Pumpkin (Cucurbita Maxima)

At a glance

Lifecycle

Annual

Exposure

Full sun

Ideal germination temperature

32 °C

Germination time

6–10 days

Time to harvest

85–125 days

Frost limit

0 °C

Same genus

• Winter squash (Cucurbita maxima)
• Courgette (Cucurbita pepo)
• Figleaf gourd (Cucurbita ficifolia)
• Butternut squash (Cucurbita moschata)
• Cushaw (Cucurbita argyrosperma)
• Missouri gourd (Cucurbita foetidissima)