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Pumpkins – essentials for a garden or allotment

by Sarah - December 3rd, 2013.
Filed under: Suttons Seeds.

Nothing says autumn quite like pumpkins, they’re used as decoration at halloween and make the best soup ever!

I’ve grown this first one Potimarron this year and it did really well. I’ve had about 15 pumpkins off a couple of plants and am really impressed with the taste. We’ve been turning them into roast pumpkin and soup! Delicious as a side vegetable or an ingredient in something else.


Squash Seeds – Potimarron
 £1.99
This variety of pumpkin, rich in vitamins, is known for its very fine taste, which is reminiscent of chestnut puree. An easy to grow variety, it produces tasty fruit in profusion. Plus it keeps well once harvested, and will enable you to make delicious soups throughout the winter. Sow April-May. Harvest September to November.French Vegetable Seeds from Vilmorin – We’re giving you the chance to try out some varieties and bring colour and flavour of the French country market to your own garden, allotment and dinner plate. Seeds supplied in French packs with separate English translation.

Pumpkin Plants – F1 Windsor
 £5.99
Unlike traditional pumpkins, Windsor won’t go sprawling across your garden! Its compact habit makes it ideal for containers, and it will keep you supplied with tasty 15cm (6) diameter fruits throughout the season. You don’t have to have a large vegetable garden to grow your own. Even the smallest patio or balcony can accommodate a few containers that will give you a bumper crop of delicious fresh produce!

Easy Grow Baby Pumpkin Seed
 £3.69
Want to grow your own Halloween pumpkin? Do you have a small garden? Then this is for you. Baby Bear is a small, sweet orange pumpkin shaped like a flattened globe. Great to carve and makes a tasty roast or soup.

Giant Pumpkin Competition
 £3.55
Join the great pumpkin race, it’s great fun for all the family! Who can grow the fattest pumpkin? Just choose your seeds, not your sowing date and there race is on! To see how you are doing – use the tape measure included to find out how fast your pumpkins are growing.This three blister pack has two pockets with pumpkin seeds and one with a tape measure. Record their growth on the measuring chart printed inside the pack.DID YOU KNOW that 7,000 year old pumpkin seeds have been found in Mexico?

Pumpkin Seeds – F1 Windsor
 £2.99
Easy to grow. Ideal for pots or containers. Sweet, nutty flavoured flesh.

Pumpkin Atlantic Giant Seeds
 £2.55
We have been asked by many people, who have seen it whilst holidaying in the USA, to re-introduce this American whopper! If you’re looking for ‘the big one’ for the village show or Halloween then this is the one to grow!

Pumpkin F1 Becky Seeds
 £2.55
An outstanding pumpkin, producing excellent yields of delicious, medium-sized orange fruit. Great for cooking or carving out for Halloween!

Propagator and Pumpkin Seed Kit
 £1.99
12 Cell Propagator – 1 x 12 cell tray with peat & lid.Pumpkin F1 Becky – An outstanding pumpkin, producing excellent yields of delicious, medium-sized orange fruit. Great for cooking or carving out for Halloween!

Pumpkin Hundredweight Seeds
 £1.89
A superb pumpkin that produces enormous yellow/orange-skinned fruits – great for competitions, but also delicious to eat! The yellow flesh gives colour in salads or pickles and the leaves can be cooked like spinach.

Pumpkin Amazonka Seeds
 £1.69
The perfect choice if you have limited space, producing bright orange, flattened spherical fruits which are ideal for roasting or soup-making and store well too.

Patty Pumpkin
 £1.25
Pumpkins are very versatile. You can grow them for eating, Halloween carving, or to grow the largest pumpkin. The largest pumpkin ever grown weighed 666kg (1469lb)!Sow my seeds: April-June. Sow your Patty Pumpkin seeds one each, on edge in 9cm (31/2) pots, 2.5cm (1) deep. Keep on a sunny windowsill to grow. Plant out when the risk of frost is past. You can also sow direct outside from May onwards. Sow in groups of 3 seeds 90cm (3′) apart. Thin to leave the strongest plant. Care of your Patty Pumpkins: Your young pumpkin plants should appear in 5-8 days. As the plants grow, pinch out the tips of the main shoots when about 90cm (3′) long. Yellow flowers will be produced followed by baby pumpkins. Remove any weeds and keep the plants well watered. Pick my pumpkins: Sept-October. You can harvest your pumpkins when they turn orange from mid September onwards. You can store them by harvesting before the first frost and storing in a cool room. Just right for Halloween!

Pumpkin Growing Kit for Kids
 £0.99
Everything you need to get the kids growing pumpkins in just one small pot! Pot contains a peat pot, ‘magic’ compost block, seed and fun facts sheet. Ideal for starting on the windowsill. Did you know that the Irish bought the tradition of Pumpkin carving to the U.S, they originally used Turnips for this activity. Pumpkins can weigh up to over 1,000Ibs (454kg).