Pumpkin ‚Muscade de Provence’

Ripening

spät

Harvest

Week 39 to 42

Vigour

stark

Growth habit

rankend

Origin

Frankreich

Open-pollinated

Yes

Heritage variety

Yes

Use

Kochen, Lager, Sauce, Einlegen

Disease resistance

Mehltau: mittel

About this variety

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A magnificent French musk pumpkin with a flat, round shape and deep ribs that make the ripe fruit look as though it were cast in bronze. Botanically it is a Cucurbita moschata, but in the garden it is the classic Provençal culinary pumpkin, and it is widely available in the German speaking countries. The thick orange flesh is sweet, aromatic and faintly nutmeggy, lovely in soup, purée and cake. It needs a long season, but it repays you with excellent keeping quality.

Deep orange, firm flesh with a sweet nutmeg aroma and a silky texture once cooked.

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.