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Squash-Calabaza Tropical Pumpkin
Squash-Calabaza Tropical Pumpkin
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C. Moschata
Calabaza plants, related to the Seminole pumpkin, are monoecious and are pollinated by insects like honeybees and bumblebees. The plants have long internodes and have vines that are up to 15 m from the crown of the fruit to the plant. They yield 2-15 fruit on average.The fruit may weigh 5 to 50 pounds, and the rind varies in color from a light to dark green when immature and a light orange to beige when mature, and is smooth. The inside flesh is green-yellow to orange in color and is about 1-3 inches thick.
| Days to germination | 4 - 7 days |
| Days to maturity | 100 - 115 days |
| Life cycle | Annual |
| Plant time | January - April; again August - September |
| Spacing | 4' |
| Sun | full sun (vine will travel to find sun if planted in shade) |
| Soil temperature | 70 - 95 F |
| Optimum soil P.H | 6.3 - 7 |
| Height |
18" - 24" tall; 10' - 50' wide (vine length) |
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