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Connecticut Field Pumpkin

Cucurbita maxima 'Connecticut Field'

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Connecticut Field Pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima 'Connecticut Field') at A Very Successful Garden Center

Connecticut Field Pumpkin fruit

Connecticut Field Pumpkin fruit

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Height:  18 inches

Spacing:  24 inches

Sunlight:  full sun 

Hardiness Zone:  (annual)

Description:

An excellent choice for both autumnal displays or culinary use; this heirloom variety produces great yields of deep orange, flattened globe shaped pumpkins with deep yellow-orange, sweet flesh; versatile and delicious, great in sweet or savory dishes

Edible Qualities

Connecticut Field Pumpkin is an annual vegetable plant that is commonly grown for its edible qualities. It produces orange oval fruit with 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

Connecticut Field Pumpkin will grow to be about 18 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 6 feet. When planted in rows, individual plants should be spaced approximately 24 inches 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. This plant is a heavy feeder that requires frequent fertilizing throughout the growing season to perform at its best. 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, and it is considered by many to be an heirloom variety.; however, as a cultivated variety, be aware that it may be subject to certain restrictions or prohibitions on propagation.

 
 
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