Tours (Citrouille de Touraine) Pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima)
Tours is a lovely upright oval pumpkin with a unique shape that adds height and variety to fall displays. It has pale yellow flesh and is dark green with pale green stripes. Tours has a long history in France as a pickling ingredient, as well as soups, preserves, and animal feed. The enormous seeds offer medicinal qualities for both humans and animals, and when pressed, yield a huge amount of oil. The fruit will keep for a long time.
Botanical name : Cucurbita maxima
Common name : Tours (Citrouille de Touraine) Pumpkin
Size at maturity : 12”- 18”
Days to maturity : 95
Light requirement : Full sun
Planting time : spring, summer
Sowing method : Direct sow
Planting depth : 1”
Plant Spacing : 24”- 36”
ships : Year-round
Average seed per ounce : Approx. 150