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

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

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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

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