JACK O LANTERN PUMPKIN SEEDLINGS, Mount Maunganui

GROW YOUR OWN JACK O LANTERN PUMPKINS FOR HALLOWEEN 2026


$5.00 NZD PER PLANT


Pumpkins are a great vegetable to grow, as most store readily for months on end! This is the case with Jack O Lantern, not only that, it has a great flavour and is also a good carving variety, making it perfect for carving out decorations for Halloween and such like. Very versatile, pumpkin can be eaten as a vegetable, baked in muffins and scones or turned into delicious pumpkin pie


PLANT SPACING


2 Meters


GROWING CONDITIONS

Warmer Temperatures


APPROXIMATE DAYS TO HARVET

105 Days

LIFESPAN

Annual

WHEN TO PLANT

Spring, Summer

When you carve your pumpkins for Halloween you are usually left throwing away the insides of your pumpkin, including the seeds, however these seeds can actually be used to grow your own pumpkin patch ready for next Halloween!

Usually, it takes around 105 days from planting your seeds until your pumpkins are ripe, you will be able to watch your pumpkins growing larger! Finally, once your pumpkins are ripe, you can pick them and either use them for cooking or to make your new Jack-o-lantern!

Pumpkins are happy trailing along the ground. Pumpkin vines can also be trained up a strong fence, tree or trellis to save on space. Pumpkins are easy to grow and will provide even gardening novices with hassle-free success.
Prepare

If left to their own devices pumpkins will happily scramble almost anywhere, and sometime even sprout up by themselves in the compost heap. Choose a sunny position to plant your pumpkins. If space is an issue, you can grow pumpkins in containers. Choose a large container and place it in a sunny position.