Pumpkin 'Baby Blue'
Pumpkin 'Baby Blue' is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
A USA heirloom with sweet, deep-orange, dry-flesh and attractive, blue-grey skins. The pumpkins are produced on compact bush-type vines and have excellent keeping qualities. The small pumpkins weigh 1 to 2 kg and are a good general-purpose pumpkin for roasting, steaming and for using in soups and pies. Days to harvest: 95 - 100.
Product: Pumpkin 'Baby Blue'
Product type: SEED (15)
Botanical name: Cucurbita maxima
Syn.: Syn. Baby Blue Hubbard Squash
Syn. Baby Blue Hubbard Squash; A USA heirloom with sweet, deep orange, dry flesh and attractive, blue-grey skins. The pumpkins are produced on compact bush-type vines and have excellent keeping qualities. The small pumpkins weigh 1-2kg and are a good general-purpose pumpkin for roasting, steaming and for using in soups and pies.
Plant type: Warm season annual vine; frost tender
Plant height: 35 – 40 cm
Sow when: Germinate best at 21 - 35°C soil temp.; seed will rot in cold, wet soil; rodents and birds often steal seed, protect with an upturned pot
Temperate: Spring to early summer
Subtropical: All year if frost-free
Tropical: Dry season
Germination: 7 - 10 days
Depth: 2.5 cm deep
Position: Full sun
Sow where: Directly into garden beds
Soil type: Fertile, well-drained soil, pH 6 - 7.5; add plenty of compost
Harvest: 95-100 days: harvest when stem is brown and skin is fully coloured; pick with stem 6 cm long, dry well before storing
15 seeds per packet
Cucurbita maxima
Syn. Baby Blue Hubbard Squash
Warm season annual vine; frost tender
Pumpkin 'Baby Blue'
A USA heirloom with sweet, deep-orange, dry-flesh and attractive, blue-grey skins. The pumpkins are produced on compact bush-type vines and have excellent keeping qualities. The small pumpkins weigh 1 to 2 kg and are a good general-purpose pumpkin for roasting, steaming and for using in soups and pies. Days to harvest: 95 - 100.