Giant pumpkin Amazonka - Cucurbita maxima
5,90 zł
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A pumpkin that fits in a small garden. Amazonka is a Polish variety with a semi-bushy growth habit – instead of taking up half the plot with several-metre-long vines, it grows compactly and produces 3–6 round, orange fruits weighing 1–2 kg each. One fruit is exactly what you need for a family-sized cream soup or a tray of roasted pumpkin, without having to store half of it in the refrigerator.
Amazonka is a variety bred in Poland, so it is well adapted to the not-always-kind Central European summers. The plants have shortened vines and a semi-bushy growth habit, so they need only 1 × 1 m – two or three spots in a corner of the plot are enough to provide a supply of pumpkins for autumn. The fruits ripen 100–130 days after sowing and have smooth, orange skin and thick, fleshy, carotene-rich flesh.
The portion-sized fruits are another advantage: at 1–2 kg, a fruit can be used whole in the pot, unlike pumpkins weighing several dozen kilograms, half of which usually goes to waste. The producer states that the variety is not affected by fungal diseases, which in practice means fewer problems with powdery mildew towards the end of the season.
Sowing (first half of May, outdoors): sow 2–3 seeds in one spot, 3–4 cm deep, with 1 × 1 m spacing. The soil should be at least 12–15°C – during a cool spring, it is better to wait a week than risk the seeds rotting. Germination occurs after 7–10 days.
Thinning / seedlings: after emergence, leave the 1–2 strongest seedlings in each spot. To speed up the harvest, sow one seed per 9–10 cm pot at the end of April (at 20–25°C) and plant out the seedlings in the second half of May, after the frosts.
Position: sunny and warm, in fertile, well-drained soil. Pumpkins appreciate manure or compost – a bucket beneath each sowing spot is a worthwhile investment. They also grow very well on a compost heap.
Care: water generously but at the base of the plant, especially during flowering and fruit set. Once the plant has 4–6 fruitlets, the remaining flowers can be removed so the fruits reach their full size. Place a board or straw beneath ripening pumpkins to keep them off wet soil.
Amazonka is a pumpkin for everyday cooking: for cream soup, roasting, fritters, risotto, and homemade juices, jams and pickles. The sweet, fleshy flesh also freezes well when cut into cubes. When harvested fully ripe, with a piece of stem attached, the fruits keep for several months in a dry, cool place (10–15°C). Thanks to its compact growth habit, it is even suitable for a larger raised bed.
Harvest the pumpkin only when the stem has become woody and the skin cannot be scratched with a fingernail – preferably before the first frost. Leave freshly harvested fruits for another 1–2 weeks in a warm, dry place (a process known as curing); they will keep much longer and develop a sweeter flavour.
| Botanical name | Cucurbita maxima |
|---|---|
| Variety | Amazonka |
| Fruit colour | orange |
| Fruit weight | 1–2 kg |
| Position | sunny |
| Seasonality | annual plant |
| Sowing time under cover | late April |
| Direct sowing time | first half of May |
| Planting-out time | second half of May |
| Harvest time | September–October |
| Spacing | 100 × 100 cm |
| Net weight | 3 g (~10 seeds) |
| Series | Traditional |
| Manufacturer | W. Legutko |
| EAN code | 5903837414000 |
W. Legutko
Cucurbita maxima
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