Pumpkin Green Hubbard
Pumpkin Green Hubbard is a slightly small, oval-round, green pumpkin variety with a pointed, rounded top that is full of bumps. This smaller variety can grow to about 30 - 40 cm each and weigh about 4 - 5 kilos. This delicious-tasting pumpkin variety keeps very well. The orange flesh has a nutty flavour. The skin of the pumpkin turns very dark green, sometimes almost black, and is richly covered with bumps (warts). This plant does very well along fences, climbing frames and netting, but can also crawl along the ground. Harvest the pumpkins during dry weather and let them dry well. After this, they can be stored for a long time.
Pumpkin Green Hubbard contains vitamins A, B1, B2, B6, B11 and C, among others, and the minerals potassium, calcium, phosphorus, iron, copper and zinc. Pumpkin Green Hubbard is also high in Omega 3 and low in fat. So it is a particularly healthy vegetable. Pumpkin Green Hubbard is also a very versatile vegetable, it can be boiled, roasted and baked. Also add pumpkin Green Hubbard to soups, pasta sauces, casseroles, wok dishes and to pastries. Pumpkin Green Hubbard is delicious when combined with bacon, tomato, eggs, cheese, mushrooms and pasta. In short pumpkin Green Hubbard is healthy, very tasty and very versatile.
Growing pumpkin Green Hubbard
Growing pumpkin Green Hubbard starts with sowing Green Hubbard seeds. At www.123zaden.nl, you can buy these Green Hubbard seeds. Sow indoors from mid-April in separate pots filled with moist potting soil. Put 1 seed per pot laterally 1½ cm deep into the soil. Pumpkins are dark germinators. The temperature should be at least 20 °C; warmer will ensure better germination. Make sure the temperature is even. Keep the soil moist, but not too wet to prevent rotting. Harden off the young seedlings from the beginning of May, about 14 days.You can sow outdoors from June. Choose a very sunny, sheltered spot with well-drained soil. Sow 3 seeds per hole and thin out the seedlings by 1 strongest per hole. Give pumpkins plenty of space (1½ to 2 metres), fertiliser (liquid tomato food) and plenty of water. Pumpkins are ripe for harvest when the stems start to dry out/tear and the skin feels hard. Depending on the weather and amount of sunshine, this could be in August or September. In any case, pumpkins should be harvested before the first frost and before a lot of rain. To harvest: cut off the stem and leave 5 to 8 cm of stem on the pumpkin. Do not damage the fruit. Store them in a dry, cool, frost-free place. Pumpkin Green Hubbard is a non hardy annual.
Buying Pumpkin Green Hubbard seeds
At 123zaden you will find many varieties of pumpkin seeds in the assortment. Of course, you can also buy Green Hubbard seeds here. So order your Green Hubbard seeds now easily, quickly and conveniently online at www.123zaden.nl!
Indoor sowing: mid April - May
Outdoor sowing: June - July
Germination: 6 - 8 days
Germinationtemp.: 20 - 22 °C
Sowing depth: 1 - 1½ cm
Plant distance: 1½ - 2 meter
Plant position: sunny and sheltered
Harvest period: August - September
Indoor sowing can start from the middle of April in a propagator or in a heated greenhouse. The temperature needs to be at least 20 °C, hotter makes for a better germination. It's important to keep the temperature as even as possible, this provides a better germination. Use separate pots of approx. 8 cm Ø. Put 1 seed sideways per pot approx. 1½ deep and cover it with moist pottingsoil. Keep the soil moist during germination and right after sowing, but not too wet to prevent rotting of the seeds. Let the seedlings adjust to outdoor temperatures, when there's no longer any danger of frosts. Harden them of by putting them outside during the day for 7 - 10 days from the beginning of May. Pumpkins are plants with tendrils and they like to spread out. They need a lot of space, but you can lead the tendrils and vines to the middle of the plant, when there's not much room. This to prevent that the plants overgrow other plants.
You can sow outdoors from June, when the soil is warming up. Sow on a sunny plot with shelter and free draining soil. Sow 3 seeds per hole. Keep the seeds approx. 1½ - 2 meter apart and make sure the plants have approx. 1½ - 2 meter space all around. Thin the seedlings to 1 strongest per hole. Pumpkins need a lot of fertilizer to grow. Use a liquid tomato fertilizer when the fruits start to develop. Use the fertilizer every 14 days. Keep weedfree to ensure a good ventilation. Give the plants enough water on the soil and not on the plants to prevent rotting of the fruits.
The pumpkins are ready to harvest when the stems are beginning to dry out or tear and the skin is hard to the touch. Depending on weather conditions and sunshine this starts in August or September. Harvest your pumpkins before the first frosts and before heavy rain. Cut the stem with a knife to harvest and leave a piece of approx. 5 - 8 cm of stem on the pumpkin. Don't damage the fruits. Keep them in a dry, cool and frosts free room or shed. Don't stack the pumpkins on each other.
