Kiepenkerl Pumpkin Uchiki Kuri

This high-yielding variety which grows as a vine rewards you with bright orange pumpkins with a pleasant chestnut flavour. They can be eaten with the skin and are suitable for making tasty soups, salads, casseroles and many other dishes.

Tips:

• Cultivate at around 14 to 18°C for 3 to 4 weeks after emergence of seedlings
• Plant seedlings in the outdoors at the end of May - handle the delicate roots carefully!
• Direct sowing outdoors from mid-May
• Never plant directly on a compost heap
• High nutrient supply reduces the flavour and shelf life of the pumpkins
• Also suitable for growing in containers
• Harvest when pumpkins weigh between 1 and 1.5 kg
• Can be stored for up to 3 months