pumpkin 'Rocket'

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A medium sized pumpkin, producing plants with stems up to 90cm (3ft) high and 2.4m (8ft) across. Bright orange, ribbed pumpkins, three or four to a plant, are produced late in the season and can weigh from 5-9 kg (12-20 lbs) The pumpkins store well over winter after being fully ripened on the plant before harvesting.

Scientific classification

Species: pumpkin 'Rocket' (Cucurbita pepo 'Rocket')
Genus: Cucurbita
Family: Cucurbitaceae

If crop is bitter, don't eat. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling
Toxicity: Annual Biennial
Plant type: 0.5-1 metres
Height: 1.5-2.5 metres
Spread: Deciduous
Foliage: Trailing
Habit: Spring · Summer · Autumn
Season of interest: Full sun
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Distribution of pumpkin 'Rocket'

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Culture

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Toxicity

If crop is bitter, don't eat. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling

Quick identification of pumpkin 'Rocket'

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pumpkin 'Rocket' care guide

Keep moisture even through flowering and fruiting, avoiding hard dry swings
Watering: Full sun
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Watering

Keep moisture even through flowering and fruiting, avoiding hard dry swings

Fertilizing

Tomato or pepper feed every one to two weeks in fruiting season

Pruning

No pruning required

Propagation

Propagate by seed. See sowing vegetable seeds or sowing seeds indoors for further advice

Growing

Grow in fertile, moisture retentive but well drained, acidic to neutral soil in full sun. Sow indoors March to May in good quality seed compost. Sow the seeds on their side 1cm deep and maintain a constant temperature of 18-21C. Feed regularly with a high potassium fertiliser when the first fruits start to swell. See cucurbit cultivation for further advice

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