Description
AAS WINNER DETAILS
Winner Type: National Winner
Class: Pumpkin
Variety Name: Baby Bear
Genus: Cucurbita
Species: pepo
Year: 1993
Common Name: Pumpkin
Type: Edible – vegetable
Breeder: Johnny’s Selected Seeds
Close Market Comparison: Jack Be Little, Munchkin
PLANT NEEDS
Duration Type: Annual
Light Needs: Full sun
Season Type: Warm season
Staking Required: No
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
Foliage Color: Green
Plant Habit: Vining
Plant Height: 1.5 feet
Fruit Color (Harvest): Rich orange
Fruit Shape: Flat round
Fruit Size: 3.5 inches tall 5-5.5 inches wide
Fruit Weight: 1.5 – 2 pounds
Fruit Flavor Description: Fine grained flesh desirable for pie filling
Number Of Fruits Per Plant: 8-10
HOW TO GROW
Best results from starting seeds indoors three or four weeks before the last frost date. Transplant either home grow or purchased bedding plants into the garden and grow using normal pumpkin methods.
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