Seeds of pumpkin "Marble", SE. ALT, c/n, 2 g

Medium-lasting (130-140 days) variety of a dining room for long-term storage in the winter, does not lose its consumer qualities until March. The plant is long -playing, powerful. The fruits are flattened with a wrinkled - segmented surface, an average mass of 4.0-5.0 kg. The coloring of the bark is gray and dark gray, with light gray specks and stripes. The fetal pulp is orange, dense, thick, delicate, sweet. Due to the increased sugar content (11% -12% is more than in carrots), this variety is rightfully considered one of the most delicious. Light and heat-loving culture. Prefers fertile, non -acidic, well -heated soils. The best predecessors: potatoes, onions, cabbage, root crops and legumes. It is not recommended to plant pumpkin after cucumbers, zucchini, squash to avoid damage by general diseases and pests. Seeds are sown in open ground 2-3 pieces in the hole, when the soil warms up to a temperature of 10-12 ° C at a depth of 10 cm and the threat of return frosts passes. The depth of the seeds of seeds is 3-5 cm, on light soils up to 7 cm. The planting interval of at least 1 m between the holes with a row of 1.5 m. To obtain large fruits on the plant, 2-4 ovaries are left, and the lashes are pinned. The fruits are removed in complete ripeness along with the stalk. During the growing season, it is necessary to carry out infrequent, but abundant irrigation. Responsive for the introduction of organic fertilizers.