Flat White Boer Pumpkin – 20 Seeds

Flat White Boer Pumpkin is an attractive, very flat, pure white pumpkin that is an unique South African variety. It is a very flat gently ribbed pumpkin with a smooth white rind, and deep orange flesh. Size is 10-15cm high, by 30-50cm in diameter. They can grow up to 12 kg. The flat shape allows it to be stacked easily for storage. It is a long storing pumpkin.  Its hardy skin protects it from sunburn out in the fields, therefore can be left to fully dry in the sun once the leaves have died back.

The bright orange flesh of this pumpkin is dense, fine, sweet, and aromatic, with a full flavor. It cooks well, without becoming watery like lesser quality varieties. It is a good general use pumpkin, for roasting, mashing, and baking pies.

Growing Flat White Boer Pumpkin

Indoor Sowing: Not Recommended.

Direct Sowing: Late Spring and Early Summer.

• Pumpkin cultivation begins with a hill.
• Pumpkin plants need a distance of about 2m between plants, so bear that in mind when you plant the seeds.
• Draw your garden soil into a hill of about 30 cm across and 8cm-10 cm in height. This allows the soil to heat around the seeds and roots.
• Your soil should be well amended and well fertilized since pumpkin plants are heavy feeders.
• Plant 2 – 4 pumpkin seeds per hill about 2 cm deep and a few cm apart.
• Keep the soil moist, but not soggy.
• The seeds germinate best when the soil temperatures are around 20°C or higher.
• Germination in about 14 days.
• When they’re about 5cm high, thin out the weakest leaving one plant per hill.