Pumpkin, Pie, WINTER LUXURY
The perfect pie size Heirloom Pumpkin! A beauty with slightly netted, orange skin when ripe. Each fruit should yield enough flesh to prepare one or two pies. (Size really varies according to soils and other local factors. But in order to achieve nice fruits, I suggest to give your plants some mulching and partly decomposed manure (at least a good heaping shovelful of this material or good, rich homemade compost, per plant) as it goes for about all squash by the way. ) In our area we get 1 or 2 fruits per plant but you should get twice as much if your season is warmer and longer! Harvest when color changes to yellowish-orange (or completely orange if you get that extra heat for them to complete the ripening outside). A variety from the late 1800’s.
Cucurbita pepo
min. 25 seeds/pkt Reg
min. 10 seeds/pkt Mini
Lot:2022
%germ. on latest test : 97
Notes
Availability: we will be adding more as needed. Most items listed as OUT OF STOCK may only be temporarily unavailable - We will be adding more soon, unless *LAST ONES AVAILABLE * is mentioned.
Our seeds are packaged by weight. The actual number of seeds indicated per packet may differ, but we do our best to include at least (generally more) the quantity mentioned. The quantity depends on the seed germination scores so as to include the right number of viable seeds.
Seed Starting
Once the soil has warmed (same as for beans), it is direct seeded in a well amended soil (a generous heaping shovel of compost or manure per plant or more). Can be seeded in individual pots indoors, 2-3 weeks ahead, for short seasons (100 frost-free days and less) or for an earlier harvest. Plant in the garden in June when a first true leaf has formed. Squash being more brittle than most species, be careful when transplanting. No need to build a heap into which to plant, instead a shallow hole would be better to keep water near these thirsty plants, especially if the soil tends to be on the dry side.
