Autumn Harvest Display Pumpkin Mix (60-120 Days)

Pumpkin, squash, and gourd mix. The Autumn Harvest Display Mix will contribute mightily to those harvest displays! Also tastes great in a winter dinner. You will encounter surprise after surprise. Pumpkins: Jack be Little, Small Sugar, Musquee De Provence, Galeux d’Eysines, Rouge vif D’Etamps, and a mix of large and small gourds varieties.      

100 seeds 

PLANTING

Germination: 7-10 days

Germination Temperature: Optimum soil temperatures 70-90ºF. Planting in soil under 70ºF may result in poor germination.

Seed Sowing Depth: ½ -1” deep

Starting Indoors:  3-4 weeks before last frost. Sow 2-3 seeds per cells/pots, thin to strongest seedling. We like to use individual biodegradable paper, peat, or cow pots because it provides the least amount of stress to the roots when transplanting. Transplant after last frost when soil warms to 70ºF. Space 36-48” apart, in rows 48-60” apart.   

Sowing Outdoors: After last frost when soil reaches at least 70ºF. Sow 2-3 seeds per space/hill, 36-48” apart, in rows 48-60” apart. 

How much does a packet plant: 12-15 foot single row, 4-5 hills 

Harvest: When skin turns color and rinds are hard. Leave a few inches of the stem on for best storage potential.

Tips: Heavy feeders, requiring high nitrogen. Plant the Autumn Harvest Display Mix into fertile soil or amend with compost or manure. Heavy water needs, mulch and supply adequate water, at least 1” per week for optimum growth.