One Too Many Pumpkin
Cucurbita maxima 'One Too Many'
Height: 24 inches
Spacing: 3 feet
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Hardiness Zone: (annual)
Description:
A unique looking variety with a vigorous vining habit and high productivity; large pumpkins that are creamy white with red veins, resemble blood shot eyes; thick orange flesh is sweet and nutty flavor, great for pies, roasting, baking and soups
Edible Qualities
One Too Many Pumpkin is an annual vegetable plant that is commonly grown for its edible qualities. It produces creamy white round fruit with red veins and orange flesh which are typically harvested when mature. The fruits have a sweet taste.
The fruit are most often used in the following ways:
- Cooking
- Baking
- Preserves
Planting & Growing
One Too Many Pumpkin will grow to be about 24 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 10 feet. When planted in rows, individual plants should be spaced approximately 3 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 pH, but grows best in rich soils. 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.
