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Pumpkin

📍 Zone 8b

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A large trailing plant with yellow, bell-shaped flowers, pumpkin is frost tender. Most varieties will take up a lot of room. Grow them at the edge of your garden patch so that they can spread away from other vegetables. Butternut produces small to medium pear-shaped fruit with deep orange flesh. Buttercup are small to medium round pumpkins with dark green skin. There are a number of large pumpkins, some round and flattish - good for storage and eating - others will produce the "Cinderella coach" type giant round fruit which are not such good eating.

📐 Growing Information

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Harvest Time
in 15-20 weeks. Compatible with (can grow beside): Sweet Corn Avoid growing close to: Potatoes A large trailing plant wi

📅 Planting Calendar (Zone 8b)

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Active month Not recommended

🗓ïļ Monthly Actions

January ðŸŒą Sow Seed Start in seed trays or plant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed
February ðŸŒą Sow Seed Plant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed
March ðŸŒŋ Transplant Plant out (transplant) seedlings
August ðŸŠī Start in Trays Start in seed trays and plant out seedlings in 4-6 weeks
September ðŸŒą Sow Seed Start in seed trays or plant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed
October ðŸŒą Sow Seed Start in seed trays or plant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed
November ðŸŒą Sow Seed Start in seed trays or plant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed
December ðŸŒą Sow Seed Start in seed trays or plant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed

ðŸĪ Companion Planting

✅ Grows Well With

  • with (can grow beside): Sweet Corn Avoid growing close to: Potatoes A large trailing plant with yellow
  • bell-shaped flowers
  • pumpkin is frost tender

❌ Avoid Growing With

  • close to: Potatoes A large trailing plant with yellow
  • bell-shaped flowers
  • pumpkin is frost tender
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