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Pumpkin 'Summer Ball' F1 Hybrid

Curcurbita pepo

Half-hardy Annual

A first for British breeding! This unique 'dual-purpose' variety, Summer Ball can be grown as a courgette or as a pumpkin! Compact, bushy plants produce bright-yellow, round fruits which can be cut early as courgettes or left to mature to larger 1kg (2lbs) summer pumpkins. Pumpkin Summer Ball is ideal for growing in containers. Seeds are in the RHS Vegetable Collection.

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How to grow pumpkins 


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Flowering Period:
June, July, August
Sowing Months:
April, May, June, July
Position:
full sun
    • 1 packet (8 seeds)

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    • £2.09
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Sow seeds mid April to July under glass to transplant outdoors or mid May-July outdoors to produce pumpkins in October.Sow seeds 2cm (¾in) deep in 7.5cm (3in) pots of good seed compost. Place in a propagator or seal container inside a polythene bag and place at 21-25C (70-77F) until after germination which takes 5-7 days. Can also be sown direct outdoors once the soil has warmed and risk of frost has passed, 2.5cm (1in) deep at 75cm (30in) apart each way.

Gradually acclimatise plants to outdoor conditions for a few days before planting out after all risk of frost has passed, 75cm (30in) apart each way. Ideal container plant.

Feed with potash fertiliser once fruiting commences. Water and pick fruits regularly.

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