Elite LinePumpkin
Pumpkin 1296.3 Akatsuka 2024
World runner-up and European record 2024 in the 14 m² class: 588 kg.
From €26Why this price?
My flagship seed. Selected from my own 588 kg white fruit, which earned me second place at the world championship in 2024. Every seed is traced and comes from this weighed, documented parent. For those aiming at the record.
⭑ Elite Line — very limited stock (a few seeds per season). For serious growers only.
Pedigree
- Grower
- Nicolas Akatsuka
- Year
- 2024
- Parent fruit
- 588 kg · 1,296.3 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
- Enriched soil (300–600 L of compost).
- Slow, deep irrigation.
- Shade the fruit from 20 kg onwards.
- Strict pruning.
- Check the fruit daily.
Rated per species: it applies to every line we offer in this category. A word you don’t know? See the glossary →
At a glance
- Difficulty
- Advanced
- Potential
- Up to 1,000 kg
- Vegetative phase
- 45–60 days
- Fruit growth
- 70–130 days
- Seeds / pack
- 1 seed
Genetic potential: up to 1,000 kg. In practice, a beginner usually grows 50 to 100 kg, an experienced grower 800 to 1,000 kg.
