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Big Max Pumpkin

Big Max Pumpkin

Biggest All-Purpose Pumpkin

  (11 customer reviews)



Handsome pumpkins, up to 100 lbs. or more, make excellent pies and impressive jack-o’-lanterns. Fine-grained, bright orange flesh is great for canning or freezing. 110 DAYS.

Seed Counts: 1/2 oz. of pumpkin seeds contains about 65-150 seeds and sows a 100-ft. row.

This item ships at the proper planting time for your region in both spring and fall.
If the current shipping season is closed, your order will ship at the proper time in the next season.

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Product Details
Spacing: 4 - 5 to a hill, hills 6' apart
Depth: 1 inches
Sun/Shade: full sun
Germination: 6-10 days
Days To Maturity: 110 days
Fruit: red-orange skin and thick, bright orange flesh
Comments: Planting: Sow seed when the weather is warm and all danger of frost is past. Pumpkins prefer rich, well-fertilized soil. Plant seeds 1 inch deep, 4-5 to a hill, spacing hills 6 feet apart. Germination should take place in 6-10 days. Care: Cultivate or mulch to reduce weeds. Water well during dry weather. After seedlings grow 2 inches tall, thin to 2 plants per hill. Harvest: Harvest fruits when the skin has turned completely orange. Cut from the vine, leaving 2-3 inch stem attached to the fruit. Store in a warm, dry spot. This variety produces squash-type pumpkins that grow to 100 pounds, with red-orange skin and thick, bright orange flesh.
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 -  Monday, March 14, 2011
Beautiful large pumpkins
Reviewed By: Shawna (Strawberry Point, Iowa)
I planted these pumpkins along with the Dill's Atlantic. I planted them in a sandy soil. Every single seed I planted germinated. The plants took off and grew everywhere. The leaves and vines were huge. I had so many pumpkins that I didn't know what to do with them all. We had to use a skidloader and manpower to move them. Big Max also keeps a pumpkin shape well so it looks nice.

 -  Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Pretty good
Reviewed By: Sean  (Northeast, Missouri)
I didn't think I was going to like these plants at first. They take their sweet time gettin established from seeds to solid plants. Once they are established however...watch out. The vines will grow to 20+ ft easily. Some good sized fruit too tho I haven't weighed any of them yet. Not massive by any means but not bad either. Alot more resistant to cucumber beetles than Dills Atlantic. I will be planting these again next year

 -  Friday, August 20, 2010
look out
Reviewed By: Tim A (Pittsfield, ma)
I bought two types of pumpkins, big max and Lumina. I planted them in the same bed. The big max tended to have longer vines and over took ˝ of my drive-way the vines are 20 feet long! There was some cross pollination with the lumina’s but they didn’t make it. Too bad they were funky looking. I have learned to water the roots and not the leaves. And I use 1 lb of 10-10-10 granules once a week. And look out…. They are huge… my neighbors are starting to befriend me…………a+ for sure


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Big Max Pumpkin - Pkt.
66293 - For each offer ordered, get approx. 25 seeds.
Price:Each - $2.99
Quantity:
Big Max Pumpkin - 1 oz.
66294 - For each offer ordered, get 1 oz.
Price:Each - $8.99
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Big Max Pumpkin
Biggest All-Purpose Pumpkin

  (11 customer reviews)

Buying Options
Big Max Pumpkin - Pkt.
66293 - For each offer ordered, get approx. 25 seeds.
Price:Each - $2.99
Quantity:
Big Max Pumpkin - 1 oz.
66294 - For each offer ordered, get 1 oz.
Price:Each - $8.99
Quantity:

Handsome pumpkins, up to 100 lbs. or more, make excellent pies and impressive jack-o’-lanterns. Fine-grained, bright orange flesh is great for canning or freezing. 110 DAYS.

Seed Counts: 1/2 oz. of pumpkin seeds contains about 65-150 seeds and sows a 100-ft. row.

This item ships at the proper planting time for your region in both spring and fall.
If the current shipping season is closed, your order will ship at the proper time in the next season.
Product Details
Spacing: 4 - 5 to a hill, hills 6' apart
Depth: 1 inches
Sun/Shade: full sun
Germination: 6-10 days
Days To Maturity: 110 days
Fruit: red-orange skin and thick, bright orange flesh
Comments: Planting: Sow seed when the weather is warm and all danger of frost is past. Pumpkins prefer rich, well-fertilized soil. Plant seeds 1 inch deep, 4-5 to a hill, spacing hills 6 feet apart. Germination should take place in 6-10 days. Care: Cultivate or mulch to reduce weeds. Water well during dry weather. After seedlings grow 2 inches tall, thin to 2 plants per hill. Harvest: Harvest fruits when the skin has turned completely orange. Cut from the vine, leaving 2-3 inch stem attached to the fruit. Store in a warm, dry spot. This variety produces squash-type pumpkins that grow to 100 pounds, with red-orange skin and thick, bright orange flesh.
Shipping: View Shipping Schedule
Big Max Pumpkin  Ships In Both Spring And Fall
Unable to ship to:

Customer Reviews
Overall Rating:
Write an online review and share your thoughts with other customers

Sort Reviews: Newest | Oldest | Highest Rating | Lowest Rating 

 -  Monday, March 14, 2011
Beautiful large pumpkins
Reviewed By: Shawna (Strawberry Point, Iowa)
I planted these pumpkins along with the Dill's Atlantic. I planted them in a sandy soil. Every single seed I planted germinated. The plants took off and grew everywhere. The leaves and vines were huge. I had so many pumpkins that I didn't know what to do with them all. We had to use a skidloader and manpower to move them. Big Max also keeps a pumpkin shape well so it looks nice.

 -  Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Pretty good
Reviewed By: Sean  (Northeast, Missouri)
I didn't think I was going to like these plants at first. They take their sweet time gettin established from seeds to solid plants. Once they are established however...watch out. The vines will grow to 20+ ft easily. Some good sized fruit too tho I haven't weighed any of them yet. Not massive by any means but not bad either. Alot more resistant to cucumber beetles than Dills Atlantic. I will be planting these again next year

 -  Friday, August 20, 2010
look out
Reviewed By: Tim A (Pittsfield, ma)
I bought two types of pumpkins, big max and Lumina. I planted them in the same bed. The big max tended to have longer vines and over took ˝ of my drive-way the vines are 20 feet long! There was some cross pollination with the lumina’s but they didn’t make it. Too bad they were funky looking. I have learned to water the roots and not the leaves. And I use 1 lb of 10-10-10 granules once a week. And look out…. They are huge… my neighbors are starting to befriend me…………a+ for sure


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