Cornflower
Maxima squash
Pink Banana Jumbo - Maxima squash
Ref : P2219
- Cucurbita maxima
Bag of 12 seeds
This ancient variety produces banana-shaped fruits weighing from 5 to 30 kg, best eaten before they reach 90 cm in length. Their blue-grey skin, which turns pink when ripe, encloses bright orange flesh, dry and low in sugar, perfect for preserves and purées.
Fruit can be stored for up to 6 months.
Fruit can be stored for up to 6 months.
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in bucket, in the ground
Sow in pots at a temperature of between 18 and 20°C, 2 to 3 weeks before planting. Transplant, with the root ball, into the ground, after the last frosts, at a distance of at least 2 m in all directions. For sowing directly into the ground, sow after the last frosts, once the soil has warmed up. In both cases, prepare holes filled with compost or organic matter two weeks in advance to accommodate your plants or seeds.
March, April, May
April, May, June
July, August, September, October, November
in the ground
sunny
fort
humus
rich, heavy, furniture
Cucurbita maxima
late
From 5000 to 30000 g
12 seeds
elongated
farm
Pink, Orange
edible
From 150 to 400 cm
From 90 to 120 cm
runner
United States
1893
Seeds found on an archaeological site in Peru correspond genetically with the "Banana Squash" currently grown. Banana Squash was introduced to the United States by R.H. Shumway in 1893. The traditional variety had a blue-gray skin with orange stripes, becoming creamy-pink at maturity. Around 1900, the Los Angeles seed company Aggeler et Musser developed three lines: a yellow-orange variety, a blue-gray variety and a pink variety.
R.H. Shumway
