Matures in: 100 days

Description:
This variety produces large fruit, 10 to 14 inches in diameter weighing up to 25 lbs. This is the standard cornfield variety, can be grown anywhere, and is excellent for carving jack-o'-lanterns. Orange-yellow flesh is valued for making pies.

SOWING:
Plant seed outdoors in late spring after the ground is warm and all danger of frost is past. 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", and hills should be spaced 6 to 10 feet apart each way.

THINNING:
Thin when plants are 2 to 3 inches tall, leaving the three strongest plants in each hill.

GERMINATION:
Germinates in 7 to 14 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. May also be planted among corn. Cut from vines with pruning shears leaving 3 inches of stem.