Pumpkin - Zone 8b

📖 About

A large trailing plant with yellow, bell-shaped flowers, pumpkin is frost tender. Most varieties will take up a lot of room. Grow them at the edge of your garden patch so that they can spread away from other vegetables. Butternut produces small to medium pear-shaped fruit with deep orange flesh. Buttercup are small to medium round pumpkins with dark green skin. There are a number of large pumpkins, some round and flattish - good for storage and eating - others will produce the "Cinderella coach" type giant round fruit which are not such good eating.

📐 Growing Information

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Harvest Time

in 15-20 weeks. Compatible with (can grow beside): Sweet Corn Avoid growing close to: Potatoes A large trailing plant wi

📅 Planting Calendar (Zone 8b)

Jan

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Feb

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Mar

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Apr

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May

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Jun

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Jul

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Aug

🪴

Sep

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Oct

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Nov

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Dec

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Active month Not recommended

🗓️ Monthly Actions

January 🌱 Sow Seed Start in seed trays or plant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed

February 🌱 Sow Seed Plant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed

March 🌿 Transplant Plant out (transplant) seedlings

August 🪴 Start in Trays Start in seed trays and plant out seedlings in 4-6 weeks

September 🌱 Sow Seed Start in seed trays or plant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed

October 🌱 Sow Seed Start in seed trays or plant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed

November 🌱 Sow Seed Start in seed trays or plant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed

December 🌱 Sow Seed Start in seed trays or plant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed

🤝 Companion Planting

✅ Grows Well With

with (can grow beside): Sweet Corn Avoid growing close to: Potatoes A large trailing plant with yellow
bell-shaped flowers
pumpkin is frost tender

❌ Avoid Growing With

close to: Potatoes A large trailing plant with yellow
bell-shaped flowers
pumpkin is frost tender