Wee-B-Little Pumpkin is grown as a fruit vegetable. These miniature oblate-shaped globes have a diameter of about 3½ inches and weigh between 8 and 16 ounces. The smooth deep orange rind is perfect for painting, and the sweet deep-yellow flesh is good for pumpkin pies, stews, and soups, or for canning. And roasted pumpkin seeds make a nutritious and delicious snack. These pumpkins are also good for carving and make excellent jack-o'-lanterns.
Wee-B-Little Pumpkin, an herbaceous annual winter squash, is a member of the cucurbit (Cucurbitaceae) family. It has a semi-bush habit and forms a compact vine that needs about 8 feet of garden space.
Pumpkin is easy to grow from seed, growing to its fullest potential in full sun and fertile, organically rich, moist, well-draining loams. Succession plantings every 2 to 3 weeks is recommended for continual harvest. Harvest pumpkin fruits when the rind is hard and orange in color.
A warm-season vegetable, sensitive to cold temperatures and frost, it can be direct sown into warm spring soil after all danger of frost has passed and soil temperature is 58° to 60°F, but plants can also be started indoors and transplanted. Flowers begin to set fruit with night temperatures between 55° and 75°F. Protect plants if temperatures are expected to dip below 50°F. Mulching helps to control weeds, moderate soil temperature, and to maintain soil moisture. Pumpkins are damaged by heavy frost. Row covers offer added protection from heavy frost.
| Seeds Per Pack | 25 |
|---|---|
| Genus | Cucurbita |
| Species | pepo |
| Variety | Wee-B-Little |
| Product Classification | Seeds, Vegetables |
| Habit | Vining |
| Days To Maturity | 95.00 |
| Characteristics | Award Winner, Edible |
| Uses | Containers, Cuisine, Ornamental, Outdoor, Vines and Climbers |
