Organic Winter Luxury Pie Pumpkin
100 days to harvest
Cucurbita pepo
Description
HEIRLOOM If you’re hunting for a pie pumpkin, Organic Winter Luxury Pie Pumpkin is the finest we’ve found. Her abundant flesh is smooth and sweet, especially compared to most pie pumpkins. Each five to six-pound pumpkin is perfect for two pies and I confess, we always hesitate to admire her gorgeous silver lattice before we turn her into the oven.
Friends, despite her name, Winter Luxury is not long-storing. We rarely get her to last to into December even when perfectly harvested and cured, but that doesn’t stop us from filling our freezer for the long winter ahead.
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Organic Winter Luxury Pie Pumpkin
Direct Sow (recommended): After frost, sow 2 seeds every 3-4’ in rich soil, thinning to one. Harvest before frost & cure in warm place with good airflow for winter storage.
Transplant: Start seedlings 3 weeks before final frost in peat pots or soil blocks for minimal root disturbance. Transplant after last frost with 3-4’ between plants.
Sowing Date: After frost, late May to early June
Seed Depth: 1 inch
Days to Germination: 5 days at 80°F
Days to Maturity: 100
Plant spacing after thinning: 3-4 feet
Height: full vine
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M. A. Phillips (verified owner) –
I was very pleased with my first attempt at growing these! I love the little pumpkins. They’re the perfect size! The texture is unique compared to what we usually find at stores. Totally worth a try!