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Cronus Pumpkin

Cucurbita maxima 'Cronus'

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Cronus Pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima 'Cronus') at Vandermeer Nursery

Cronus Pumpkin fruit

Cronus Pumpkin fruit

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Height:  24 inches

Spacing:  3 feet

Sunlight:  full sun 

Hardiness Zone:  (annual)

Description:

From autumn displays to culinary use, this vigorous variety produces exceptional yields of 25-60lbs pumpkins; slightly bumpy, blocky-round fruit with well defined ribs feature delicious golden-orange flesh that is perfect for cooking and baking

Edible Qualities

Cronus Pumpkin is an annual vegetable plant that is typically grown for its edible qualities. It produces large orange round fruit with orange flesh which are typically harvested when mature. The fruits have a sweet taste.

The fruit are most often used in the following ways:

  • Cooking
  • Baking
  • Preserves

Planting & Growing

Cronus Pumpkin will grow to be about 24 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 8 feet. When planted in rows, individual plants should be spaced approximately 3 feet apart. This vegetable plant is an annual, which means that it will grow for one season in your garden and then die after producing a crop.

This plant is typically grown in a designated vegetable garden. It should only be grown in full sunlight. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. This plant is a heavy feeder that requires frequent fertilizing throughout the growing season to perform at its best. It is not particular as to soil pH, but grows best in rich soils. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. Consider applying a thick mulch around the root zone over the growing season to conserve soil moisture. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America.; however, as a cultivated variety, be aware that it may be subject to certain restrictions or prohibitions on propagation.

 
 
Hardiness Zone  Plant Height  Minimum Sunlight   
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