Pumpkin Seeds - Baby Bear

BOTANICAL NAME

Cucurbita pepo

LIFE CYCLE

• Annual

LIGHT REQUIREMENT

• Full Sun

DAYS TO MATURITY

• 105 days

GROWTH HABIT

• Compact
• Vining

Baby Bear is a 1993 All-America Selections winner known for its charming, small-sized pumpkins that appeal to both children and adults. These versatile fruits offer a fine texture ideal for baking into delicious pies, while also serving as festive indoor decorations. Perfect for fall displays, Baby Bear pumpkins can even be hollowed out and used as unique containers for fresh Halloween flowers.

• • 1.5 to 2.5 pound pumpkins suited for our youngest farmers to grow and carry
• • High yielding vine of fruits with a sweet, classic pumpkin flavor that stores well
• • For use as decoration, carving, pie making, and roasting

PLANTING SEASON

• Warm Season

SOWING METHOD

• Direct Sow

PLANTING DEPTH

• 1/2 inch

WATER NEEDS

• High

PLANT SPACING

• 18 to 24 inches

HARDINESS ZONES

• N/A - Annual

SEED PREP

• Soaking