Cosmos
Moschata squash
Tahitian
Ref : P2307
- Cucurbita moschata
Bag of 12 seeds
This old variety, to be grown in warm climates, produces up to 50 kg of butternut-type fruit, weighing up to 15 kg. Their orange flesh can be eaten raw or cooked, and improves during storage.
Sow in pots at 18-20°C, 2 to 3 weeks before planting. Transplant with the root ball into the ground, after the last frosts, at a minimum distance of 2 m in all directions. To sow directly in 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 seedlings or seeds.
annual
Cucurbita moschata
From 4000 to 20 g
12 seeds
From 150 to 400 cm
From 30 to 50 cm
United States
1960
the Gurneys catalogs
This ancient variety from the island of Tahiti was introduced to the USA by Thompson and Morgan in 1977, and passed on to him by Steve Spangler of the Exotica Rare Fruit Nursery in Vista, California. Steve Spangler was the first American to grow the "Tahitian" squash, whose seeds were passed on to him by a sailor in the 1960s. It is mentioned in the Gurneys catalogs of 1980.
Thompson and Morgan
