Vegetable Description: The flesh of the Red Warty Thing has good eating quality, but this variety is also valued for its decorative qualities! Bright orange fruits weigh up to 20 lbs, and keep well into the winter, if they are kept from freezing. Requires consistently moist soil; do not let dry out between watering. Matures in about 110 days. Plant is attractive to bees, butterflies, and/or birds.

Vegetable Botanical Name: Cucurbita maxima

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Vegetable Duration: Annual

Vegetable Days to Maturity: 110

Vegetable Seeds Per Oz: 160

Vegetable Height: 18” to 24”

Vegetable Spacing: 8' to 10'

Vegetable Planting: Direct sow outside after danger of last frost. Plant in hills of 2-3 plants per hill at 8' to 10' apart, and 1“ below soil surface.

Vegetable Seed Saving: Allow pumpkin to ripen on plants; then collect seeds. Clean and dry the seeds before storage in cool dry conditions.