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Pumpkin Jack O'Lantern Plant
Grow your own for Hallowe'en
Grown by Josh
South Downs National Park
Pre-order for delivery Late May
Pre-order for delivery Late May
Pre-order for delivery Late May
Pre-order for delivery Late May
The highlights
- Massive bright orange pumpkins up to 10kg each
- Dense and tasty flesh, nothing like the supermarket versions
- Harvest in late September to October
- Make soup and pumpkin pie for those cold nights
Description
- The Hallowe'en classic! Bright orange pumpkins weighing up to 10kg, this impressive variety is ideal for carving
- Nothing like the tasteless pumpkins grown for supermarkets, these are delicious and versatile with plenty of flesh
- Stores well, so you can use them all through winter when other crops are scarce
- Easy to grow and care for
- Harvest in late September/October when the stalks have dried out and the skin has changed colour and toughened up. You can tell when they're ready by tapping them - if they sound hollow, they're done
- Pumpkins are large sprawling plants - grow them in raised beds or large plots, spacing them out well
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How To Grow
Good Pest and Disease Resistance
Winter squashes may be affected by powdery mildew - this fungal white coating on leaves is nothing to be worried about and is very common in all pumpkins and squashes. During the early part of the season, leaves should come through nice and green, and towards the end of the season you start to see powdery mildew creep in. If you do have it earlier in the season, remove affected foliage and keep plants well watered to strengthen them. Any yellow or brown patches forming on the leaves can usually be attributed to a lack of nutrients. Make sure your squash plants are getting enough water so that they can draw up the nutrients that they need the soil should be consistently moist and use a liquid feed fortnightly once fruits start forming.
Water Regularly
Squash plants are very thirsty and need to be watered regularly so that the ground is kept consistently moist. During hot, dry spells this will require watering at least once a day. If you notice any discolouration in the leaves theyre probably not getting enough water.
Full sun
Winter Squash plants need 6-8 hours of direct sunlight every day. Best grown in a sheltered position to protect against cold, chilling winds.
Fertile, well-draining soil
A good-mix to use is three parts quality compost to one part topsoil.
Feed fortnightly
Squash are hungry plants so make sure you dig in plenty of organic fertiliser when you plant them and feed fortnightly with a general purpose liquid fertiliser.
Planting Calendar
- Best time to plant
- Harvest
- Flower
South Downs National Park
Meet Josh
Slow grown veg from the sunny South Downs
Our vegetable plants are sown on a family farm in Lancashire, then nurtured into strong young plants by Josh in the sunny South Downs before they rock up in your garden. By selecting only the strongest and tastiest varieties, Josh makes sure you get a headstart on your plot, with impressive crops and no waste.
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Our plants are grown in the UK
Specialist UK growers we know and trust grow your plants the traditional way, with organic fertiliser and biological pest control. They pick only the healthiest plants for you, professionally pruning them so that they’ll grow strong and well shaped.
Our plants are delivered overnight
Your plants are sent to you fresh from the field in our plastic free box that’s specially designed to hold them tight, then securely delivered by specialist plant couriers - straight from the grower to your garden within 24 hours.
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We want your plants to have a long and healthy life. Expect easy-to-follow grow guides and videos devised by our team of experts.
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When will I get my plants?
The delivery timescale for each plant is on the web page (near the 'add to basket's button). You'll receive a dispatch email with an exact delivery date once your plants are on their way, so you can get the garden ready.
How will my plants be packed and delivered?
We send all of our orders through a courier network designed to handle plants. Specialist equipment ensures that no plants will be damaged during the packing process and every order is carefully finished and checked by plant-loving humans. Your plants will arrive in the most sustainable packaging possible with minimal to no plastic used.
Where do you deliver?
We deliver to anywhere in Mainland UK for our standard delivery cost. We are able to deliver most plants to Highlands and non UK mainland however this will be at an additional cost. This will be calculated at the checkout. Please note, deliveries to these locations will take longer. Unfortunately, we are not able to deliver to Northern Ireland at present.
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Excellent delivery and service
Well, the delivery was spot on, the tree looks healthy enough for a sleeping plant, although at the moment most of the branches are on one side of the trunk which in itself is bent banana-style. quite wonky. One can only hope that it grows into a fruitful plant with some character?
30 January
Nice sized tree in good condition
Time will tell on the quality of the product (bare-root apple trees), but the stems that arrived seemed in great condition and very well packaged so no damage in transit. Looking forward to Spring!
Ange
Appears v healthy
Very happy with purchase
Ms Arlene Bocking
Lovely tree
So happy with my purchase of my Braeburn Hillwell apple tree from Roots Plants. It arrived promptly, well packaged and in a good, healthy condition. I soaked it for an hour before planting and it's doing well. Looking forward to our home grown apples, in time.
Ms Arlene Bocking
It has picked up now and is growing well
It arrived in a heat wave and looked a little bit sorry for itself when planted out but it has picked up now and is growing well.
David Osborne
Good service all round
Arrived on time as the seller said it would and the courier gave me a time slot to track my parcel. It came well packaged and was of good quality for this time of year. It looks a good and healthy tree and will be planted up in a few weeks after the ground has been prepared. I’m pleased with my purchase.
Helen