Champion geneticsGourd
Bushel gourd 248.2 Charlot 2025
French record: over 112 kg.
Parent fruit: 112.6 kg · 248.2 lb
From €12 per pack of 3 seedsWhy this price?
Grown by Armand Charlot in 2025, this bushel gourd of over 112 kg holds the French record. Vigorous and rarely troubled by disease, it is an excellent way into giant-vegetable competition.
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Pedigree
- Grower
- Armand Charlot
- Year
- 2025
- Parent fruit
- 112.6 kg · 248.2 lb
Growing requirements
What this crop asks of you, rated by Nicolas across his five decisive criteria.
- Irrigation
- Climate resilience
- Disease susceptibility
- Managing the giant fruit
- Nutrition & soil
His tips for this crop
- Very vigorous — let it run.
- Rich soil, but never waterlogged.
- Deep irrigation.
- Can be trained upwards.
- Few diseases — ideal to start with.
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At a glance
- Seeds / pack
- 3 seeds
