Winter Melon / Wax Gourd (Benincasa hispida) seeds

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Winter Melon / Wax Gourd (Benincasa hispida) seeds

Asian pumpkin with firm pulp and good storing characteristics.
Contents: Approx. 10 seeds
Open-pollinated variety, seed tested regularly

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22,31 kr.

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SKU: 1278

GTIN: 4250601207049

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Benincasa hispida, the wax gourd or winter melon, is a Chinese gourd with firm, tasty flesh. Young fruits are used like zucchini. The mature pumpkins have a waxy surface and can be stored up to one year!

Plant description

Species:	Cucurbitaceae
Root system:	Shallow roots
Flower colour:	Yellow
Lifecycle:	Annual
Flowering months:	June July

Growing advice

Sowing depth:	2-3 cm
Planting distance:	150 cm
Bad companion plants:	Dill Cucumber Potatoes
Sunlight:	Full sun
Germination time:	5-10 days
Germination temperature:	18-24° C
When to sow outdoors:	May

The wax gourd is an annual climber. After preculture in April, plant the gourds in pots and after hardening off, after the Ice Saints in May. When transplanting, be very careful with the sensitive root ball. After May the seeds can also be sown directly outdoors. Leave about 100 cm of space between the plants. Loves a permeable, nutrient-rich soil, heat and water.

Picture source: By Judgefloro [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Other names

Botanical name:	Benincasa hispida, B. cerifera, Cucurbita hispida, Gymnopetalum septemlobum, Lagenaria siceraria var. hispida
German names:	Wachskürbis, Wintermelone
French names:	Courge Cireuse, Courge À la Cire, Bidao, Bénincasa, Pastèque de Chine
English names:	Winter Melon, Ash Gourd, White Gourd, Winter Gourd, Tallow Gourd, Chinese Preserving Melon, Wax Gourd
Spanish names:	Calabaza China, Calabaza Blanca, Calabaza de la Cera

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Total entries: 1

9 von 10 Samen gekeimt - Geduld ist angesagt
Ende März habe ich die Samen ausgesät - bereits nach 2 Wochen sind 3 davon gekeimt, bis 5 Wochen danach waren 6 insgesamt gekeimt - und durch konstantes weiteres hoffnungsvolles Befeuchten sind tatsächlich bis nach 8 Wochen insgesamt 9 von den 10 Samen gekeimt.
Also, Geduld ist angesagt!
Die Pflanzen wachsen seit Mitte Juni hier in Süddeutschland kräftig - es bedarf deutlicher Wärme, an die 30 Grad scheint ideal, da explodieren sie förmlich - bei unter 25 Grad eher Stagnation im Wachstum.
Auf die Blüten warte ich noch, bin jedoch optimistisch, zumindest eine Frucht zu ernten.

Sabine , 06.07.2020

Total entries: 1

Manufacturer information: Magic Garden Seeds GmbH | Junkersstraße 7 | Regensburg, Germany, 93055 | service@magicgardenseeds.com | https://www.magicgardenseeds.com

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