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Kabocha Japanese Squash(Buttercup squash)

Posted by mee2u Bne Qld (My Page) on
Tue, Jul 4, 06 at 20:22

Hi All,
I am on a mission trying to source seeds for this Buttercup Squash it is about 150cm round like a ball with a dark green skin and it is very sweet to eat.I came across this when visiting NZ it is grown there for export to Japan I think it may be a Hydrid plant but not sure about that any help on tracking seed source would be most welcome .
Cheers John :-)


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RE: Kabocha Japanese Squash(Buttercup squash)

Hi John

The seed companies in Australia have seeds for a Jap pumpkin which I think is the one available in the supermarkets. You can import pumpkin and squash seed from overseas, as long as the botanical name is on the packet. See Rays thread on importing seeds. I would look at some of the US websites, as they have pictures of the vegetable and you can identify them.

Here is a link that might be useful: kabocha


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RE: Kabocha Japanese Squash(Buttercup squash)

Hi Merc,
Thanks for that link I found one on that site called Hokkori F1
I reckon that may be the one I'm looking for.
Cheers John :-)


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RE: Kabocha Japanese Squash(Buttercup squash)

Hi Guys
I have seed of Kabocha
I do not know if it is a Hybrid but it very well know by Japanese people and I suspect that it is open pollinated (I might be wrong)....It is grown in very large quantities down here for export to Japan
It is a very nice pumpkin to eat (quite dry and sweet) and quite smallish for a pumpkin (15-25cm round with rough dark green skin
Email me if you want any seeds
cheers
Peter
PS nice to be back


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RE: Kabocha Japanese Squash(Buttercup squash)

Hey, Peter! It's wonderful to see you back. Was wondering where you had gone to!

Was thinking of you just yesterday when I sorted out my tomato seeds and trying to decide which tomatoes to grow this year.
Hope all is well with you and you'll have a great growing season!


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Hi Peter,
E-mail on way many thanks
Cheers John :-)


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RE: Kabocha Japanese Squash(Buttercup squash)

Hi Spatz
I do not to this site very often now...other things happening but will publish my list (of seeds I have to trade or give away)...in a few weeks...over 130 vars of toms this year...about up 50% on last eyar...we ahd a shouse season last eyar with early frosts (75 frosts in 91 days) from apr 1 so no medium to late vars ripening plus lack of water...we have had less than 250mm since last october 1 and already (for the last two or three weeks) it feels like spring most days
I want to renew most of my olstock vars this year plus will grow a few requests people have sent me but there are a couple I am looking for....red handbad, stump of the world, scheimigg stoo, long keeper, anything Tasmanian....Ray's Tasmanian Yellow did very well (in comparison), and any watermelon that are very early and /or cold tolerant...should anyone have any
must away
cheers for now
peter


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