Ferry-Morse Pumpkin Seeds - Big Max Organic
Sku
1141253
$3.49
- Safe for bees
- Grows best in full sun/partial shade
- 7-10 days germination
- 120 days maturity
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Big Max Pumpkins produce huge, round to flattened-round pumpkins that have a pinkish-orange coloring. It's 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 lb or more! Grow a giant pumpkin with these organic, non-GMO seeds. They make for excellent prize-sized pumpkins.
Growing Information
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)
- Characteristics: Attracts Bees
- Botanical Name: Cucurbita maxima
- Plant Type: Vegetable
- Plant Lifecycle: Annual
- Pelleted Seed Count: 4-10
- Fill Weight: 2.5 gram
- Landscape Use: Edible Garden
- Growing Seasons: Spring/Summer/Fall
- Harvest/Bloom Seasons: Summer/Fall
- 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
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.
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