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Pumpkin Long Island Cheese

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If you want a classic pie pumpkin with rich flavor and excellent keeping quality, Long Island Cheese delivers timeless performance. Give it warmth and space, and enjoy beautiful, sweet pumpkins perfect for baking and storage.
Planting guide:
Planting Depth: 1″” (2.5 cm)
Seeds per Group (Hill): 5–8
Spacing Between Seeds: 3″” (7.5 cm)
Spacing of Groups (Hills): 5′ (150 cm)
Days to Germination: 5–10
Thin to Plants per Group (Hill): 2–3
Days to Maturity: 249
Variety: 247

Sku:P249H
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Medium-large, flattened, medium-ribbed, suggesting a wheel of cheese. Smooth, tan skin, slender woody stem. Deep orange, moderately sweet flesh for pie. Long storage. A beautiful oldie. Culture: Direct sow in late spring when soil is at least 70°F/21°C and frost danger has passed. Thin to the 2 or 3 strongest plants per group. Water regularly and fertilize when lateral runners begin to spread. Excellent for children’s garden. Harvest: A full season pumpkin about 90–110 days. When skin is hard, cut from vine with a 3″ (7.5 cm) piece of stem attached. Nutrition: Excellent source of vitamin A and potassium.

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