Big Max Pumpkin | Pumpkin Seed from Gurney's Seed and Nursery

Big Max Pumpkin

Biggest All-Purpose Pumpkin

(8 customer reviews)

Handsome pumpkins, up to 100 pounds or more, make excellent pies and impressive jack-o-lanterns. Orange-skinned, 18-inch diameter fruits are splashed with pink. Big Max Pumpkins are fine-grained, bright orange flesh is great for canning or freezing. 110 DAYS.

Pumpkins are perfect for making pies, caving into jack-o lanterns and decorating.

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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- Thursday, March 08, 2007
overated
Reviewed By: tom (morral, ohio)
My grandson was so disapointed out of a package of this seed we got 2 plants to comeup.I wonder if gurneys ever does a germination check or if they just package anything that looks like a seed.

- Monday, April 02, 2007
agreed
Reviewed By: Alan (Waterford, Ohio)
I Think You got lucky Tom I didn't getany to grow.

- Wednesday, August 26, 2009
ok not great
Reviewed By: Jeff (burton, OH)
These pumpkins grew ok. I got one off each plant one really nice one and the other 2 were avarage size no way close to any 50+ thats a load. I wish they would have a few more than one per plant . I'll see how they turn out next year.

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