Pumpkin ‚Atlantic Giant’

Ripening

spät

Harvest

Week 40 to 43

Vigour

stark

Growth habit

rankend

Origin

Kanada

Open-pollinated

Yes

Use

Kochen, Lager

Disease resistance

Mehltau: gering

About this variety

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You can grow the record variety ‚Atlantic Giant’ if you want a true giant; it comes from the hundred‑kilogram pumpkins of the weighing championships. In a home garden, one fruit per plant can become surprisingly large with a little effort and is worth the children's awe. The flavor is mild and rather watery; the focus is clearly on size and visual effect, not on cooking. Give it a fat compost pile, plenty of water, and ample space for the long vines.

You will find the flesh mild and watery, with no pronounced aroma; the variety shines on the measuring tape, not on the plate.

Care and diseases

Soil, feeding, pruning, companion planting and diseases apply to every variety of this species alike. You will find the full guidance on the species page.