Pumpkin Arabatskaya

Butternut squash is the most popular vegetable of this type. The Arabatskaya pumpkin variety, which appeared in 2017, is today rightfully recognized as one of the best, and largely due to its truly unique characteristics.

Butternut pumpkin of this variety was bred at the Crimean vegetable station. The creators are Vaskovskaya V.A. and Peregudt M.F.

Thanks to the complex and painstaking breeding work, they managed to obtain the Arabatskaya variety, which compares favorably with other varieties of nutmeg pumpkin.

Butternut pumpkin Arabatskaya is a late-ripening variety. Has a universal purpose. It is a climbing plant and is suitable both for planting in open ground and for growing seedlings in closed ground.

The Arabat pumpkin is a bushy, long-leaved plant. The lashes are thick, strong, and can be up to 10 meters long. The leaves are large, dark green with whitish spots.

The shape of the fruit is club-shaped with a narrowing at the point of growth. It is in it that the seed pulp is located. The bark is thin, smooth, orange in color. Seeds are large, brownish.

The Arabat varietal pumpkin is intended for fresh use, for conservation and for making juices. The seeds are also used for food, largely due to their pleasant nutmeg aroma.

The pulp is firm, crispy, sweet, bright orange in color. When cutting the fruit, you can feel the rich aroma of nutmeg.

Leaves and whips are not suitable for human consumption. However, they are excellent raw materials for making a compost pit.

Arabatskaya is a late-ripening pumpkin variety, depending on ripening. That is why its harvesting begins not earlier than the second half of August, but ends in September. On average, 125 days pass from the moment the first shoots appear until the pumpkin is fully ripe.

The variety is considered high-yielding - from 1 sq. m, you can collect an average of about 4.1 kg of pumpkin. Moreover, the weight of one fruit ranges from 6.5 to 10 kg. In isolated cases, it can reach a mass of 20 kg.

The Arabat pumpkin was originally created by breeders for cultivation in the Crimea. But in a short period of time, she managed to take root in other regions. Today this variety is cultivated in the south, in the Central, Northern, Ural, North Caucasian and other regions of the country, with the exception of particularly cold climatic zones.

With the seedling method of growing pumpkin of this variety, seeds are sown in May. The planting depth is about 3 cm, the distance between crops is about 10 cm. When the first true leaf appears, the seedlings are thinned out, and when three true leaves appear, they are planted in open ground. In this case, the distance between the pumpkins should reach about 10-15 cm.

In open ground, seeds are planted in the first decade of June according to the same scheme as in the seedling method of growing. When the first true leaf appears, the crops are thinned out.

Further care consists in regular thinning, weeding and watering of the plants. It is important to remember that if you want to grow one, but very large pumpkin, then only one ovary is left on each lash.

The Arabatskaya pumpkin is one of the most unpretentious types of nutmeg vegetable in terms of growing conditions. It tolerates high temperatures and prolonged drought well. Does not need additional fertilization. However, the culture is quite susceptible to low temperatures. Therefore, it is not recommended to plant it in cold regions.

It is best if the soil at the sowing site is loose, non-acidic and fertile. In this case, it will be possible to easily get a high yield.

Arabat pumpkin today is one of the best varieties of nutmeg vegetable. It is unpretentious to growing conditions, has a high yield and does not require special care. That is why more and more people every year give their preference to it.