Kakai
(Cucurbita pepo)
Product ID: 2860
Striped fruits, delicious "pumpkin nuts."
Eye-catching, medium-small, avg. 5-8 lb., black-striped pumpkins. After displaying the pumpkins next fall, you can scoop out the large, dark green, completely hull-less seeds, which are absolutely delicious roasted. Kakai is a variety of the Austrian type that yields the valuable green pumpkin seed oil that some European studies show promotes prostate health. Semi-bush, short-vine plants. Avg. yield: 2-3 fruits/plant. Order 2860T (Treated/film-coated), available 1/4 lb. and larger. Add $2.00/lb.) or 2860 (Untreated). Avg. 2,200 seeds/lb. Packet: 30 seeds.
Days to Maturity or Bloom: 100
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CULTURE: Refer to "Winter Squash." TIMING: Seed pumpkins to mature in Sept. for shipping and in early Oct. for retail. Too many days of sun on fruits in the field after maturity will bleach handles and sunscald the fruits. HARVEST: Before frost or after 1 or 2 light frosts. Clip stems close to the vine. Use care to avoid gouging or bruising. Store under cover in boxes or bins. AVG. DIRECT SEEDING RATE: 130'/oz., 8 oz./1,000', 3 1/2 lbs./acre at 2 seeds/18" in rows 6' apart, (9,800 seeds/acre at 2,800 seeds/lb.). TRANSPLANTS: Avg. 58 pots or cells/oz., 930 pots or cells/lb. at 3 seeds/pot. SEED SPECS: SEEDS/LB.: 2,300-4,000 (avg. 2,800). PACKET: Avg. 5 gm. unless otherwise noted (avg. 30 seeds).
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