Pumpkin 'Jap'
Cucurbita maxima 'Jap' · Cucurbitaceae
A mottled green-and-grey skinned pumpkin with deep-orange, intensely sweet flesh. A trailing vine and one of the best-flavoured pumpkins for roasting.
At a glance
Good for
- Edible / Productive
- Pet-Safe / Non-Toxic
Sowing from seed
- Difficulty: beginner
- Sowing depth: 20 mm
- Method: Direct sow where it is to grow
- Germination: 7-14 days
- Days to harvest: 100-120 days
- Best sown in: spring, summer
- Seed storage life: 5 years