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(Cucurbita maxima)
Yukigeshou carries the poetical name 'snow landscape'. This Japanese variety needs plenty of warmth, then it is very prolific.
Plant: trailing, needs 3 sqm; Fruits: grey with darker spots, rounded, on top and at the bottom distinctively flattened; Size (DxH): 18 - 25 cm x 10 - 15 cm; Weight: 2 - 3 kg; Flesh: yellow; thick, firm; delicate sweet chestnut flavour; Use: for gratins and pumpkin rice, purées; Days to maturity: 120 - 130 days; Storage: 8 months; [H+++] (12 seeds)
Available at the beginning of February
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