OSC Seeds Pumpkin Connecticut Field Pkg.

Approximately 20-25 seeds/package (8-10 seeds/gram)

Connecticut Field pumpkins are well known in Ontario as a good processing pumpkin and are a standard variety for pies. Fruit has a deep orange skin and a thick, fine-grained, deep yellow, sweet flesh. This variety regularly produces 11 kg pumpkins up to 50 cm in diameter that are a flat globed shape with little ribbing. Connecticut Field Pumpkins are one of the oldest Heirloom pumpkin varieties, as they have been grown since at least the early 1700s. Approximately 120 days to harvest.

Pumpkins are a hot-weather crop. They need full sun and deep, rich, well-drained, organic soil with a pH of 5.5 to 6.5. Before planting, work in lots of compost. Sow seed directly outdoors, in late May through early June, 2.5 cm deep in hills 2.4 m apart with 4-6 seeds per hill. After germination, thin to 3 plants per hill. Seed can be started indoors three weeks before the plant-out date. Pumpkins do not transplant well. Use paper or fibre pots that can be set directly in the soil. For competition-sized pumpkins, allow only two pumpkins per plant to mature. Protect mature pumpkins from frost and cold temperatures. Germination occurs in 7-10 days.