Spirit pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo 'Spirit'
AAS Winner 1977
USDA zones3 to 11
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Soil types
- Loam
Garden uses
Notes
'Spirit' pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo 'Spirit') is a vegetable for the food garden and for use as a ground cover. It is typically grown as an annual. It is tender to cold, and the first hard frost will kill it. This plant likes full sun and average to moist, loamy soil. It grows at a rapid rate, and it blooms from early to late summer. Give the vines plenty of room to sprawl.
Pairs well with Margarita cucumber, Purple Ruffles basil, and Pineapple Tomato tomato.