PUMPKIN: LADY GODIVA

(CUCURBITA PEPO) 

Grown for the seed, the oval shaped pumpkin has yellow to green stripes and while the flesh is insipid, the naked seeds are pepitas, a good source of copper, iron, manganese, magnesium, phosphorus, protein, tryptophan, and zinc.

Leave them on the vine till it dies back and harvest.

WHEN TO PLANT

Cool Climate: OCT, NOV, DEC

Temperate:  SEP, OCT, NOV, DEC

Sub – Tropical: AUG – APR

Tropical: FEB – OCT

Arid: AUG – NOV

SOIL PREFERENCES

PH 6.0-7.5

Rich well-drained soil.

GROWING TIPS

Plant seed 2.5cm deep,

transplant or thin to 1 metre apart.

Protect seeds from birds/rodents with an upturned pot.

DAYS TO HARVEST

110 Days from sowing

APPROX 12 SEEDS

OPEN POLLINATED SEED 100% TASMANIAN GROWN

GROWN ORGANICALLY