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Planting Guide: Cucurbits |
| CUCUMBER | Maturity Days | Seed Rate | Row Width | Plant Spacing | Fruit Colour | Flesh Colour | Fruit Shape | Remarks | | Kg/Ha | Cm | Cm | | Ashley | 65 | 3 | 150 | 45 | Dark Green | White | Long and Spined | Some resistance to downy mildew | Warm climate for | | Vigorous growth. Does | | Danora F1.Hybrid | 65 | 3 | 150 | 45 | Green | White | Elongated | Good resistance to powdery mildew and leaf spot | Well in areas with low humidity under irrigation. High fertility soils with good humus content preferable. Silt and clay loam excellent. | | (English / | | | Long cucumber) | | | Palomar | 60 | 3 | 150 | 45 | Dark Green | White | Long Cylindrical | Good tolerance to leaf disease | Have pickles. | | SQUASH/COURGETTE | | Ambassador F1 | 50 | 4.5 | 150 | 60 | Smooth Green | Cream white | Cylindrical | Tolerant to a wide range of temperatures. Adapted to almost any well drained soil | | Simba F1 | 45 | 5 | 150 | 60 | Dark Green With Small Yellowish Flecks | White | Cylindrical | Uniform early good quality | | Zucchini | 45 | 5 | 150 | 60 | Smooth Green With Tiny White Flecks | White | Cylindrical | Good cooking quality | | SWEET MELON /CANTALOUPE | | Hales Best | 80 | 3.5 | 150 | 100 | Netted | Salmon | Round | Warm Climate maximum sunshine to reduce disease. Sandy Loam high in organic matter but will grow on a wide range of soils including clay loams | | Honeydew | 80 | 3.5 | 150 | 100 | Smooth | Lime green | Oval | | WATERMELON | | Crimson Sweet | 85 | 3 | 200 | 100 | Light green with dark stripes | Dark rose | Round | Require relatively long hot seasons for good fruit development. Sandy loam but grows well on wide range of well drained soils | | Sugar Baby | 80 | 3 | 200 | 100 | Dark green | Bright red | Round | | Charleston Grey | 90 | 3 | 200 | 100 | Light Green with light stripes | Red | Oblong | | PUMPKIN | | Large Cheese | 120 | 4 | 250 | 150 | Deep Orange | Yellow orange | Ribbed Globe | Warm/Hot conditions. Any type of soils that is rich and well drained | | Large flat Boer | 130 | 4 | 250 | 150 | Off White | Orange | Flat Round | | GOURDS | | Bottle Gourd (Dodhee) | 80 | 3 | 180 | 120 | Light Green | Cream | Smooth Short | Warm-hot conditions. Well-drained, manured light sandy loams that are neutral. | | Ridge Gourd (Turia) | 55 | 3.5 | 210 | 150 | Green | Cream | Long Ridge | | Bitter Gourd (Karela) | 55 | 4 | 165 | 150 | Green | Yellow | Spined |
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Planting Guide: Cucurbits