Pumpkin – Atlantic Giant

Description

130 Days | One of the biggest sized pumpkin varieties, used to set many world records for size. Fruit can reach up to 300 Lb. Color is orange to yellow-orange. Has thick flesh, good for pies also. For best size, remove all but one female flower so the plant can focus on the one pumpkin. Many farms will place a sheet of plywood or a pallet under the developing pumpkin to prevent fungus under it, as well as to make it easier to move later.

3-7 Days to sprout

Pumpkin seeds per Oz: About 300

Pumpkin seeds per Lb: About 5,000

Plant 1/2″-1″ deep, in rows 24″-36″ apart, with hills of 2-3 seeds spaced 24″-36″ apart once the seeds sprout.