Pumpkin
Pumpkin
Flavor : Sweet and semi-sweet taste
Preparation Ideas : Can be used for pies, but even better used for Halloween decorations.
Seed Type : Open Pollination
Latin name : Cucurbita pepo
Sow a few seeds on a hill 9 to 12 inches high and 1 foot in diameter. Choose an area with full sun once all danger of frost has passed. Thin out up to 3 plants per hill about 2.5cm (1") high. When the vines are 10cm (3") high, thin out so that one plant, the strongest, remains on each hill. Use a heavy organic mulch to control weeds. After harvest, let stand in the garden for a few days until the skin hardens, then store in a cool, dry place.
Seeding depth: 2.5cm (1")
Space between plants: 60 to 90cm (24 to 36")
Space between rows: 1.5 to 1.8m (5 to 6')
Beginning in late summer, remove flowers or new fruit to promote the growth of already formed fruit.
Container size info
The container size selected does not necessarily indicate the size/height of the plant.
Plants will be of equivalent size (for example, 4" pot - minimum 4" plant height), the same with 6" diameter pots.
The one gallon (1gl) and three gallon (3gl) formats are assigned to mature plants or plants that do not require transplanting.
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