Pumpkin - Whangaparaoa Crown
Tasty, sweet and versatile, pumpkins (otherwise known as squash) are a crop the whole family can enjoy growing.
Tui Pumpkin Seed - Whangaparaoa Crown is an heirloom variety that offers excellent long keeping quality with grey skin, orange flesh and sweet flavour.
Contains 10 seeds.
Benefits
- Grey skin with orange flesh and sweet flavour.
- Can be stored for many months.
- Heirloom variety.
- Recyclable paper envelope.
Directions for use
Sowing in trays
- Prepare seed trays with Tui Seed Raising Mix.
- Sow seeds 15mm deep.
- Keep well watered.
Sowing direct
- Before planting work Tui Seed Raising Mix into soil.
- Sow seeds 15mm deep and 50cm apart.
- Keep well watered.
Seedlings can be transplanted once they have two sets of true leaves.
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Tui Seed Raising Mix
Nurturing your plant from a tiny seed to a delicious crop of veges, or a stunning floral display, provides satisfaction second to none for gardeners! To make sure your seed raising endeavours end in success start with Tui Seed Raising Mix. This light, free draining mix is specially blended to provide ideal conditions for germinating seeds and seedling establishment. Gypsum ensures strong, healthy root growth and seaweed improves root development and overall plant health.
Use in seed raising trays, your garden, containers and pots to provide your seeds with the ultimate growing conditions.
This bag is recyclable through the soft plastics recycling scheme, it just needs to be clean and dry. Learn how to clean and dry your Tui growing media bags here.
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Tui Watermelon Seed - Sugar Baby is a disease resistant variety, delivering small, sweet fruit with few seeds.
Quick to mature with compact growth and vines that are less likely to take over the garden, Sugar Baby is the perfect option for smaller garden spaces.
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