{"product_id":"small-sugar-pumpkin-collector-seed-packet","title":"Small Sugar Pumpkin - Collector Seed Packet","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe pumpkin you carve in October and eat in November.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur collector packet for Small Sugar, printed with a moonlit pumpkin field under a harvest moon, on a black envelope. The seed packet as a small piece of autumn — the kind that gets kept rather than thrown away.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInside is the same \u003cem\u003eCucurbita pepo\u003c\/em\u003e 'Small Sugar' we sell year-round in the kraft line: the heirloom pie pumpkin, 6 to 8 lb, with dense, dry, stringless flesh and a rind that keeps for months.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat it is good for\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA gift for someone who bakes.\u003c\/strong\u003e This is the variety behind a real pumpkin pie, not the watery jack-o'-lantern sort.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eParty favors and table settings\u003c\/strong\u003e at an autumn dinner or a Halloween supper.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe gardener who has everything.\u003c\/strong\u003e Costs less than a card, lasts a whole season.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow to grow\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSow:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 inch deep, once frost has passed and the soil is warm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpace:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 5 feet apart; rows 5 to 8 feet.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSun:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGermination:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5 to 10 days at 70 to 90°F.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHarvest:\u003c\/strong\u003e When the rind hardens and the stem begins to dry and cork.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStore:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cool, dark and dry. A good keeper.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eIn Florida\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrost is not the limiting factor here — heat is. UF\/IFAS recommends sowing pumpkins in \u003cstrong\u003eearly July for North Florida, mid-July for Central Florida and early August for South Florida\u003c\/strong\u003e, which lines the harvest up with the decorating season rather than the worst of the summer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePumpkins are heavy feeders. Work compost into the bed before sowing and give the vines room to run. Keep the soil evenly moist while they are flowering and setting fruit, and water at soil level rather than over the leaves. Bees set the fruit, so avoid spraying while the flowers are open.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHeirloom, open-pollinated and non-GMO. Save seed from a well-isolated plant and it comes back true.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePrefer the everyday packet? The same seed is listed as Pumpkin Seeds — Small Sugar in our standard kraft packet.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePacket artwork and paper color may vary slightly from the packet shown.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Valhalla Hall","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50541327909039,"sku":null,"price":4.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0652\/0897\/5535\/files\/smallsugarpumpkin_8ab9b630-daaf-443b-8ec9-f3859a10cca2.png?v=1790564647","url":"https:\/\/valhallahall.com\/products\/small-sugar-pumpkin-collector-seed-packet","provider":"Valhalla Hall Farm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}