Pumpkin — Queensland Blue seeds

$4.00

Queensland Blue Pumpkin produces medium to large fruits up to 5kg in weight that store extremely well. Queensland Blue Pumpkins have thick, grey-blue ribbed skin and bright orange flesh. Queensland Blue Pumpkin is sweet, firm, and drier than some other pumpkin varieties. Harvest your pumpkin when the vine turns brown and hardens. Ensure that pumpkins are cut from the vine, as if the stalk breaks at the joint of the pumpkin, the flesh could become exposed and your pumpkin can turn bad.

 

Queensland Blue Pumpkin produces medium to large fruits up to 5kg in weight that store extremely well. Queensland Blue Pumpkins have thick, grey-blue ribbed skin and bright orange flesh. Queensland Blue Pumpkin is sweet, firm, and drier than some other pumpkin varieties. Harvest your pumpkin when the vine turns brown and hardens. Ensure that pumpkins are cut from the vine, as if the stalk breaks at the joint of the pumpkin, the flesh could become exposed and your pumpkin can turn bad.

 

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Cucurbita maxima | 5 seeds per packet

Sow seeds directly into your garden bed approximately 15 to 20mm deep, leaving around 120cm between Queensland Blue Pumpkin seeds. Alternatively, you can raise seedlings in a protected area (in a greenhouse or indoors) and plant out after around 3 weeks, making sure the last frost has passed. Make sure to protect your seedlings from weather and pests. Keep soil moist (but not soggy!). Best sown in spring and summer, but the sowing season will depend on your climate*. Ideally, sow seeds when the temperature is between 21 to 32°C. Germination occurs within 7 to 10 days. Queensland Blue Pumpkin reach full maturity within approximately 100 to 130 days.

*Sowing times may vary depending on your climate. See our planting guide for Queensland Blue Pumpkin below.

Cool Climates: October to December

Temperate Climates: September to December

Arid Climates: August to March

Subtropical Climates: August to March

Tropical Climates: February to September