🎃🌿🇪🇺 European Pumpkin Olga Seeds (Cucurbita pepo) – 20 Seeds – Sweet, Early-Maturing Pumpkin Variety

Description:

🌿 Latin Name: Cucurbita pepo
🎃 Common Name: European Pumpkin Olga
📦 Quantity: 20 seeds
🌱 Type: Early-maturing pumpkin variety known for its sweet flesh and medium-sized fruits, ideal for fresh cooking and baking

European Pumpkin Olga is a popular pumpkin variety from Europe, prized for its smooth, round fruits with vibrant orange skin and sweet, fine-textured flesh. Perfect for pies, soups, and roasting, Olga pumpkins mature relatively early and store well.

🌞 Sowing Time:

• Indoors: Start seeds 3–4 weeks before last frost

• Outdoors: Sow directly after last frost when soil temperature reaches 15–18°C (59–65°F)

• Germination: 7–10 days under warm conditions

🪴 Growing Instructions:

• Sowing Depth: 2–3 cm (0.8–1.2 inches)

• Spacing: Space plants 90–120 cm (36–48 inches) apart for vigorous growth

• Germination Temperature: 20–25°C (68–77°F)

• Light: Full sun (6+ hours daily)

• Watering: Keep soil consistently moist but avoid waterlogging, especially during fruit set

🌱 Soil & Conditions:

• Soil Type: Rich, well-draining loamy soil with high organic matter

• Soil pH: 6.0–7.5

• Fertilizer: Balanced fertilizer high in potassium and phosphorus for fruit development

• Climate: Prefers warm growing conditions; frost-sensitive

🧑🌾 Usage:

• Ideal for cooking, baking, and fresh consumption

• Flesh is sweet and fine-textured, great for pies, soups, and roasting

• Also suitable for decorative autumn displays

🌿 Plant Characteristics:

• Fruit Size: Medium, typically 3–5 kg (6–11 lbs)

• Fruit Color: Bright orange, smooth rind

• Maturity: 90–110 days from sowing

• Growth Habit: Vigorous trailing vine with large leaves

Each pack contains 3 g of Olga pumpkin seeds which is about 20 seeds.

Cucurbita maxima