"Casco Pumpkin" Like to hear your experience in growing it.

9 years ago

I found a pumpkin/squash in a Hispanic market called "Casco pumpkin". I did not find it on a web search however I found a "calabaza pumpkin" which looks similar. This is the sweetest pumpkin I have ever cooked and appears to be the best for pies, very sweet pie without adding any sugar.

I have saved the seeds and am considering growing it next year. If you have grown this pumpkin in past, I would like to hear your experience with it. Dos and Do nots etc.

Thanks.

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digdirt2
9 years ago
Unfortunately "Casco" (helmet in English) most likely is not a variety name but a made-up label to indicate either the shape or the grower (Casco Farms in WI is one of the biggest nationwide pumpkin grower/suppliers).

So the only way to know what it truly is would be to compare it to pics of the many different pumpkin varieties in the family C. Moschata.

Assuming it was grown where it didn't get cross-pollinated by other members of the family then the seeds should breed true but cross-poll. is quite common so they may not.

Dave
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