Pumpkin Porcelain Princess - West Coast Seeds

Cucurbita maxima

• Edible and ornamental
• Medium size
• Good for stacked displays
• Pair with Jade Knight and Mint Prince

Deeply ribbed, shiny light pink pumpkins are shaped perfectly for stacking with their slightly flattened shape. Porcelain Princess is tasty was well, with bright orange flesh and flavour similar to a kabocha squash. 3-4.5 kg (7-10 kg) flattened fruit grow on long, full size vines. Create colourful displays with the dark and light green stacking pumpkins Jade Knight and Mint Prince which have a similar size and shape.

Approx. 5 seeds

Direct sow or transplant in late spring when soil warms up. For transplants, start seeds indoors 4-6 weeks after the last frost date. Try to get the plants into the ground no later than the summer solstice. Optimal soil temperature for germination: 25-35°C (68-95°F). Seeds should sprout in 7-14 days.

Sow seeds 2cm (1″) deep. Sow 3 seeds in each spot you want a plant to grow and thin to the strongest plant. Space plants at a minimum of 90-120cm (36-48″) apart in rows 120-180cm (48-72″) apart. If starting transplants indoors, consider using the 12-cell plug inserts.