Description

Squash Potimarron Français
Cucurbita maxima

Orange spinning top-shaped squash, between 15 and 22 cm in diameter. Thick, sweet, non-fibrous orange flesh. Very good flavor. Productive. Earlier than most winter squashes. Good winter storage. 85 days to maturity.

Full sun, well-drained, rich soil. Direct sowing after the last frost or indoor sowing 2 to 5 weeks before. Protect young plants from insects. 2 cm deep. 60 cm between plants.

Germination: 97% in December 2025
Ecological seeds produced at Catherine’s Ornamental Garden.

Note
One morning I met my neighbor and she asked me if I had any pumpkin seeds, her favorite squash, the only squash she wants to grow because pumpkins are so good! That was back in 2005. I was already growing quite a few varieties of squash, but I didn’t have any pumpkins. I don’t know if it’s the same for all seed growers, but every time someone asks me for seeds of a variety I don’t have, I feel bad… And I organize myself to get some the following year! After a long search (it must be said that pumpkins were rare in those years in Quebec), I found my happiness at Graines Baumaux in France. The Potimarron Français was my “coup de coeur” in 2006. It produces well, is early, and when it comes to flavor and texture, it’s true that pumpkins are just too good!