Kakai pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo 'Kakai'
USDA zones3 to 11
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Bloom color
- Green
- Soil types
- Loam
Garden uses
Notes
'Kakai' pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo 'Kakai') is a vegetable for the food garden. It is typically grown as an annual. It is not cold-hardy and will not survive freezing temperatures. This plant likes full sun and average to moist, loamy soil. It grows at a rapid rate and has green blooms from early to late summer. You grow it for hulless seeds for snacking.
Pairs well with Cannellini bean, Dolce Fresca basil, and Hungarian Heart Tomato tomato.