Pumpkin 'Turk's Turban'
Cucurbita maximaA curiously-shaped heirloom fruit from France, dating from at least 1820, it is named for the colour and shape of the fruit. Striped with orange, white and green, no two pumpkins are the same. Harvest in 19 weeks; typically yields 6kg per plant.
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Pumpkin 'Turk's Turban'
Pumpkins are the easiest of the curcubits to grow, they are big feeders, so dig in plenty of well rotted manure where they are to grow. They germinate easily in warm soil, gardeners in cooler areas can start their seedlings in pots in a warm spot and plant out after risk of frost has passed. Pumpkins need plenty of water as they grow, mulch well to conserve moisture and eliminate weeds. Harvest pumpkins when the stalk attaching it to the vine turns woody and corky. Cut (not tear) the stalk from the plant. Never lift the pumpkin by this 'handle' as if it breaks off the pumpkin will go mouldy within days.