pumpkin 'Casperita'
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A winter squash producing small, white pumkins on trailing vines. The ribbed, smooth-skinned fruits with sweet, plae flesh reach up to 14cm in diameter and 500-750g; this cultivar is said to show good resistance to powdery mildews
Scientific classification
- Species
- pumpkin 'Casperita' (Cucurbita 'Casperita')
- Genus
- Cucurbita
- Family
- Cucurbitaceae
- If crop is bitter, don't eat. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling
- Toxicity
- Annual Biennial
- Plant type
- 0.5-1 metres
- Height
- 1.5-2.5 metres
- Spread
- Deciduous
- Foliage
- Bushy · Trailing
- Habit
- Summer · Autumn
- Season of interest
- Full sun
- Sunlight
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- Ideal temperature
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Distribution of pumpkin 'Casperita'
Distribution map
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Culture
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Toxicity
If crop is bitter, don't eat. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling
Quick identification of pumpkin 'Casperita'
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pumpkin 'Casperita' care guide
- Keep moisture even through flowering and fruiting, avoiding hard dry swings
- Watering
- Full sun
- Sunlight
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- Ideal temperature
Watering
Keep moisture even through flowering and fruiting, avoiding hard dry swings
Fertilizing
FertilizingTomato or pepper feed every one to two weeks in fruiting season
Pruning
PruningNo pruning required
Propagation
PropagationPropagate by seed. See sowing vegetable seeds
Growing
GrowingGrow in rich, fertile, well drained soil in full sun. Start indoors from mid-late April, sowing in individual pots with seeds on their side about 1.5cm deep. Harden off before June then transplant outdoors to final growing position. See vegetable cultivation
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Common pests and diseases
Diseases
May be susceptible to grey moulds and powdery mildews
Pests
May be susceptible to slugs and snails
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