Neon Pumpkin brings vibrant color and genuine nutrition to the autumn garden. This traditional pumpkin variety offers far more than Halloween decoration, with deep orange flesh loaded with beta-carotene and fiber that makes it equally at home in pies, soups, and roasted sides. Plant in full sun after soil warms to 65°F, spacing plants 3 inches apart in rows 4 inches wide, and you'll harvest mature fruits ready for both kitchen and storage by mid-autumn.
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The colorful orange flesh signals an abundance of antioxidant beta-carotene, making this pumpkin as nutritious as it is visually striking. These plants thrive in full sun with moderate watering, developing firm rinds that cure beautifully for extended storage. Neon Pumpkin rewards patient gardeners with harvests that tolerate light frost and last through winter when stored properly at cool temperatures.
Neon Pumpkin excels as both a culinary staple and autumn decoration. The dense, orange flesh is excellent roasted, pureed into soups and pies, or baked as a savory side dish. Its firm rinds make it equally suitable for carving jack-o-lanterns or displaying as part of fall harvest arrangements.
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Direct sow after all frost danger passes and soil warms to at least 65°F. Work a shovelful of compost and 1/2 cup balanced fertilizer into each planting hill. Plant seeds directly into these prepared hills, spacing 3 inches apart in rows 4 inches wide. Days to maturity are calculated from the date of direct seeding.
Leave pumpkins on the vine until fully mature, when rinds feel firm to pressure and the orange color has fully developed. Neon Pumpkins tolerate a light frost but must be protected from hard freezes. After harvesting, field cure the fruits for one to two weeks in dry, sunny weather to toughen the skin and extend storage life. In rainy conditions, cure indoors in a well-ventilated space at 80°F instead.
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