Oil pumpkins

Cucurbita pepo L. 

Breeders: Schleinzer, Pischinger 

Improved Styrian oil pumpkin. Organic cultivation. Long-shooting growth with medium-size fruits. Soft-skinned seeds which sit loosely in the pulp and can be relatively easily removed from the fruit cavity. Large, bulbous, dark olive green seeds. For warmer locations.

Cultivation: from end of April to beginning of May (depending on the location); minimum soil temperature 10°C!

Spacing: 40-45cm within the row, 1.80 m between the rows.

Required quantity of seeds: 3.6-3.8kg/hectare,