Pumpkin Blanco - West Coast Seeds

Cucurbita pepo.

• Medium sized carving pumpkin.
• Pure white colour.
• Good for carving and painting.
• Store away from sun.
  
• Matures in 100 days.
• Full Sun.

Pure white pumpkins that hold their colour well after harvest. Blanco’s nicely ribbed fruit with long green handles can be used for decorating and carving. 1.75-2.75kg (4-6lb) fruit grow on standard size vines. For best white colour, remove pumpkins from the garden as soon as they are mature to keep from yellowing. Store out of the sun.

Approx. 10 seeds

Direct sow or transplant in late spring when soil warms up. For transplants, start seeds indoors 4-6 weeks after the last frost date. Try to get the plants into the ground no later than the summer solstice. Optimal soil temperature for germination: 25-35°C (68-95°F). Seeds should sprout in 7-14 days.

Sow seeds 2cm (1″) deep. Sow 3 seeds in each spot you want a plant to grow and thin to the strongest plant. Space plants at a minimum of 90-120cm (36-48″) apart in rows 120-180cm (48-72″) apart. If starting transplants indoors, consider using the 12-cell plug inserts.