Chinese Tropical Pumpkin (Certified Organic)

Grown by Twin Oaks Seed Farm – 120 days – Cucurbita moschata

Chinese Tropical Pumpkin has a rich creamy texture, high dry matter and brix (sugar) readings, bright orange interior and a lot of flavor (pumpkiny and nutty). At harvest, fruit color is a mix of pink, green and blue, with a white bloom (like the white outer layer on some blueberries). During storage they eventually ripen to a deep tan color. The pumpkins have moderate to deep ribs and average 4 pounds. Chinese Tropical Pumpkin has good downy mildew resistance and was one of the top performers (in terms of yield, disease resistance and flavor) in Twin Oaks’ 2014 and 2022 trials. They keep pretty well in appropriate storage conditions.

This seedstock comes from Hawaii grower Glen Teves. It is likely of Taiwanese origin, although probably grown and adapted in Hawaii for a number of years – versions of this pumpkin are somewhat common in Hawaii.

Shapes range from flattened to round to stout barrel-shaped. We think we’ve been largely successful at removing the necked offtypes that used to be in the population.

The seed in the 2.5 and 7g sizes is from an improved 2024 seed crop, grown in a pollination isolation cage. The one ounce size is from a 2022 seed crop and has somewhat more variability. 240 seeds/oz.

These seeds and their offspring are open-source, and not available for private intellectual property ownership. Pass these words on when you pass the seeds on!