Description

Le terme jack-o'-lantern était à l'origine utilisé pour décrire le phénomène visuel ignis fatuus (littéralement, « feu stupide ») connu sous le nom de feu follet dans le folklore anglais. Utilisé notamment dans l'Est de l'Angleterre, sa première utilisation connue remonte aux années 1660. L'Oxford English Dictionary (OED) enregistre l'utilisation du terme en Grande-Bretagne à partir de 1658 en référence à ignis fatuus, et de 1663 à 1704 en référence à un homme avec une lanterne ou à un veilleur de nuit. L'OED indique 1837 comme date la plus ancienne à laquelle le terme a été utilisé pour désigner une lanterne taillée dans un navet ou une citrouille.

Spécifications

  • Plant Name: Surprise Pumpkin Fest Mix / Heirloom Specialty Pumpkin Blend (Cucurbita species)
  • Cultivar Type: Heirloom, Open-Pollinated Variety Mix
  • Plant Class: Warm-Season Annual Vegetable / Gourd Family (Cucurbitaceae)
  • Color: Assorted shades of deep orange, bright yellow, porcelain white, slate blue, sage green, dark bronze, striped bi-colors
  • Plant Characteristics: Spreading vine habit (10–20 feet length / 3–6 meters), diverse fruit shapes (smooth, deeply ribbed, warted, mini, pie, giant jack-o'-lanterns), high yield potential, long storage capacity
  • Suitable Space: Large vegetable plots, dedicated pumpkin patches, field rows, garden borders with space to vine
  • Season: Late Spring through Autumn Harvest (Warm Season, ~90–110 Days to Maturity)
  • Best Time for Sowing (Zone 6b): Start seeds indoors late April to early May in 3-inch biodegradable pots 3 to 4 weeks prior to transplanting (sow 0.75 to 1 inch deep with bottom heat 21–29°C / 70–85°F). Direct sow outdoors late May to early June once soil temperatures exceed 18°C (65°F), frost risk completely passed. Space hills or individual plants 4 to 6 feet apart in rows 6 to 8 feet apart.
  • Sunlight: Full Sun (6+ hours direct sunlight daily required for healthy vine development, fruit set)
  • Lis Plus
What is included?

Contains about 3 grams of seeds

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Good to know
  • High genetic diversity yields a rewarding variety of unique shapes, sizes, colors from a single seed packet
  • Versatile harvest provides ideal choices for autumn decorating, jack-o'-lantern carving, seasonal culinary baking
  • Strong, vigorous vine growth ensures reliable field production, heavy fruit coverage throughout late summer
  • Expansive vining habit requires significant garden footprint, space management across growing beds
  • Mixed maturity dates require individual harvesting as fruits ripen rather than a single field pass

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