Seeds of pumpkin "Winter Sweet", 1 g

High -yielding late -ripening variety of large -fruited pumpkin. The plant is long -played. Fruits are flat, segmented, weighing 7-12 kg. The color of the background is dark gray with a pattern in the form of small light gray spots of various intensities. The pulp is orange, thick, dense, fragrant, with a high sugar content. Recommended for fresh consumption, canning and storage. It is used in cooking, for the preparation of juices, soups, cereals, sweet desserts, etc. Great for diet and baby food.  The variety is appreciated for high taste, good lecture, transportability and resistance to diseases.

grown with seedlings or direct sowing into the soil. For seedlings, sowing is carried out in March or April, landing in open land - in the phase of 3-4 real leaves. It is important that at that time the soil is already warming to a temperature of +14 ° C and that the periods of frosts are passed. Sowing with seeds in the ground when the soil warms up to 10-12 ° C. Sow 2-3 seeds in the hole to a depth of 3-5 cm. After the emergence of seedlings, weak plants are removed. The landing scheme is 80x80 cm. Prefers sandy and alloyed soils (most often the pumpkin is planted on compost heaps). Ten days after the landing, it is necessary to carry out the first top dressing, the second - at the moment when the whips begin to form. Care - pinching of lateral lashes, pinching the main stem (after tying several fruits), watering, weeding, loosening: light hilling (for a better formation of subordinate roots) and mandatory top dressing.