Pumpkin, Styrian (Cucurbita pepo) seeds, organic
$3.95
Family: Gourd (Cucurbitaceae)
Annual. 90 to 120 days to maturity.
(Hull-less Pumpkin, Naked-seeded Pumpkin–Standard Vining Type) This is a unique pumpkin cultivar developed in the province of Styria in Austria. These pumpkins have a seed that is encased only in a thin membrane, which may be consumed along with the seed. The seeds can be lightly toasted with a little salt or eaten raw and uncooked. Traditional usage (TWM): prostate health. Source of a high-grade dark fixed oil used in cookery. The flesh of the pumpkin is thin, bright yellow, coarse textured, tasty. The Styrian pumpkin plant is problem-free, fast-growing and a rewardingly prolific producer of the large fruits. Prepare the hill or the bed with plenty of aged manure or compost, direct-seed the seeds, and be careful not to overwater–these seeds have no testa and can rot. Just sow in warm, moist soil and don’t water again until they germinate. Choose the three best seedlings from the hill (or if row cropping, thin to 1 plant every 3 feet). Keep weeded and watered. Vines will soon become self-mulching. Harvest and processing: Harvest pumpkins after maturity (they go from green to striped orange/green) or right away after first frost. Split open and scoop out seeds and spaghetti onto a table screen. Using your hands, work the mash until the seeds are free of spaghetti. It is usually best to not use water. Scoop up the seeds and spread them out on screens to dry, stirring several times per day, until the seeds are dry and stable. Store in paper bags.
Packet contains 10 seeds
10 g contains ~47 seeds
100 g contains ~470 seeds
Certified Organically Grown
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deepesh.a119 –
When will this styrian pumpkin be back in stock again? I’m waiting to buy this, caigua and other things too. Also, please make available sweet granadilla (Passiflora ligularis) and other cultivars of passion fruit too. Also, please make available other types of chilli peppers and tomatoes. None of these exotic varieties are available in my country. I want to buy from you and ship to a friend in USA. (who will bring it to me when he comes for a visit.)
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Richo Cech –
hello deepesh, thanks for writing! Last year was a very short growing season for us due to late spring and early frost. That’s why we didn’t renew our offerings on styrian pumpkin and caigua–we’ll probably do well with them this year–that’s the way of it–hit waitlist and you’ll get an e-mail when the new crop comes in. We grow all our own peppers and tomatoes, so its not exactly the same as other sellers who are buying and reselling seeds. We think it is difficult to improve upon Aleppo Peppers, African Cayenne, Chadwick’s Cherries, Old German and Mandarin. With luck we’ll continue to be able to offer them as the seasons come and go. richo
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Nancy –
Will you get these back in stock for next year? Is there a list I can get on to be notified of availability?
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Richo Cech –
hi nancy, yes, these are going to be direct-seeded here on the high elevation farm sometime in june and nature willing we will have the seeds again next year. there’s a green “waitlist” button where you leave your e-mail. hit that. richo
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Jonnie (verified owner) –
Can you eat the flesh of these pumpkins as well?
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Richo Cech –
yes
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Lisa –
How many growing days to harvest ?
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Richo Cech –
90 days
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Amethyst Trotter –
This listing is intriguing. I have a manual oil press and I’m wondering if these seeds would be easier to press oil from or perhaps dried and made into a flour?
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Richo Cech –
Hi Amethyst, Well, they are famous for being easy to press into a high-end oil that is similar to (some say superior to) olive oil. The flour would be very dense. Richo
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Brenda –
Are these non GMO?
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Richo Cech –
Hi Brenda, All our seeds are non-gmo. You can’t get an organic certification on a genetically modified seed. Here’s a link to our “seed integrity” page that will help explain much. https://strictlymedicinalseeds.com/organic-certifications/
Richo
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