Pumpkin 'Pie Pumpkin Party' (Cucurbita pepo) - Seed AS

80-90 days

"We searched high and low for open pollinated pie pumpkins and were amazed at how few varieties we could get our hands on. After months of scouring the internet and the Seed Savers Exchange, we had 11 varieties, including several heirlooms that came with no description or info beyond the name. We decided to grow them all together, letting them cross freely, and this is the result – a Pie Pumpkin Party! Fruit have your typical pie pumpkin color and shape, with most weighing between 2-7 lbs although there is the occasional large 10+lb fruit. Some have slight netting on the skin similar to Winter Luxury. Each variety passed a taste test before contributing seeds to the party. There were some definite flavor, flesh color, and texture variations, but all make excellent pie; Early Sweet Sugar Pie even won the annual Caughlin Pumpkin Pie Contest. Parents include Big Red California Sugar, Hondo Small Sugar Pumpkin, New England Sugar Pie, Paarman Sugar Pumpkin, Winter Luxury, Early Sweet Sugar Pie, and more, along with Cinnamon Girl PMR F1. This is a collaborative breeding project with Keegan Caughlin of Taproot Growers and Zea Sonnabend of Fruitilicious Farm. We’re excited to see where it goes!"

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