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Cucurbita maxima `Mavis Sweetener pumpkin`

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Cucurbita maxima `Mavis Sweetener pumpkin`
Family Cucurbitaceae
Genus Cucurbita
Species Cucurbita maxima
Common Name(s) Pumpkin
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This species has long-running stems and kidney-shaped leaves. The fruit is large and smooth with a soft corky texture. This species has many varieties with very hard blue-grey or orange skins, including the gigantic show pumpkins. You will need to keep the fruits off the ground with straw when growing; this will prevent rotting. This crop has an minimum optimum growing temperature of 20C and a maximum optimum growing temperature of 30C.

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Growth Habit : Trailing
Type : Deciduous
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Type : large soft fruit
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Edibility : pleasant

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