Childrens - Pumpkin Mars

Vegetable

• Germination : Easy
• Aftercare : Easy
• Ideal for : Children

Description

I am a small pumpkin ideal for Halloween carving but my flesh is rich orange and is very tasty and ideal for pumpkin pies. So you can eat the inside of me and then carve me into a scary lantern. I will weigh about 2.5kg when grown and good for storing through winter.

Ask An Adult for Help- Carve a scary face in the pumpkin and put outside your house on Halloween.
FACT: Pumpkins are 90% water. You will notice your pumpkin lantern starts to shrivel as it dries out.

Culinary note: Some parts of these flowers are edible. For more details about edible flowers click here.

Sowing Instructions

Sow me in 7.5cm pots on the top of a good seed compost and then cover me with 1cm of compost. Put me in a propagator or sealed inside a polythene bag to keep me warm - about 20-30C. I will start to grow in about 5-10 days.

I can also be sown outdoors but only once the soil has warmed up. Sow 3 seeds together every 60cm. When we grow remove the two smallest plants and leave the biggest one.

Growing Instructions

When all the frost has gone plant me outside in a sunny spot, but put me outside for a while each day for 10-15 days so I get used to being outside.

Aftercare

I will produce flowers first followed by pumpkins which will be ready from August until it gets frosty.