Long Island Cheese pumpkin
Cucurbita moschata 'Long Island Cheese'
USDA zones3 to 11
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Climbing
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Bloom color
- Orange
- Soil types
- Loam
Garden uses
Notes
'Long Island Cheese' pumpkin (Cucurbita moschata 'Long Island Cheese') is a vegetable for the food garden. It is typically grown as an annual. It cannot take cold, and a freeze will end its season. This plant likes full sun and average to moist, loamy soil. It climbs and grows rapidly, so give the vines room to run or a sturdy support. Orange flowers open from early to late summer, and this heirloom comes from Long Island.
Pairs well with Carbon tomato, Lime basil, and Asparagus.