Growing pumpkins

Space individual plants 4 to 6 feet apart.
Before planting, add some general purpose fertilizer and compost to the soil.
Keep the soil evenly moist.
It can be beneficial to prune older, damaged, or very crowded leaves from pumpkin plants. This allows bees easier access to the flowers. If you have ever had small shriveled squash fruit that do not develop, the reason is likely lack of pollination. Planting flowers nearby that are attractive to bees will also help.
To harvest, leave fruit on the vine until fully mature with a firm rind. Cut the stem with a few inches remaining attached to the fruit. If you plan to store the fruit, wash with a bleach solution of 10 parts water and one part bleach. Dry and store at 50 to 60 deg. F. with good air circulation.
PLEASE NOTE: The plants on my farm table have NOT been hardened off. They are straight from the greenhouse.
You can do one of the following:
1. Expose them gradually to outdoor conditions over a week
-OR (as I do)-
2. Plant them immediately and give them protection from excess sun, wind, and rain for a week or two.

Small Sugar

Heirloom pumpkin
110 days. An heirloom, Small Sugar pumpkins have very smooth-textured, bright orange flesh and the finest flavor for making mouthwatering pies. Vines develop 4–6 round, orange, slightly ribbed, 7 inch diameter, scrumptious wonders. Open pollinated. (Territorial Seed)

Cinderella’s Carriage

Heirloom French pumpkin
110 days. We import seed for this big gorgeous heirloom pumpkin from its original French breeder who maintains the best centuries-old strain, still beloved in European markets. Cinderella’s Carriage is our name for this large, thick fleshed selection that looks exactly like the original in old-fashioned illustrations of the magical fairy tale coach. The 18 to 35 pound, deep orange-red fruits are flattened and deeply lobed, and their vivid color glows among the lush vines as they ripen in celebration of fall. Open pollinated. (Renee’s Garden)