Winter Luxury Pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo)

This small, rounded pumpkin has coarse, netted skin and deliciously sweet flesh perfect for pies. Introduced by Johnson & Stokes in 1893, Winter Luxury averages around 6 pounds. Its unique color and lovely shape make this heirloom pumpkin excellent for autumn decorating.

• 25 seeds minimum
• Germination: 5-10 days
• Maturity: 100 days
• Direct sow -1 deep in full sun after last frost date when soil is at least 70F or start indoors 3-4 weeks before planting.
• Space plants 24-36 apart in rows 8-12 apart.
• Pumpkins should not be planted in soil where melons or cucumbers were recently grown.