Cotton candy

Variety

Cotton candy

created by Nini at 24.01.2021

Seeds

Not Available

Season Overview

Propagating

Planting

Harvest

J

F

M

A

M

J

J

A

S

O

N

D

Description

Cotton Candy' is a pretty white pumpkin that is especially nice for decorative purposes. Due to its smooth, slightly ribbed shell, it is also very suitable for painting. Especially with gray or black chalk you get a pretty effect. The stem of 'Cotton Candy' is nice and dark and sits firmly on the pumpkin. If you keep the fruit in a place that is not too bright, it will stay nice and white. In a bright or sunny place, the pumpkin will turn more of a cream color. The plant has a strong tendril growth. Pre-culture in the greenhouse from the end of April. If the temperature allows, it can be sown directly in the open ground from mid-May. Make sure that the soil has a temperature of about 18 °C at the time of sowing and in the following week at sowing depth, so that the germination process runs smoothly and the seeds are not attacked by mold and bacteria. not suitable for consumption.

F1 Hybrid

Frostproof

Growing tips

Strongly climbing

Details

Light requirement

Sunny

Water requirement

Very humid

Soil

Medium (loamy)

Nutrient requirement

High

Seeding distance

100 cm

Row spacing

100 cm

Seeding depth

2 cm

Diseases

Downy mildew

Powdery mildews

Pests

Land snails

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