(Cucurbita maxima) Family: CUCURBITACEAE SEED COUNT PER GRAMME GERM. LASTS YEARS SOW (KG/HA) DEPTH OF SOWING CM DISTANCE (CM) SPROUTING TIME (DAYS) DIRECT SOWING TRANSPLANT ROW-TO-ROW PLANT-TO-PLANT 3-7 3-4 4-6 2-3 3 150-200 100-150 8-10           hot pepper     COLOUR   VARIETY DAYS FRUIT SHAPE EXTERNAL INTERNAL RIND             Atlantic Giant 125 irregular globe grey-yellow yellow smooth/ribbed Berretta Piacentina 130 flat grey orange knotted Big Max 120 globe orange yellow almost smooth Connecticut fi eld 110 globe light orange yellow smooth Jaune Gros de Paris 115 globe-flat light orange yellow smooth Mammouth Gold 115 globe orange yellow smooth Marina di Chioggia 130 flat grey green orange knotted Muscade de Provence 125 flat orange yellow smooth/ribbed Rouge Vif d’Etampes 115 flat orange yellow smooth/ribbed Round America 115 globe yellow with green spots yellow smooth/ribbed             ATLANTIC GIANT   BERRETTA PIACENTINA   BIG MAX   CONNECTICUT FIELD   JAUNE GROS DE PARIS   MAMMOUTH GOLD   MARINA DI CHIOGGIA   MUSCADE DE PROVENCE   ROUGE VIF D’ETAMPES   ROUND AMERICA