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Pumpkin Seeds, Spookie
Cucurbita pepo
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Spookie is the perfect pumpkin to add some spook to your creative carving ideas or turn into an outstanding dessert! Yields a wonderful crop of 2.7-4.5 kg (6-10 lb.) fruits of excellent quality. A perfect combination of smooth hard red-orange skin on the outside and fine textured sweet yellow-orange flesh inside. An excellent gardening project!
- SKU: 142261
Growing Information
Grows
Best In:
Full sun
Days to
Germination:
8 to 10 days
Water
Needs:
Average 2.5-5 cm (1-2") per week
Days to
Maturity:
90 to 110 days
Key Features
- Plant Type: Vegetable
- Botanical Name: Cucurbita pepo
- Fill Weight (grams): 1.5
- Approximate Seed Count: 9-12
- Plant Lifecycle: Annual
- Seed Type: Heirloom
- Water Needs: Average 2.5-5 cm (1-2") per week
- Flavor: Sweet, rich-textured flesh
- Companion Planting: Plant near pole beans, calendula, corn, marigolds, nasturtiums, oregano. Nasturtiums have the ability to shield against pumpkin and squash beetles. Oregano offers overall pest protection. Calendula acts as a deterrent for beetles and root nematodes. Squash is commonly planted alongside corn and beans, known as the "three sisters," to confuse the adult vine borer.
- Preparation Ideas: Excellent choice for baking or pies.
Instructions
Sow seed directly into garden, or for an earlier crop, start indoors 3-4 weeks early.
- Planting Depth: 2.5 cm (1")
- Seed Spacing: 5-6 per hill or 5 cm (2")
- Plant Spacing: 3 per hill
- Row Spacing: 1.5-1.8 m (5-6')
- Instructions for Nutrient Care: Feed plants SUPERthrive once per week. Mix 1.2 ml (1/4 tsp) per 4L (1 gallon) of water in a watering can and apply solution to the base of the plants.
Suggestions
- From late summer on, remove any blossoms or new fruit to enhance growth on fruit that is already formed.
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