Pumpkin - Sweet Lightning - 6 Seeds
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Attractive mini Pumpkins Distinctive, mottled orange skins. The very sweet flesh of these attractive, flattened-shape fruits is ideal for cooking. Shows good disease resistance. Unwins Pumpkin Sweet Lightning F1 Seeds are a fantastic winter squash. The seeds produce attractive mini Pumpkins that are perfectly formed.Their distinctive mottled orange skins is very sweet. And their flattened-shape fruit is ideal for cooking. Its delicious added to winter soups and stews.Good disease resistance Stores wellSow Indoors: Mar to MayHarvest: Sep to OctSowing IndoorsSow seeds individually on edge in small pots of firm, moist seed compost 2 cm deep. Cover with cling film and place in warmth at 15–18 °C. As seedlings develop, remove cling film and grow under cool, light conditions, avoiding direct sunlight. Keep moist.Planting OutGradually acclimatise seedlings to outdoor conditions for 2–3 weeks before planting out, allowing 90 cm between plants, after risk of frost has passed. Water and feed regularly.Sowing OutdoorsWater sowing positions, then sow 2–3 seeds close together in a group 2 cm deep, spacing groups 90 cm apart. After germination, leave only the strongest seedling per group. Keep well watered in dry spells.AftercarePumpkins are thirsty and hungry plants. Water freely and frequently, especially during dry spells. Once fruits start to swell, feed regularly with liquid fertiliser. Grow and ripen in full sun.
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