Tennessee Dancing Gourd, organic seeds
Eco Heirloom
Information
You don’t need to be able to eat everything you grow. Tennessee Dancing Gourd,which is also called ”Tennessee Spinning Gourd”, is cultivated for decorations andtoys. It is said that the school children in Tennessee always carried aspinning gourd in their pockets to play with. The rampant vine grows over fences, up inthe trees, from pillar to post and gives a great number of small, bottlenecked,hard, striped fruits in green and light yellow. The fruit turns yellow during winter but keeps the hard shell.
Everyone becomes happy to seethe tiny sweet fruits with the size of a golf ball, where only the fantasy setsthe limit of how to enjoy it. A package contains about 8-10 seeds.
| Product number: | 3670 |
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| Scientific name: | Cucurbita pepo var. ovifera |
| Botanic family: | The Squash Family - Cucurbitaceae |
| Organic: | Yes |
| Days to maturity: | 93 |
| Lifespan: | Annual |
| F1 Hybrid: | No |
| New variety: | No |
| Sowing time: | Pre-cultivate: April–June |
| Sowing depth: | 3 cm |
| Germination temperature: | 23-25°C |
| Germination time: | 6–10 days |
| Plant spacing: | 50–80 cm |
| Row spacing: | 90–130 cm |
| Height: | 200–300 cm |
| Plant location: | Sun |
| Harvest/blooming: | August–September |
| Seeds/g: | 2–10 seeds |
| Heirloom variety: | Yes |
Cultivation advice
Sowing
The seed can be sown directly in the open field when the soil is properly warmed up (min. 15°C). It will not germinate, but will rot if the soil is cool. It is safest to start the plants indoors or in a greenhouse. Sow about 3 cm deep in pots, about 4 weeks before the estimated planting out. Keep at about 23-25 degrees until the seeds germinate. Then leave them in a fairly warm, bright and airy place. Harden them off gradually and plant out when the soil has warmed up and the risk of night frost has completely passed. Squash has sensitive roots, so be careful when planting.Spacing
Between plants 50-80 cm and 90-130 cm between rows. The pumpkin is a climber and can become very large. Give it ample space!Harvest
Harvest before frost harms the fruits. The pumpkin can be stored for several months. It is used in everything such as soups, casseroles, pies, desserts, marmalade and preserves.Seed
1 g has 7-10 seeds. A portion of about 1 g of gives at least five good plants in the greenhouse. For a 100 meters stretch of plants approx. 40g is needed.A portion contains 8-10 seeds.
