Lunga di Napoli
[3328]

(Cucurbita moschata)

This is a typical Italian variety. Very old, but still cultivated extensively. On European markets, it is very often sold in slices.

Fruits: green mottled, green brown at maturity, cylindrical; Size (DxH): 20 - 30 cm x 60 - 120 cm; Flesh: at maturity dark orange, thick, somewhat watery and fibrous, sweet;

Vine behaviour: Vine

Usage-Recommendation: Oven/Grill, Steam, Salad/Dip

Resistances:

Storage time: ++++

Weight: 10.0 kg - 80.0 kg

Maturity: 135 days

KCB-Recommendation: C