Pumpkin Moranga

Pumpkin ‘Moranga’ – Seedling

• Botanical name: Cucurbita maxima
• Type: Winter squash / Pumpkin
• Variety: Open-pollinated Brazilian heirloom
• Growth habit: Vigorous trailing vine
• Fruit color: Light pink to deep salmon
• Fruit shape: Flattened and deeply ribbed
• Average fruit weight: Approximately 2–4 kg
• Days to maturity: Approximately 95–100 days from sowing
• Best use: Cooking, roasting, stuffing and decorative displays
• Pumpkin ‘Moranga’, also known as the Brazilian Pink Pumpkin, is a distinctive heirloom variety producing beautifully flattened, deeply ribbed fruits.
• The skin develops an attractive light pink to rich salmon color at maturity.
• Its orange flesh has a sweet, rich flavors with a pleasantly creamy yet firm texture, making it excellent for roasting, soups, baking and stuffed-pumpkin recipes. The mature fruits also have good storage potential under suitable conditions.
• The plant develops vigorous, spreading vines and requires generous growing space, fertile soil and regular irrigation.

Growing in Kuwait

• Grow during Kuwait’s cooler agricultural season.
• Recommended planting period: September to November
• Sunlight: Full sun during the cooler months
• Plant spacing: Approximately 1.2–1.8 meters
• Soil: Fertile, organic-rich and well-drained
• Watering: Water deeply and consistently, avoiding waterlogged soil
• Pollination: Bee activity or hand pollination may improve fruit set
• Support: Best grown along the ground because of its vigorous vines and fruit weight
• Protect young transplants from extreme heat and intense afternoon sun during early-season planting.
• When transplanting, keep the entire root ball intact, as pumpkin seedlings dislike root disturbance.

Harvesting

• Harvest when the fruit reaches its mature pink-to-salmon color, the rind becomes firm, and the stem begins to dry and turn corky. Cut the fruit with a section of stem attached to improve storage life.
• Please note: Fruit size, color intensity, maturity time and yield may vary according to temperature, soil fertility, irrigation, pollination and growing conditions.