Florida’s Native Squash variety – grown by Florida’s Native Americans for hundreds of years. This is a highly productive crop and rich piece of American history for the garden. A vine type, it produces many sizes and shapes even on the same vine. The sizes and shapes vary. Some look like traditional pumpkins, some looks like gourds, while other resemble butternut squashes. Very similar in taste and texture to butternut squash.
Growing the Seminole Pumpkin
Planting Instructions Start seeds in a small container. Wait for the seeds to sprout a develop a couple of leaves. Prepare the ground by creating a mound of blended dirt. Blend everything from compost to worm castings, peat to rich black dirt. The mound’s height needs to be at least one foot tall, cover it with a layer of dead leaves or dead grass. Keep it mulched. Transplant starter from the starter pot to the top of the mound. Vines will grow “up and over”, down the sides of the mound. Vines will radiate in all directions, direct and trim the vines to prevent growth into unwanted areas of the yard. Make sure that the Seminole Pumpkin is watered well. The vine will grow quickly during Florida’s Summer Rainy Season.Start seeds and Transplant to the ground March (Mid Month) to June. Harvest in the Fall. Plant on the schedule of a vining pumpkin, anywhere else in the country.
Heirloom Seeds
Seasonally, we offer farm-fresh, Seminole Pumpkin Seeds for sale. Our seeds are carefully selected from the best plants, harvested by hand, and carefully dried to ensure the highest quality.