Pumpkin: Jack-O-Lantern Organic Seed

Description

Why grow Jack O’Lantern pumpkin?

The classic pumpkin for carving, with useful orange flesh for soups, roasting and baking.

At a glance

• Packet: 12 Organic Jack-O-Lantern Pumpkin Seeds [approx]
• Botanical name: Cucurbita pepo
• Germination rate: 99%
• Seed origin: Netherlands
• Sow: April to June
• Harvest: September to October

How to grow

Make sure the soil where you are going to grow your pumpkins is a good fertile soil. Seeds should be sown in pots or seed starting modules for later transplanting. Sow one seed in each module or pot and cover with compost. Keep moist throughout germination. 3 to 5 weeks after sowing, when the seedlings have established, they will be ready to transplant to their final spot. Pumpkins are frost sensitive, so be careful not to transplant them outdoors until the last frost has passed. Plant out in rows that are 150cm apart, leaving a spacing of 70cm between each plant. Water well if the soil dries out. Harvest in September or October when the leaves start to die back or before there is a risk of frost.