Pumpkin, Big Max Organic Seeds

Cucurbita maxima

$3.49

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Pumpkin, Big Max Organic Seeds

Cucurbita maxima

$3.49

Sale Sold out

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Product Information

Big Max Pumpkins produce huge, round to flattened-round pumpkins that have a pinkish-orange coloring.

Its thick walls provide an exceptional flavor and texture, making them perfect for roasting and baking.

These organic big pumpkin seeds will soon provide you with pumpkins that can reach 6' diameter and 100 pounds or more!

Grow a giant pumpkin with these organic, non-GMO seeds. They make for excellent prize-sized pumpkins.

Sku: 1407

Vendor: Ferry-Morse

Common Name: Pumpkin

Growing Information

Safe
for Bees

Grows
Best In:

Full Sun|Partial Shade

Days to
Germination:

7 - 10 Days

Days to
Maturity:

120 Days

Growing Height:

12 - 60"

Water
Needs:

Average (1 - 2 in / week)

Key Features

Characteristics: Attracts Bees

Botanical Name: Cucurbita maxima

Plant Type: Vegetable

Plant Lifecycle: Annual

Pelleted Seed Count: 4 - 10

Fill Weight (grams): 2.5

Landscape Use: Edible Garden

Growing Season(s): Spring|Summer|Fall

Harvest/Bloom Season(s): Summer|Fall

Package Dimensions: 3.25 x 4.5"

Instructions

Best practice: sow a few Organic Big Max Pumpkin seeds over a hill 9"-12" tall and 1' across. Choose an area with full sun after any chance of frost has passed. Thin to 2 plants per hill when 1" tall. When vines are 3" high, thin to the strongest plant in each hill. Use a heavy organic mulch to control weeds.

Planting Depth: 1 - 1.5"

Seed Spacing: Plant your Organic Big Max Pumpkin seeds roughly 8' apart in rows, keeping rows approximately 8' apart.

Nutrient Care Instructions: Apply SUPERthrive once per week. Soak in solution of 1/4 tsp per gal for 15 min. or longer depending on size and type.

Suggestions

For prize worthy pumpkin sizes, after each plant has set 3 or 4 fruits, save the largest and carefully prune others for the rest of the season.