Annual
Height: 10 to 15 feet

Description:
A special selection of the oddest shapes and colors to please and attract everyone. Rapid-growing climber that can be grown on a trellis or allowed to run in the garden.

SOWING:
Plant seed outdoors in a sunny location after frost danger is past, or start indoors 4 to 6 weeks earlier. Make a group of 3 to 5 seeds placed in a ring about 2 inches across. Cover with 1/2 inch of fine soil, well pressed down. Each ring of seeds is called a "hill"; space hills 6 to 8 feet apart.

THINNING:
When plants are 2 to 3 inches tall, thin to leave 3 or 4 of the strongest plants per hill.

GERMINATION:
Germinates in 10 to 15 days depending on soil temperature and weather conditions.

REMARKS:
May also be planted in rows 6 to 10 feet apart, spacing plants 2 to 3 feet apart in the row. Can be planted among corn. Cut from vines with pruning shears, leaving 3 inches of stem. Allow fruits to remain on vine until fully mature. Gather before frost. Wax or shellac mature fruits for year-round ornamentals and table decorations.