Cotton candy
Variety
created by phteven2 at 24.01.2021
Propagating
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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
Strongly climbing
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
Downy mildew
Powdery mildews
Land snails