Pumpkin Small Sugar

Matures In 100 Days

This variety is excellent for pies and “Pumpkin Pie” has long been a favorite New England specialty. Small round fruits with deep ribbed skin, flesh is deep orange-yellow, fine grained and sweet.

SOWING…Plant seed outdoors in late spring when ground is warm and all danger of frost is past. Make a group of 3 to 5 seeds placed in a ring about 2 inches across; cover with ½ inch of fine soil, well pressed down. Each ring of seeds is called a hill and hills should be spaced 6 to 10 feet apart each way.

THINNING…When plants are 2 to 3 inches tall, thin, leaving the 3 strongest plants in each hill.

GERMINATION…Germinates in 7 to 14 days depending on soil and temperature conditions.