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The Soil Hugger's Journey - Pick a Plant Day - Chilacayote (Cucurbita Ficifolia)

12/12/2014

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It’s light and fluffy blog day!  As I am now a few months into this crazy, scary journey, I thought I would write a few short segments on the strange things I have found growing in my garden, now that I have the time to look.  Hopefully you’ll find a few surprises amongst them and learn a little too!  Thanks go to the guru who has planted many strange things over the years and found, by trial and error, which are the “fittest” for our climate and soil!

Introducing Exhibit A: Chilacayote (Cucurbita ficifolia)

Family – Cucurbitaceae
Genus - Cucurbita
Edible - Fruit, flowers, leaves and seeds.
Growth - In Perth, we’ve found it to be a hardy ground runner like pumpkin, but far easier to grow, with better pest and disease resistance (no powdery mildew, hurray!), and more prolific fruiting (or squash-ing in this case).

Head to the Soil Hugger's Website for full discussion.
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Coty
17/10/2019 08:23:57 pm

Where we by a seed or plant chilacayote in australia

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