Starke Ayres Pumpkin Queensland Blue 100g

Starke Ayres Pumpkin Queensland Blue 100g is a heritage pumpkin variety producing large, blue-grey, heavily ribbed fruits with deep orange, dry-textured flesh. Queensland Blue is a storage pumpkin valued for its excellent keeping quality, thick dry flesh suited to roasting and soups, and distinctive appearance. It is well adapted to South African garden conditions and performs reliably in warm-season production.

• Variety: Queensland Blue, large, blue-grey ribbed skin, dense orange dry flesh
• Seed quantity: 100g
• Plant type: Spreading vine, allow 3 to 4m space per plant
• Days to maturity: Approximately 100 to 120 days from transplanting
• Sowing season: Spring (September to November in most SA regions)
• Application: Home vegetable garden, market garden food production
• Storage: Excellent post-harvest shelf life, suitable for long-term storage

Sow in warm soil with ample space. Deep, infrequent watering during fruit development encourages dense flesh development.