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Kabocha (/ k ə ˈ b oʊ tʃ ə /; from Japanese カボチャ, 南瓜) is a type of winter squash, a Japanese variety of the species Cucurbita maxima. It is also called kabocha squash or Japanese pumpkin [1] in North America. In Japan, "kabocha" may refer to either this squash, to the Western pumpkin, or indeed to other squashes. [2]
For pumpkins to grow well and ripen, they'll need full sun, which is 6 or more hours of direct sun per day. "More is better," says McLaughlin. "Ideally, they like seven or eight hours of full sun."
If you painted pumpkins and the decoration is limited to the pumpkin skin, you can peel the skin away and compost the paint-free interior. 2. Cut pumpkins into smaller pieces.
To do this simply push your fingernail into the skin of the pumpkin. If ready for harvest, your fingernail will make a dent; if the fruit isn’t ripe, it will leave a puncture. ... follow Hadley ...
It looks like a small pumpkin without the ridges. It belongs to the Hubbard squash group. Inside the hard outer skin there is a firm flesh that provides a very delicate and mellow chestnut-like flavor. Other varieties of this subspecies include 'Hokkaido', 'Red Hokkaido' and 'Sweet Meat' squashes. [1]
Naples long squash or Courge pleine de Naples – a large, long squash with deep green skin and small bulb at the end. It is 10 to 25 kg on average and found in France and Italy [16] São Paulo pumpkin or Abóbora paulista is a butternut-shaped variety with well-defined white and green stripes along its length
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Generally, these pumpkins come into season toward the beginning of fall and last for about three months after harvest. You can roast the seeds from large, mini and pie pumpkin varieties.