squash 'Turks Turban'
pumpkin or Cucurbita maxima 'Turk's Turban'
This is one of the most spectacular of all the squashes: a bright orange lower half is often streaked with green and topped with a hat-like, knobbly green topknot.
The fruit is so handsome in fact, that squash 'Turks Turban' is often used as a harvest decoration, but it also makes good eating with a taste similar to butternut squash.
The fruit is so handsome in fact, that squash 'Turks Turban' is often used as a harvest decoration, but it also makes good eating with a taste similar to butternut squash.
How to care for squash Turks Turban:
After potting on, grow squash plants in a warm, sunny spot with plenty of space (preferably 90cm or 3ft apart). Plant out once all risk of frost has passed, ideally into rich, well-drained soil improved with compost or manure.
Water regularly, especially in dry spells, and feed every 10–14 days with a high-potash fertiliser once flowering starts. Pinch out growing tips to encourage branching if space allows. Keep weeds down and mulch around the base to conserve moisture.
Harvest when the fruits are mature and the skin is hard. Cut the last of the fruits before the first frosts leaving some stalk attached and they will store for several months somewhere dry and cool.
Water regularly, especially in dry spells, and feed every 10–14 days with a high-potash fertiliser once flowering starts. Pinch out growing tips to encourage branching if space allows. Keep weeds down and mulch around the base to conserve moisture.
Harvest when the fruits are mature and the skin is hard. Cut the last of the fruits before the first frosts leaving some stalk attached and they will store for several months somewhere dry and cool.
Sowing instructions:
Sow two seeds to a 10cm (4in) pot in late spring from April to May in a greenhouse or on a sunny windowsill. Pot on seedlings as they grow, then harden off carefully and plant out in a sunny, sheltered spot once all threat of frost has passed.
Eventual height:
0.45m
Eventual spread:
2m
Position:
Full sun
Rate of growth:
Fast-growing
Soil:
Moderately fertile, moist, well-drained soil
Hardiness:
Frost tender
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Humans/Pets: If crop is bitter, don't eat or feed to pets
approx 15 seeds
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