Height: 18 inches
Spacing: 4 feet
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Hardiness Zone: (annual)
Description:
Productive and high yielding semi-bush variety, maturing as early as September; 7-8lb, round, bright orange fruit with golden-orange flesh; sweet and delicious, perfect for baking pies and breads or used in soups and stews; excellent for short season
Edible Qualities
Neon Pumpkin is an annual vegetable plant that is typically grown for its edible qualities. The entire above-ground parts of the plant are edible, and are typically harvested when mature. The edible parts have a sweet taste and a fleshy texture.
The plant is most often used in the following ways:
- Cooking
- Baking
- Freezing
Planting & Growing
Neon Pumpkin will grow to be about 18 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 5 feet. When planted in rows, individual plants should be spaced approximately 4 feet apart. This vegetable plant is an annual, which means that it will grow for one season in your garden and then die after producing a crop.
This plant is typically grown in a designated vegetable garden. It should only be grown in full sunlight. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It may require supplemental watering during periods of drought or extended heat. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. Consider applying a thick mulch around the root zone over the growing season to conserve soil moisture. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America.; however, as a cultivated variety, be aware that it may be subject to certain restrictions or prohibitions on propagation.
