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Pumpkin Kuri Red Seeds
$4.20
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Kuri Red, also known as Baby Red Hubbard, is a beautiful small winter Pumpkin producing distinctive teardrop-shaped fruits with smooth, vivid reddish-orange skin. Fruits generally weigh around 2–4 kg, making them a convenient size for the kitchen while still providing plenty of dense, richly flavoured flesh.
The orange flesh is smooth, sweet and notably nutty, with a characteristic flavour often compared to chestnuts. This quality is reflected in its French name Potimarron, combining potiron, meaning pumpkin, with marron, meaning chestnut. The fine, relatively dry flesh is excellent roasted, mashed or puréed and particularly good in soups, pies, baking and gnocchi.
Red Kuri belongs to the Hubbard group of Cucurbita maxima and has an interesting international history. Its ancestry is associated with squash introduced to Japan following European contact, where distinctive Japanese selections subsequently developed. Red Kuri types later became particularly popular in France and other parts of Europe, where Potimarron remains a much-loved culinary pumpkin.
One of its culinary advantages is the relatively thin skin, which softens considerably during cooking and can often be eaten along with the flesh, particularly when the pumpkin is roasted or used in soups.
Plants are vigorous trailing vines and appreciate fertile soil, consistent moisture and plenty of sunlight. Mature fruits also have good keeping qualities, with their flavour often improving after a short period of curing and storage.
Approximately 12 seeds per packet
When to Plant (Australia)
Tropics: March–August
Subtropics: August–February
Mild climates: September–January
Cold climates: October–December, after frost risk has passed
Planting / Sowing
Sow approximately 20–30 mm deep directly into warm, prepared soil, or raise seedlings in pots or trays for transplanting. In frost-prone climates, wait until all danger of frost has passed and the soil has warmed before planting outside.
Grow in full sun in rich, fertile, well-drained soil. Allow approximately 1–2 m between plants and provide plenty of additional room for the vigorous vines to spread.
Keep plants consistently watered during active growth, flowering and fruit development. Water deeply at soil level where possible rather than regularly wetting the foliage.
Harvest when fruits have developed their full reddish-orange colour, the rind has hardened and the stem begins to dry. Cut from the vine with a generous section of stem attached.
Cure mature pumpkins in a warm, dry, well-ventilated position before storing in a cool, dry place with good airflow.
Maturity: approximately 90–95 days.
Due to quarantine restrictions, TAS has an 800g limit per each seed variety and WA has a 10,000 seeds limit per variety.
Pumpkin Kuri Red Seeds
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Cucurbita maxima
Kuri Red, also known as Baby Red Hubbard, is a beautiful small winter Pumpkin producing distinctive teardrop-shaped fruits with smooth, vivid reddish-orange skin. Fruits generally weigh around 2–4 kg, making them a convenient size for the kitchen while still providing plenty of dense, richly flavoured flesh.
The orange flesh is smooth, sweet and notably nutty, with a characteristic flavour often compared to chestnuts. This quality is reflected in its French name Potimarron, combining potiron, meaning pumpkin, with marron, meaning chestnut. The fine, relatively dry flesh is excellent roasted, mashed or puréed and particularly good in soups, pies, baking and gnocchi.
Red Kuri belongs to the Hubbard group of Cucurbita maxima and has an interesting international history. Its ancestry is associated with squash introduced to Japan following European contact, where distinctive Japanese selections subsequently developed. Red Kuri types later became particularly popular in France and other parts of Europe, where Potimarron remains a much-loved culinary pumpkin.
One of its culinary advantages is the relatively thin skin, which softens considerably during cooking and can often be eaten along with the flesh, particularly when the pumpkin is roasted or used in soups.
Plants are vigorous trailing vines and appreciate fertile soil, consistent moisture and plenty of sunlight. Mature fruits also have good keeping qualities, with their flavour often improving after a short period of curing and storage.
Approximately 12 seeds per packet
When to Plant (Australia)
Tropics: March–August
Subtropics: August–February
Mild climates: September–January
Cold climates: October–December, after frost risk has passed
Planting / Sowing
Sow approximately 20–30 mm deep directly into warm, prepared soil, or raise seedlings in pots or trays for transplanting. In frost-prone climates, wait until all danger of frost has passed and the soil has warmed before planting outside.
Grow in full sun in rich, fertile, well-drained soil. Allow approximately 1–2 m between plants and provide plenty of additional room for the vigorous vines to spread.
Keep plants consistently watered during active growth, flowering and fruit development. Water deeply at soil level where possible rather than regularly wetting the foliage.
Harvest when fruits have developed their full reddish-orange colour, the rind has hardened and the stem begins to dry. Cut from the vine with a generous section of stem attached.
Cure mature pumpkins in a warm, dry, well-ventilated position before storing in a cool, dry place with good airflow.
Maturity: approximately 90–95 days.
Due to quarantine restrictions, TAS has an 800g limit per each seed variety and WA has a 10,000 seeds limit per variety.
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