Varieties
Muscade de Provence / Musquée de Provence
Variety
Muscade de Provence / Musquée de Provence
Approved Data
Features
Color
green
Growth habit
growth habit: high ranking
Fruit shape
flat
Season Overview
Propagating
Planting
Harvest
J
F
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A
M
J
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S
O
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D
Description
Muscade de Provence is a climbing, vigorous-growing variety with dark green, flat-round, ribbed fruits. They turn ocher brown when ripe. The flesh is orange-red and very aromatic. The fruits grow to a weight of about 3-8 kg.
Non hybrid
Not frost resistant
Growing tips
In the fall you should not harvest too early, then it can be stored well. Heat-loving
Details
Light requirement
Sunny
Water requirement
Wet
Soil
Medium (loamy)
Nutrient requirement
High
Plant distance
100 cm
Row spacing
150 cm
Seeding depth
3 cm
Companion Plants
Antagonistic Plants
Diseases
Downy mildew
Powdery mildews
Pests
Land snails
