PUMPKINS Sow directly in the garden after all danger of frost. Plants should be thinned to 4-feet apart in rows 6-8 feet apart. Pinch the vine tips once several fruits have formed to control vine size and encourage larger fruit. Fruits are harvested once the vine dies.
VG171 DILL'S ATLANTIC GIANT PUMPKIN SEEDS
(OP) 110 days
Capable of growing to 800 or more pounds most of the largest pumpkins in the world
come from this seed. 50 and 100 pounders are common and with fertile soil, irrigation,
wide spacing and thinning to 1 fruit per plant, many home gardeners have grown 200-300
pounders. From Howard Dill of Nova Scotia. Packet is 15 seeds.
VG173 LUMINA PUMPKIN SEEDS
(OP) 90 days
A great pumpkin with smooth, shiny white rinds and a bright orange interior that makes excellent pies. Grows to 10-12 pounds. Kids love white pumpkins and Lumina is a vast improvement over the commercially grown varieties. Packet is 20 seeds.
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