Cucurbita maxima 'Hokkaido'
Hokkaido
Common names: Hokkaido pumpkin, Red Hokkaido
Photo: Francisco Manuel Blanco (1778 – 1845) (O.S.A.) · Public Domain · Source
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Description
The Hokkaido is the most popular edible pumpkin in the home garden. Its orange‑red skin is edible, making soup and roasted vegetables especially simple. The flesh has a nutty, chestnut‑like flavor and its convenient size has made it a fall favorite. When fully ripe it can be stored until the new year.
Care instructions
Plant indoors from April and transplant outdoors after the last frost, around mid‑May (week 20). Choose a sunny, nutrient‑rich spot with plenty of space for climbing. Water generously at the root and mulch the soil to keep it moist. Harvest the fruits before the first frost, when the stem has corked, and allow them to ripen for two weeks at warm temperatures to improve flavor and storage.
Soil & site
Soil pH
Soil type
loamy, humus-rich, well-drained, nutrient-rich
Feeding
Heavy feeder
Companion planting
Good neighbors
legume family (Fabaceae)
Beans and peas enrich the soil with nitrogen, which cucurbits, as heavy feeders, can make good use of.
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Source: classic companion planting (DACH-Gartenpraxis)
Rather not
nightshade family (Solanaceae)
You should avoid planting potato and cucumber together because they share disease pathogens such as leaf and brown rot and stand in each other's way as strong feeders.
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Source: basic crop-rotation rule
Companion planting is partly traditional gardening lore. Where the reason is known, it is given.
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