{"product_id":"pumpkin-baby-blue-466","title":"Pumpkin Baby Blue Seeds","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCucurbita maxima\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBaby Blue is an attractive small to medium-sized Pumpkin producing beautifully ribbed fruit with distinctive blue-grey skin. Inside, the dense orange flesh is fine textured, sweet and richly flavoured, making this an excellent culinary pumpkin in a particularly manageable size.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe firm flesh is superb roasted, where its natural sweetness becomes more concentrated, and is equally good in soups, curries, baking and smooth purées. Its dense texture also makes it useful for recipes where a pumpkin with less watery flesh is preferred.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlants are vigorous and productive, producing attractive, relatively uniform fruits. Baby Blue combines excellent eating quality with good storage potential, making it a useful choice for gardeners who want the flavour and keeping qualities of a larger \u003cem\u003eCucurbita maxima\u003c\/em\u003e pumpkin without oversized fruit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePumpkins originated in the Americas and have been cultivated for thousands of years. \u003cem\u003eCucurbita maxima\u003c\/em\u003e includes an extraordinary diversity of pumpkins, from compact culinary varieties to enormous exhibition types, with many prized for their dense flesh, sweetness and ability to store through winter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBaby Blue performs best in warm conditions with plenty of sunlight, fertile soil and room for its vines to spread. Mature fruits have good keeping quality when harvested fully ripe and properly cured.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeed count: approximately 5 seeds\/g\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eApproximately 8 seeds per packet\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen to Plant (Australia)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTropics: During the warm season, avoiding the wettest periods where disease pressure is high\u003cbr\u003eSubtropics: Spring to summer\u003cbr\u003eMild climates: Spring to early summer after frost\u003cbr\u003eCold climates: Spring after all danger of frost; start indoors where the growing season is short\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlanting \/ Sowing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSow approximately 20–30 mm deep directly into warm, prepared soil after all danger of frost has passed, or raise seedlings for transplanting once conditions are reliably warm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrow in full sun in rich, fertile, well-drained soil. Allow approximately 1–2 m between plants and provide plenty of additional room for the vigorous vines to spread.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKeep plants consistently watered during active growth, flowering and fruit development, watering deeply at soil level where possible rather than regularly wetting the foliage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHarvest once the fruits have developed their full blue-grey colour, the skin has hardened and the stem begins to dry. Cut pumpkins from the vine with a generous section of stem attached rather than lifting them by the stalk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor longer storage, cure mature pumpkins in a warm, dry, well-ventilated position before moving them to a cool, dry storage area.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDue to quarantine restrictions, TAS has an 800g limit per each seed variety and WA has a 10,000 seeds limit per variety.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Eden Seeds","offers":[{"title":"Packet","offer_id":46649652936922,"sku":null,"price":3.9,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0736\/4866\/8890\/files\/V_Pumpkin_BabyBlue_b8b2486d-cefc-4387-afd8-7fadbafa3ac6.jpg?v=1771299317","url":"https:\/\/www.edenseeds.com.au\/products\/pumpkin-baby-blue-466","provider":"Eden Seeds ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}