Description: ENORMOUS SWEET ORGANICALLY GROWN DEEP ORANGE PIE & JACK-O-LANTERN CARVING PUMPKIN SEEDS 20-35 LBS EACH & 12"-24" ACROSS ORGANICALLY GROWN- FREE SHIPPING SALE! This HUGE - ENORMOUS - GIANT - ROUND - SWEET PIE & CARVING PUMPKIN is great for both Halloween Jack-O-Lanterns & baking for pies. The SKIN has a VERY BEAUTIFUL DEEP ORANGE COLOR which makes it great for carving and decoration & the flesh is sweet. The reason it is called winter squash is that it develops a thick skin that allows it to keep for months into the winter (in a cool place). You can continue to enjoy this extremely sweet nutritious pumpkin from your garden for months after the last harvest. This vine gives you ENORMOUS ROUND 20-35 pound & 12-14 inch (1-2 FEET ACROSS) delicious orange fleshed pumpkins. It has a SMOOTH hard deep orange skin. All winter squash provide complex carbohydrates, fiber, iron, potassium & niacin. The orange flesh is high in beta carotene (vitamin A) & vitamin C. The darker the orange color, the more beta carotene it has. A 4 ounce serving has about 29 - 43 calories. Pumpkin love rich, well drained soil & lots of SUN!! Water well, but DON'T OVERWATER or use much high nitrogen fertilizer MATURITY: About 90 Days HARVEST: Before frost when the skin is dark orange and hard. ** CUT THE STEM** (DON'T SNAP IT OFF) LEAVING AS MUCH STEM AS POSSIBLE ATTACHED so it will store longer in winter. KEEP the harvested pumpkin for about a week in a warm, dry spot in the sun to cure & harden the skin it so it will store well into the winter. IDEALLY Store & ripen for 2 weeks at about 75°F, then in a place where the temperature is from 45°- 55 ° F. The flavor reaches its peak in about 1.5-3 months after harvest.EASY PLANTING DIRECTIONS: Plant seeds 1" inch deep in the garden in the spring when there is no danger of frost & it is warm in your planting zone. Plant 6-8 seeds in a small hill or mound of soil & space them 3-4' feet apart. If you started them outdoors, thin the hill to the 3 healthiest plants. ** *You can start seeds indoors in individual peat pots indoors 2 to 3 weeks before the last frost. Just cover the seeds with 1/2 - 3/4" inch soil. Transplant them outdoors when there is no chance of frost. GERMINATION: You should begin to see the seeds sprouting in anywhere from 1-2 weeks depending on the weather, soil temperature and amount of sun that they get. Keep the soil moist, but not soggy, since all seeds will rot if they get too much water.
Price: 3.95 USD
Location: Denver, Colorado
End Time: 2024-10-10T14:47:34.000Z
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Features: Fast Growing
Cultivating Difficulty: Very Easy
Season of Interest: Fall
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Genus: Winter Squash
Growth Habit: Running
Common Name: GIANT PUMPKIN
Brand: Unbranded
Color: Orange
Life Cycle: Annual
Sunlight: Full Sun
Indoor/Outdoor: Outdoor
Type: Vegetable Seeds
Watering: Medium