First cut of pumpkins outdoors in the Valencian territory in Spain

The town of Cullera, located in the Ribera Baixa, stars this week in the first cut of pumpkins grown outdoors, both in the Valencian and national territories. The Unió de Llauradors reports that, in recent years, Cullera has become a nerve center in terms of pumpkin production in the Valencian regions. In fact, the cultivated area does not stop growing and there are already about 300 hectares dedicated to cultivation. Every time the number of farmers interested in producing pumpkin in Cullera is increasing, as a consequence of the productive capacity and the interest of the businesses to acquire this product of such good quality. At the moment there are already about 10 producers professionally dedicated to producing this crop. Five varieties The number of cultivated varieties of pumpkin are five different. The campaign begins with the organically grown potimarrón located on land in the Albufera Natural Park. 80% of the organic pumpkin that is produced in the population of the ...