Vegetable / Warm season

Small Sugar Pumpkin

Long-season storage crop for larger gardens and edge-of-bed vines.

Sweet orange flesh for pies, roasting, and puree.

Seed spacing and maturity

Days to maturity
100
Germination temperature
70-95F
Seed depth
1 inches
Spacing
36 inches
Row spacing
72 inches
Start method
Either

Frost-date timing

Indoor start
3 weeks before last frost
Direct sow
14 days after last frost
Transplant
14 days after last frost

Growing profile

Sun
Full sun
Water
Deep weekly water during vine growth and fruit sizing.
Soil
Rich, warm soil with room for vines.
Watch
Short-season climates need realistic frost windows and early starts.
  • cucurbit
  • storage
  • pollinators
  • vining

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Source: CSU vegetable planting guide