavour but the chooks will appreciate it. The average yield is 2 - 3 fruits per plant. Days to harvest: 100.